Eric & Ernie
Eric & Ernie
Release: 2011-01-01
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 6.7
Comedy
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC Cymru Wales
Cast
Ted Robbins
as Jack Hylton
Esmé Bianco
as Lola
Peter Gunn
as Billy Crackers
Daniel Rigby
as Eric Morecambe
Bryan Dick
as Ernie Wise
Vic Reeves
as George Bartholomew
Reece Shearsmith
as Harry Wiseman
Hannah Steele
as Doreen
Jonah Lees
as Young Eric
Harry McEntire
as Young Ernie
Fine Time Fontayne
as Stage Door Keeper
Emer Kenny
as Joan
Ria Jones
as Landlady
Angela Curran
as Edna
Julian Wadham
as Ronnie Waldman
Andrew Greenough
as Gordon Noval
Alex Price
as Nigel
Victoria Wood
as Sadie Bartholomew
Lee Oakes
as Stage Door Keeper
