Single drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, from child stars to national treasures. 'Big head, short legs' is Eric Bartholomew's first impression of Ernie Wiseman, but their friendship endures and, encouraged by his well-meaning but determined mother Sadie, Eric became the funny man to Ernie's 'feed'. After a successful stint in children's variety, they work their way up the ladder of live performance, but after a disastrous television debut in the series Running Wild, Morecambe and Wise learn to trust their own instincts and just make people laugh.
Daniel Rigby
Bryan Dick
Victoria Wood
Vic Reeves
Reece Shearsmith
Emer Kenny
Hannah Steele
Ted Robbins
Jonah Lees
Harry McEntire
Pam Shaw
Ria Jones
Angela Curran
Julian Wadham
Fine Time Fontayne
Lee Oakes
Marcus Taylor
Andrew Greenough
Esmé Bianco
Robert Willox
Ian Ross-Henderson
Alex Price
Stephen Aintree
Peter Gunn
Thomas Aldersley
Martin Walsh
Clara Darcy
Carolynne Good