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Morecambe and Wise described as the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double act that Britain has ever produced first achieved their phenomenal television success in the early 1960s with this long-running ATV variety series. Showcasing their mildly anarchic humour, impeccable timing and keen eye for the absurd in a feast of uproarious sketches, onstage antics and musical entertainment, Two of a Kind propelled Morecambe and Wise towards superstardom in no uncertain terms. Among the many guest stars are Roy Castle, Joe Brown, Kathy Kirby and Acker Bilk. Eric and Ernie present more skits on the classics of stage and screen, with memorable interpretations of key scenes from Macbeth and Hamlet, Eric s ongoing battle to get his lines right in Samson and Delilah, and undoubtedly the most ambitious attempt ever seen to recreate the fight sequence in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Musical parodies abound, while history is not neglected: Eric brings out his toy soldiers as he talks us through the Battle of Waterloo, offers an unusual slant on the legend of Gunga Din, and boldly re-enacts Custer s Last Stand. Ernie s forced to view Eric s holiday slides, Eric takes an IQ text, there s a display of skilled puppetry, and the artistes show they ve kept abreast of the times by trying a new intimate approach to the audience...