Morecambe and Wise (Text Only). Graham McCann
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Morecambe
&
Wise
Graham McCann
Fourth Estate
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First published in Great Britain in 1998 by Fourth Estate Limited
This edition published in 1999
Copyright © Graham McCann 1998
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To John Ammonds
Great comedy, great wit, makes the ceiling fly off, and suddenly liberates us again as we were when we were much younger and saw no reason not to believe that we could fly, or become someone else, or bound on a trampoline and not come down.
PENELOPE GILLIAT
Contents
VII A Brand New Bright Tomorrow?
PART FOUR: A NATIONAL INSTITUTION
List of Performances: Radio, Television, Movies and Records
ERIC | Let’s face it: he’s half a star, isn’t he? |
ERNIE | Yes: I’m half a star. |
Television has shaped us – you can blame it for ‘abbreviated attention span’ and a failure to believe in realities; or you