Morecambe and Wise Thames 1980 Finale
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On the 8th October 1980, 14.6 million viewers watched this last episode from their first series on Thames.
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@petewalker6663 8 years ago
never in the field of human comedy was so much owed by so many to these two !!!!
@keithdavidson4723 4 years ago
The combination of Eric, Ern and Eddie was priceless. As a teenager in the 1970s my highlight of Christmas Day was the Morecambe and Wise Show, food and presents were very much secondary.
@darrellcairns1007 4 years ago
And people say Ant n Dec are the new Eric n Ernie....pfft, not a chance!!!!
@Mortthemoose 2 years ago
😂😂 i was just waiting for Eric to walk past in the background, with his flat cap, scarf, trench coat and bag 😅
I looked forward to Eric and Ernie every week, as a kid.
They always made us laugh.
I looked forward to Eric and Ernie every week, as a kid.
They always made us laugh.
@JJONNYREPP 3 years ago
Morecambe and Wise Thames 1980 Finale 0307AM 11.5.23 my birthday...... i would have been watching this. this duo had been knocking about way longer than we think - seeing as this is the first series they made for thames.
@redcicadalincoln6848 6 years ago
I find Eric so attractive because of his humour 💗 I wish there were men like that alive today . These are amongst the top comedians of the golden age ....even now there is nothing I find so brilliant as these two gentlemen ....Appart from Rickiy Gevaise lol . Though I thing Eric and Ernie would have found his humour too much for their generation . ...
Crikey that was a ramble wasn't it lol 😁...
Crikey that was a ramble wasn't it lol 😁...
@janemarett1885 5 years ago
Eric Morecambe was a genius at comedy and especially one liners . Ernie was an excellent sidekick with Eric .
@kingbolo4579 3 years ago
They say that the Thames shows aren't as good as the BBC ones and I guess it's true, but the ending with Gemma Craven is up there with the best stuff they ever did! (Except Andrew Preview, which tops everything.) It's hilarious!
@boychildnew1 5 years ago
People often say that they looked a lot older in the Thames series. They are older, of course, but i dont think thats the main thing. After all the previous BBC Christmas special was only a year before (in fact less, only 10 months before the first Thames one came out in Oct 1978). There wasnt enough time to age much, plus they started 6 months BEFORE Eric's second heart attack in March 1979.
So it seems that the main difference was the type of film/video it was shot and processed on. It has an over exposed and thin quality compared to the thicker and brighter colour and feel of the early 70s BBC series. In addition the backgrounds of the sets are lighter and grey, giving it also an insubstantial feeling, even slightly ill look. Lastly the clothes worn in the late 70s were less tight fitting and less colourful than in the early 70s, which again gives over a feeling of being less vibrant.
Either that or this boy's a fool!
So it seems that the main difference was the type of film/video it was shot and processed on. It has an over exposed and thin quality compared to the thicker and brighter colour and feel of the early 70s BBC series. In addition the backgrounds of the sets are lighter and grey, giving it also an insubstantial feeling, even slightly ill look. Lastly the clothes worn in the late 70s were less tight fitting and less colourful than in the early 70s, which again gives over a feeling of being less vibrant.
Either that or this boy's a fool!
Morecambe and Wise Thames 1980 Finale
Positive Thinking
215,848 views
On the 8th October 1980, 14.6 million viewers watched this last episode from their first series on Thames.