Overview
- The BBC will air a rediscovered 1968 Morecambe and Wise episode to mark Eric Morecambe’s centenary.
- Film Is Fabulous!, a charity, recovered the missing show from the estate of a former TV professional.
- The instalment is reported as the third episode of the pair’s first BBC series and features sketches by Sid Green and Dick Hills with Ann Hamilton.
- Morecambe is hosting an exhibition titled Follow the Sunshine and guided walks that visit sites including his Buxton Street birthplace.
- Eric’s son, Gary Morecambe, called the milestone “hugely special” and shared memories of his father’s close ties to the town.