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Eric, Ernie and Me
For over a decade, an ex-market stall trader from Liverpool called Eddie Braben wrote the scripts that made the nation take Morecambe and Wise to their hearts. But for Braben, it wasn't all sunshine. Beginning in 1969 with the birth of the 'golden triangle' of Eric, Ernie and Eddie, this film chronicles the grind that pushed the perfectionist Braben to the brink of exhaustion, culminating in the triumphant Christmas Day show of 1977.
| Release : | 2017 |
| Rating : | 7.7 |
| Studio : | BBC, |
| Crew : | Director, Producer, |
| Cast : | Stephen Tompkinson Mark Bonnar Neil Maskell Rufus Jones Alex MacQueen |
| Genre : | Drama Comedy TV Movie |
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It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
When Morecambe & Wise left the BBC in the late 1970s and switched over to ITV. Popular opinion was that they were never as funny.In truth, they did not have the same writers who came over to ITV with them. Eddie Braben fashioned the Morecambe & Wise act on their television shows for the BBC.Braben made them come across as a duo who were friends since 1940 and had toured the music hall stage for years.This biopic based on true facts shows Braben reluctantly becoming a writer for the Morecambe & Wise show, gauded by the legendary Bill Cotton. Driving himself to a breakdown to make the show funny, to do various re-writes and as the main writer trying to meet deadlines.Braben was certainly an important clog in the wheel. He created the persona of Ernie wanting to be a playwright, the duo both lying in bed together.The standout performance comes from Scottish actor Mark Bonnar who plays Eric Morecambe. The drama is also a nice tribute to the genius of Braben but I did feel at times it felt short, maybe the comedy sketches needed to be recreated. It also showed up Eric to be more abrasive, holding back the partnership a little because he was afraid to let Ernie blossom with his own talents as a song and dance man.
