List of Two of a Kind episodes

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]

Overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1912 October 1961 (1961-10-12)7 December 1961 (1961-12-07)
21330 June 1962 (1962-06-30)22 September 1962 (1962-09-22)
31315 June 1963 (1963-06-15)7 September 1963 (1963-09-07)
4134 April 1964 (1964-04-04)27 June 1964 (1964-06-27)
5927 January 1966 (1966-01-27)19 March 1966 (1966-03-19)
6111 October 1967 (1967-10-01)1 October 1968 (1968-10-01)

Series One (October–December 1961)

Broadcast under the title Sir Bernard Delfont Presents Morecambe & Wise. All episodes missing.

No. Guests Director Writer Broadcast
1.1NoneColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green12 October 1961 (1961-10-12)
1.2The ConfederatesColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green19 October 1961 (1961-10-19)
1.3Acker Bilk, The Barney Galbraith SingersColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green26 October 1961 (1961-10-26)
1.4The McGuire Sisters, Dick Charlesworth and his City GentsColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green2 November 1961 (1961-11-02)
1.5The Peters Sisters, Kenny Ball and his JazzmenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green9 November 1961 (1961-11-09)
1.6Cleo Laine, The Clyde Valley StompersColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green16 November 1961 (1961-11-16)
1.7Gary Miller, Monty Sunshine's Jazz BandColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green23 November 1961 (1961-11-23)
1.8Valerie Masters, Micky Ashman's Ragtime Jazz BandColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green30 November 1961 (1961-11-30)
1.9The Kaye Sisters, Alex Welsh and his BandColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green7 December 1961 (1961-12-07)

Series Two (June–September 1962)

First series broadcast under the Two of a Kind title. All episodes extant.

Production No. Broadcast No. Guests Director Writer Broadcast
2.11The Kaye Sisters, Terry Lightfoot's JazzmenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green30 June 1962 (1962-06-30)
2.22The Beverley Sisters, Kenny Ball's JazzmenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green7 July 1962 (1962-07-07)
2.33The Beverley Sisters, Alex WelshColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green14 July 1962 (1962-07-14)
2.44The Beverley Sisters, Acker BilkColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green21 July 1962 (1962-07-21)
2.55Susan Maughan, Mike Cotton JazzmenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green28 July 1962 (1962-07-28)
2.66The Beverley Sisters, Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Ottile PattersonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green4 August 1962 (1962-08-04)
2.77The Beverley Sisters, Clyde Valley StompersColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green11 August 1962 (1962-08-11)
2.88Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr, Eric DelaneyColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green18 August 1962 (1962-08-18)
2.109Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr, George Chisholm's Jazz GangColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green25 August 1962 (1962-08-25)
2.1110Lita Roza, Humphrey LyttletonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green1 September 1962 (1962-09-01)
2.1211Jane Marsden, Alex WelshColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green8 September 1962 (1962-09-08)
2.1312Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr, Mike Cotton JazzmenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green15 September 1962 (1962-09-15)
2.913Teddy Johnson, Pearl Carr, Jack ParnellColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green22 September 1962 (1962-09-22)

Series Three (June–September 1963)

All episodes extant.

No. Guests Director Writer Broadcast
3.1Joe Brown, Michael Sammes Singers and Orchestra, Sheree WintonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green15 June 1963 (1963-06-15)
3.2Acker Bilk, The Michael Sammes SingersColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green22 June 1963 (1963-06-22)
3.3The King Brothers, Barbara Law, Murray CashColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green29 June 1963 (1963-06-29)
3.4Sheila Buxton, Michael Sammes Singers and Orchestra, Gillian CobboldColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green6 July 1963 (1963-07-06)
3.5The King Brothers, Janie Marden, Norman MitchellColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green13 July 1963 (1963-07-13)
3.6The King Brothers, Susan MaughanColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green20 July 1963 (1963-07-20)
3.7The King Brothers, Sheila SouthernColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green27 July 1963 (1963-07-27)
3.8Roy CastleColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green3 August 1963 (1963-08-03)
3.9Shani Wallace, Michael Sammes Singers and Orchestra, Jill CurzonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green10 August 1963 (1963-08-10)
3.10The King Brothers, Maureen EvansColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green17 August 1963 (1963-08-17)
3.11The King Brothers, Kathy Kirby, Jill BrowneColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green24 August 1963 (1963-08-24)
3.12Eric Delany's Band, Michael Sammes Singers and Orchestra, Lucille GayeColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green31 August 1963 (1963-08-31)
3.13The King Brothers, Rosemary Squires, Gillian CobboldColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green7 September 1963 (1963-09-07)

Series Four (April–June 1964)

Episode length increased to 35 minutes. All episodes extant.

