Morecambe & Wise: Season 16

7 episodes Premiered Sep 3, 1980 Updated Sep 28, 2026

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Season 16 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Morecambe & Wise Season 15.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 16 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S16·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Sep 3, 1980 · 50 min

Content: the sketch featuring Terry Wogan is largely a re-hash of a routine done with Cliff Richard some years earlier although there are updates, and the production number at the

S16·E2 Core

Episode 2

Sep 10, 1980 · 50 min

Content: the sequence that features Hannah Gordon re-uses material from her previous appearance on a BBC show, only the song at the end changes, and the sketch with Hugh Paddick as

S16·E3 Core

Episode 3

Sep 17, 1980 · 50 min

Contents: the opening scene sees Dave Prowse as Ernie's bodyguard "Cosmo" fresh from his fame as Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, and also features a new sketch set in a Chinese

S16·E4 Core

Episode 4

Sep 24, 1980 · 50 min

Contents: Deryck Guyler appears in a flat scene as a local vicar who turns out to be a champion spoon and washboard champion; one suspects this routine was re-worked and written es

S16·E5 Core

Episode 5

Oct 1, 1980 · 50 min

Contents: With further reworkings from the BBC era Suzanne Danielle appears as a budding writer (the BBC routine featured a character that Morecambe refers to as "Miss Flanagan & A

S16·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Oct 8, 1980 · 50 min

Contents: In another re-working of a popular BBC routine, Morecambe appears as a "Hell's Grandad" complete with three-wheeled bike. This had previously been a feature showing him a

S16·E7 Mytharc

Christmas With Morecambe & Wise 1980

Dec 25, 1980 · 50 min

Another outing sees further material re-used; the opening spot on-stage is however largely new and sees Eric presenting Ernie with a life-sized monogrammed wallet which he is at ti