This is an episode summary of British TV comedy show Two of a Kind , starring Morecambe and Wise.
The show ran for a total of six series on the ITV network between 1961 and 1968, although only Series 2-6 were broadcast under the title Two of a Kind; Series 1 was transmitted under the title Sir Bernard Delfont Presents Morecambe & Wise. [1] Series 6 was recorded for transmission both by ITV and by ABC in the United States. This was extended from 30 to 60 minutes and, for the US transmission, was given the title The Piccadilly Palace. [2] [lower-alpha 1]
Broadcast under the title Sir Bernard Delfont Presents Morecambe & Wise. All episodes missing.
No. | Guests | Director | Writer | Broadcast |
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1.1 | None | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 12 October 1961 |
1.2 | The Confederates | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 19 October 1961 |
1.3 | Acker Bilk, The Barney Galbraith Singers | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 26 October 1961 |
1.4 | The McGuire Sisters, Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 2 November 1961 |
1.5 | The Peters Sisters, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 9 November 1961 |
1.6 | Cleo Laine, The Clyde Valley Stompers | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 16 November 1961 |
1.7 | Gary Miller, Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 23 November 1961 |
1.8 | Valerie Masters, Micky Ashman's Ragtime Jazz Band | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 30 November 1961 |
1.9 | The Kaye Sisters, Alex Welsh and his Band | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 7 December 1961 |
First series broadcast under the Two of a Kind title. All episodes extant.
All episodes extant.
Episode length increased to 35 minutes. All episodes extant.
All episodes extant.
No. | Guests | Director | Writer | Broadcast |
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5.1 | Lulu, Barry Ryan, Paul Ryan, Jan Williams, Wanda Ventham | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 27 January 1966 |
5.2 | The Morgan James Duo, Susan Maughan | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 29 January 1966 |
5.3 | Jackie Trent, The New Faces, Ann Hamilton | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 5 February 1966 |
5.4 | Millicent Martin, The Fortunes | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 12 February 1966 |
5.5 | Georgie Fame, Julie Rogers | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 19 February 1966 |
5.6 | The Settlers, Barbara Law, Wanda Ventham, Christian Pockett | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 26 February 1966 |
5.7 | The King Brothers, Margaret Bass, Toni Eden | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 5 March 1966 |
5.8 | The Shadows, Janie Marden | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 12 March 1966 |
5.9 | Herman's Hermits, Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 19 March 1966 |
Episode length increased to 60 minutes and recorded in colour. Millicent Martin features as regular guest. Broadcast from May–August 1967 as The Piccadilly Palace in the United States; first ten episodes broadcast October 1967–March 1968 on ITV; final episode broadcast October 1968. [3] UK episodes 1 and 2 exist as B&W telerecordings.
In 1995, ITC released a total of six hour-long VHS "Best of" collections of Two of a Kind. [4] In 2011, Network released what they advertised as the "first" series of Two of a Kind on DVD - this is in fact Series 2, which was the first broadcast under the title. [5] This was subsequently to be followed by Series 3, although this never received a release. In 2016, the company released "The Complete Series", containing all episodes from Series 2-5, plus the two surviving editions of Series 6. [6] In 2021, Network announced plans to re-release all of the remaining episodes of Two of a Kind in a single box set with all episodes of Morecambe & Wise's 1978-1983 series for Thames Television, to be titled as Morecambe & Wise at ITV. [7]
Disc Title | Discs | Year | Episode Count | Release Dates | ||
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Region 2 | Region 4 | |||||
Morecambe & Wise - Two of a Kind: The Complete First Series | 2 | 1962 | 13 | 10 October 2011 | ||
Morecambe And Wise - Two Of A Kind: The Complete Series | 8 | 1962-1967 | 50 | 5 December 2016 | ||
Morecambe & Wise At ITV | 14 | 1961-1968 1978-1983 | 81 | 29 November 2021 |
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