No. Guests Director Writer Broadcast
4.1Eddie Calvert and the C Men, The RaindropsColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green4 April 1964 (1964-04-04)
4.2Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, Janie MardenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green11 April 1964 (1964-04-11)
4.3The BeatlesColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green18 April 1964 (1964-04-18)
4.4Chris Wrayburn, The Viscounts, Janet WebbColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green25 April 1964 (1964-04-25)
4.5Acker Bilk, Jackie Trent, Penny MorrellColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green2 May 1964 (1964-05-02)
4.6Patsy Ann NobleColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green9 May 1964 (1964-05-09)
4.7Edmund Hockridge, Sheila BuxtonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green16 May 1964 (1964-05-16)
4.8Kathy Kirby, The King Brothers, Freddie PowellColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green23 May 1964 (1964-05-23)
4.9Joe Brown and the Bruvvers, Joy MarshallColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green30 May 1964 (1964-05-30)
4.10Dickie Valentine, The Four Macs, Jo Williamson, Judy Mant, Janet Webb, Derek Martin, Johnny Crawford, Robert JewellColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green6 June 1964 (1964-06-06)
4.11The Bachelors, Valerie Masters, Gladys Whitred, Alan Curtis, Jo WilliamsonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green13 June 1964 (1964-06-13)
4.12Ray Ellington, Barbara Law, Penny MorrellColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green20 June 1964 (1964-06-20)
4.13Susan Maughan, Migil Five, Sandra Boize, Jo Williamson, Sally Douglas, Thelma Taylor, Valerie Van Ost, Christina Wass, Julie DevonshireColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green27 June 1964 (1964-06-27)

Series Five (January–March 1966)

All episodes extant. From this series the opening credits billed the show as "The Morecambe & Wise Show".

No. Guests Director Writer Broadcast
5.1Lulu, Barry Ryan, Paul Ryan, Jan Williams, Wanda VenthamColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green27 January 1966 (1966-01-27)
5.2The Morgan James Duo, Susan MaughanColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green29 January 1966 (1966-01-29)
5.3Jackie Trent, The New Faces, Ann HamiltonColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green5 February 1966 (1966-02-05)
5.4Millicent Martin, The FortunesColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green12 February 1966 (1966-02-12)
5.5Georgie Fame, Julie RogersColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green19 February 1966 (1966-02-19)
5.6The Settlers, Barbara Law, Wanda Ventham, Christian PockettColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green26 February 1966 (1966-02-26)
5.7The King Brothers, Margaret Bass, Toni EdenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green5 March 1966 (1966-03-05)
5.8The Shadows, Janie MardenColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green12 March 1966 (1966-03-12)
5.9Herman's Hermits, Teddy Johnson, Pearl CarrColin ClewsDick Hills & Sid Green19 March 1966 (1966-03-19)

Series Six (October 1967–October 1968)

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
6.15Millicent Martin, Freddie and the Dreamers, Jimmie RodgersPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green1 October 1967 (1967-10-01)17 June 1967
6.23Millicent Martin, The Small Faces, Bobby RydellPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green22 October 1967 (1967-10-22)3 June 1967
6.32Millicent Martin, The Hollies, Tom JonesPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green12 November 1967 (1967-11-12)27 May 1967
6.47Millicent Martin, Manfred Mann, George MaharisPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green10 December 1967 (1967-12-10)1 July 1967
6.54Millicent Martin, The New Vaudeville Band, Frankie AvalonPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green31 December 1967 (1967-12-31)15 June 1967
6.68Millicent Martin, The Moody Blues, Tommy LeonettiPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green14 January 1968 (1968-01-14)22 July 1967
6.711Millicent Martin, The Tremeloes, Peter NeroPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green4 February 1968 (1968-02-04)12 August 1967
6.810Millicent Martin, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Gene PitneyPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green25 February 1968 (1968-02-25)5 August 1967
6.96Millicent Martin, Georgie Fame, Bobby VintonPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green17 March 1968 (1968-03-17)24 June 1967
6.101Millicent Martin, the Dave Clark Five, Cliff RichardPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green31 March 1968 (1968-03-31)20 May 1967
6.119Millicent Martin, The Kinks, Engelbert HumperdinckPhilip CassonDick Hills & Sid Green1 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]

Home media

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
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

Notes

  1. ^ Morecambe and Wise appeared in a total of eleven out of 14 episodes broadcast of The Piccadilly Palace; other episodes not featuring Morecambe and Wise are not listed.

References

  1. ^ "DVD review – Morecambe and Wise: Two of a Kind". onthebox.com. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Piccadilly Palace". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Two of a Kind Series 6". morecambeandwise.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Piccadilly Palace". Morecambe & Wise. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Morecambe & Wise Videos". morecambeandwise.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Morecambe And Wise - Two Of A Kind: Series 1 - Complete". Amazon UK. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Morecambe And Wise - Two Of A Kind: The Complete Series". Amazon UK. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Remaining Morecambe & Wise shows to be released on DVD". British Comedy Guide. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.