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][a]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 9 | 12 October 1961 (1961-10-12) | 7 December 1961 (1961-12-07) | |
2 | 13 | 30 June 1962 (1962-06-30) | 22 September 1962 (1962-09-22) | |
3 | 13 | 15 June 1963 (1963-06-15) | 7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) | |
4 | 13 | 4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) | 27 June 1964 (1964-06-27) | |
5 | 9 | 27 January 1966 (1966-01-27) | 19 March 1966 (1966-03-19) | |
6 | 11 | 1 October 1967 (1967-10-01) | 1 October 1968 (1968-10-01) |
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 (1961-10-12) |
1.2 | The Confederates | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 19 October 1961 (1961-10-19) |
1.3 | Acker Bilk, The Barney Galbraith Singers | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 26 October 1961 (1961-10-26) |
1.4 | The McGuire Sisters, Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 2 November 1961 (1961-11-02) |
1.5 | The Peters Sisters, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 9 November 1961 (1961-11-09) |
1.6 | Cleo Laine, The Clyde Valley Stompers | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 16 November 1961 (1961-11-16) |
1.7 | Gary Miller, Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 23 November 1961 (1961-11-23) |
1.8 | Valerie Masters, Micky Ashman's Ragtime Jazz Band | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 30 November 1961 (1961-11-30) |
1.9 | The Kaye Sisters, Alex Welsh and his Band | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 7 December 1961 (1961-12-07) |
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. From this series the opening credits billed the show as "The Morecambe & Wise Show".
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 (1966-01-27) |
5.2 | The Morgan James Duo, Susan Maughan | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 29 January 1966 (1966-01-29) |
5.3 | Jackie Trent, The New Faces, Ann Hamilton | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 5 February 1966 (1966-02-05) |
5.4 | Millicent Martin, The Fortunes | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 12 February 1966 (1966-02-12) |
5.5 | Georgie Fame, Julie Rogers | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 19 February 1966 (1966-02-19) |
5.6 | The Settlers, Barbara Law, Wanda Ventham, Christian Pockett | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 26 February 1966 (1966-02-26) |
5.7 | The King Brothers, Margaret Bass, Toni Eden | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 5 March 1966 (1966-03-05) |
5.8 | The Shadows, Janie Marden | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 12 March 1966 (1966-03-12) |
5.9 | Herman's Hermits, Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr | Colin Clews | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 19 March 1966 (1966-03-19) |
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.
UK Broadcast No. | US Broadcast No. | Guests | Director | Writer | UK Broadcast | US Broadcast |
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6.1 | 5 | Millicent Martin, Freddie and the Dreamers, Jimmie Rodgers | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 1 October 1967 (1967-10-01) | 17 June 1967 |
6.2 | 3 | Millicent Martin, The Small Faces, Bobby Rydell | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 22 October 1967 (1967-10-22) | 3 June 1967 |
6.3 | 2 | Millicent Martin, The Hollies, Tom Jones | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 12 November 1967 (1967-11-12) | 27 May 1967 |
6.4 | 7 | Millicent Martin, Manfred Mann, George Maharis | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 10 December 1967 (1967-12-10) | 1 July 1967 |
6.5 | 4 | Millicent Martin, The New Vaudeville Band, Frankie Avalon | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 31 December 1967 (1967-12-31) | 15 June 1967 |
6.6 | 8 | Millicent Martin, The Moody Blues, Tommy Leonetti | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 14 January 1968 (1968-01-14) | 22 July 1967 |
6.7 | 11 | Millicent Martin, The Tremeloes, Peter Nero | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 4 February 1968 (1968-02-04) | 12 August 1967 |
6.8 | 10 | Millicent Martin, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Gene Pitney | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 25 February 1968 (1968-02-25) | 5 August 1967 |
6.9 | 6 | Millicent Martin, Georgie Fame, Bobby Vinton | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 17 March 1968 (1968-03-17) | 24 June 1967 |
6.10 | 1 | Millicent Martin, the Dave Clark Five, Cliff Richard | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 31 March 1968 (1968-03-31) | 20 May 1967 |
6.11 | 9 | Millicent Martin, The Kinks, Engelbert Humperdinck | Philip Casson | Dick Hills & Sid Green | 1 October 1968 (1968-10-01) | 29 July 1967 |
A further four episodes of The Piccadilly Palace were made, hosted by Millicent Martin, but none of these featured Morecambe and Wise.[4]
In 1995, ITC released a total of six hour-long VHS "Best of" collections of Two of a Kind.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
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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