
Three part series hosted by Jonathan Ross, telling the story of Eric and Ernie's attempts to break America. Over the course of five years in the 1960s, Morecambe and Wise made multiple trips to New York to appear on the USA's biggest variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show. The untold story of their attempt to make it in the States is documented for the first time, including footage that has never been shown on British television before.
Air Date: 2018-12-27
In March 1963, Eric and Ernie made their first trip across the Atlantic to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. Jonathan R...
Air Date: 2019-01-03
Ater their first performances on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1963, Eric and Ernie are invited back to New York the follow...
Air Date: 2019-01-10
Eric and Ernie first work in colour on American television and are invited to perform on a major TV special alongside...