The Morecambe & Wise Show

After no regular shows at all in 1975 and no Christmas Show in 1974 the pair made a welcome return with a memorable festive offering penned by Eddie Braben; the opening routine which features the much maligned Des O'Connor is the most repeated piece of material still today, aside from Grieg's Piano Concerto from 1971. The show concludes with the historical romp Nell Gwynne which is a brilliant finale to the show and features the first location shots used for an end-of-show play with Diana Rigg in the title role and Gordon Jackson parodying his own character from Upstairs, Downstairs effectively. The show is interspersed with Robin Day who, over the course of the programme has his "friendly" discussion turned into a brawl, at the end of the programme, as Morecambe and Wise close with the song Positive Thinking, he is seen to stagger past with the aid of a walking stick. The show also features a parody of Big Spender with the two as dancers.

Watch for Ernie, Toy football, Mornin Standard, The pound, Elton John arriving, Curtains, Play a Simple Melody, Singing in the Rain, Elton to replace Eric, Mata Hari, Angela Rippon dance

Starkers and Krutch, Names in lights, Eric's puppy, Poldark, Cornshire romance, Moving house, Nothing like a dame, Penelope meets Derek Moron, Cyrano De Bergerac, Penelope Keith on the stairs, Elton and the cleaning ladies

Starkers and Krutch, Names in lights, Eric's puppy, Poldark, Cornshire romance, Moving house, Nothing like a dame, Penelope meets Derek Moron, Cyrano De Bergerac, Penelope Keith on the stairs, Elton and the cleaning ladies

Eric and Ern arrive at Thames, Intro - letters falling off, Family photograph, Wonderful World Of Ernie - Jungle Book, Pet Shop, I Remember It Well, John Junkin and Barry Cryer as Eric and Ern, Peter Cushing wants paying, Butler Of The Year, Got Or You Havn't Got, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. One-off show. The first show for Thames Television.

Watch for Ernie, Toy football, Mornin Standard, The pound, Elton John arriving, Curtains, Play a simple melody, Singing in the rain, Elton to replace Eric, Mata Hari, Angela Rippon dance

Royal This Is Your Life, Intro - Eric has no clothes, Can I have a rise, Not Anna Ford, Introducing Leonard Rossiter, Fabulous Forties, Andrew Sisters, News at Ten 30, Flat - Shooting Toast - Frank Finlay, Murder at Nasteigh Manor, TV Times, Brut the dog, Doctor Doctor sketches, Sid Lawrence, Hijacking the orchestra, Lost Legacy (Jack's Return), Never Say Never (Eric fishing on boat), Fan Letter, Sir Harold Wilson visits the flat, Tap Dance

I taut I taw a puddy tat, Singing with Glenda. This was not a real Xmas show as Eric was recovering from his 2nd heart attack. David Frost interviews Eric and Ern with clips from past shows.