FROM THE SKETCH ARCHIVE
A face you won’t forget
Eric (Morecambe & Wise)
Played by Eric Morecambe
Eric Morecambe’s fictionalized comic persona in the domestic sketches of the BBC Morecambe & Wise Show. Eric and Ernie share a flat; in the breakfast routine, everyday food preparation becomes a synchronized dance.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.