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Glenda Jackson recalls fond memories of working with Morecambe and Wise

Glenda Jackson has said she “loved” working with comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise after she recalled fond memories of playing the role of Cleopatra on the pair’s comedy show. The 86-year-old British actress and former politician took on the ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Lost Morecambe and Wise episode to air on Christmas Day

A lost episode of Morecambe and Wise is set to air on Christmas Day after being discovered in an attic by Eric Morecambe’s son. Dating from 1970, the 45-minute show was the comedy duo’s first for BBC One and dates from October that year after they ...

23 Dec 2021 at 09:33

Lost episodes of The Morecambe And Wise Show to be released

A collection of previously lost episodes of The Morecambe And Wise Show are to be released on DVD for the first time. The first series of the comedy duo’s show, which was initially broadcast on BBC Two in 1968, was never archived and all eight ...

03 May 2022 at 01:25

Eric Morecambe’s widow Joan dies on 97th birthday, 40 years after her husband

Eric Morecambe’s widow Joan has died “peacefully” on her 97th birthday following a short illness, her family has announced. She married the famed comedian, known for his double act Morecambe and Wise alongside Ernie Wise, in Margate in 1952. ...

27 Mar 2024 at 14:56

Two-time Oscar-winning actress turned Labour MP Glenda Jackson dies age 87

Veteran actress and former politician Glenda Jackson has “died peacefully” after a brief illness at the age of 87, her agent has confirmed. The screen star and former Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate won the Oscar for best actress in ...

15 Jun 2023 at 16:13

Glenda Jackson hailed ‘one of our greatest movie actresses’ after death aged 87

Two-time Oscar winner and former Labour MP Glenda Jackson has been hailed as a one-of-a-kind talent of the likes we will “never see again” following her death aged 87. The worlds of showbiz and politics paid tribute to the star, who ...

15 Jun 2023 at 17:32

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Labour leader Keir Starmer: We won’t see talent like Glenda Jackson again

Sir Keir Starmer has led tributes to veteran actress and former Labour politician Glenda Jackson saying she “leaves a space in our cultural and political life that can never be filled”. Jackson “died peacefully” after a brief ...

15 Jun 2023 at 14:48

Eric Morecambe’s lifetime of treasures to go under the hammer

A never-before-seen collection of treasures belonging to comedy legend Eric Morecambe, including telegrams from the late Prince Philip and letters from Margaret Thatcher and fellow comics Ronnie Barker and Tommy Cooper, are ...

18 Nov 2024 at 07:24

Eric Morecambe’s glasses fetch £20,000 at auction

A pair of Eric Morecambe’s glasses have fetched £20,000 at an auction filled with treasures belonging to the comedy legend. A lifetime of showbiz memorabilia and personal items from the comic’s former home, Brachefield in ...

12 Jan 2025 at 13:15

Music

Robbie Williams bought ‘uncle of sorts’ Eric Morecambe’s glasses for £20,000

Robbie Williams has said he purchased Eric Morecambe’s glasses and pipe at auction as he has always seen the comedian as an “uncle of sorts” whose “spirit has been salve for my soul”. The singer said he cried “happy, ...

09 Feb 2025 at 12:08

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Braving stormy weather to discover the jewels of Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire

Blasting in from a restless Atlantic, Storm Bert – one of the first of the season’s named storms – was starting to make its presence known. We were on holiday in tourist hotspot, the Lake District, but it was ...

16 Dec 2024 at 09:06

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