The Unforgettable Eric Morecambe - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Unforgettable Eric Morecambe was a one-hour compilation and retrospective broadcast on ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

on 2 November 2001 as part of a series which also had programmes dedicated to Joan Sims

Joan Sims

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, Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

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, Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams

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, Diana Dors

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, Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

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, Richard Beckinsale

Richard Beckinsale

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, Benny Hill

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, Yootha Joyce

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, John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

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, Sid James

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, Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper

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, Leonard Rossiter

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, Frankie Howard, Larry Grayson

Larry Grayson

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, Mollie Sugden

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and Kenny Everett

Kenny Everett

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among others. Whilst many of these programmes were in a half-hour format, this particular episode was twice the length. It featured many clips from television sketches as well as interviews with the comic's son and widow, co-stars, production team and fans. It has been repeated on several occasions since original broadcast, each time on ITV1

ITV1

ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

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