Overview
- The BBC will show the long‑lost episode on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer on Thursday, May 14 to mark Eric Morecambe’s 100th birthday.
- Film Is Fabulous!, a trust run by film and TV enthusiasts, found the print in the estate of a former industry professional and returned it to the BBC.
- The programme first aired on 16 September 1968 as the third episode of the duo’s first BBC series after a stint on commercial television.
- The episode features sketches by writers Sid Green and Dick Hills with appearances by Ann Hamilton and Jenny Lee‑Wright and a performance by 1960s trio The Paper Dolls.
- Noreen Adams of BBC Archives welcomed the recovery, which matters because the BBC reused tapes in the 1960s and erased many original recordings.