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'''''Fools Rush In''''' is a 1973 documentary that was made as part of the ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)|Omnibus]]'' series<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Terris |editor1-first=Olwen |editor2-last=Baker |editor2-first=Simon |title=A for Andromeda to Zoo Time: Television Holdings of the National Film and Television Archive, 1936-1979 |date=1994 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=9780851704203 |page=160}}</ref> and followed the popular double act of [[Eric Morecambe]] and [[Ernie Wise]] whilst they were rehearsing one of the programmes for transmission on their [[BBC]] programme; it was to become the seventh episode of their seventh series and was broadcast on 16 February 1973 with guest stars [[Anita Harris]] and [[Anthony Sharp]], both of whom appear in the documentary which is filmed in a [[fly-on-the-wall]] style. The programme is an insight into how the popular duo honed their material (provided by [[Eddie Braben]] who is also interviewed) and how they run through bits of "business" with the guest stars, adding and subtracting material as they go. The sketches featured are also shown at the recording stage giving the viewer an insight as to how they developed from the page to the screen. Interviews are also included with the two stars and director [[John Ammonds]] who is also present at the script read-throughs. |
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| producer = Ronald Smedley |
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| editing = Geoffrey Botterill |
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| cinematography = [[Brian Tufano]] |
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| runtime = 49 minutes |
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'''''Fools Rush In''''' is a 1973 British [[fly-on-the-wall]] TV documentary about the double act [[Eric Morecambe]] and [[Ernie Wise]], produced by Ronald Smedley and made as part of the [[BBC]] ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)|Omnibus]]'' series.<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Fools Rush In |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150019464 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Terris |editor1-first=Olwen |editor2-last=Baker |editor2-first=Simon |title=A for Andromeda to Zoo Time: Television Holdings of the National Film and Television Archive, 1936-1979 |date=1994 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=9780851704203 |page=160}}</ref> It was first broadcast on 18 February 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morecambe and Wise: Fools Rush In |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0f4076cefc804cde858154c8d2fe2481 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=BBC Programme Index}}</ref> |
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== Premise == |
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The film follows Morecambe and Wise as they rehearse one of their BBC programmes, the seventh episode of their seventh series, which was broadcast on 16 February 1973 with guest stars [[Anita Harris]] and [[Anthony Sharp]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morecambe and Wise Show |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6a0b451c2f2a4ddfaa464bd99f327fe0 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=BBC Programme Index}}</ref> both of whom appear in the documentary . |
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The programme is an insight into how the duo honed their material (written by [[Eddie Braben]] who is also interviewed) and how they run through bits of "business" with the guest stars, adding and subtracting material as they go. The sketches featured are also shown at the recording stage giving the viewer an insight as to how they developed from the page to the screen. Interviews are also included with the two stars and director [[John Ammonds]] who is also present at the script read-throughs. |
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| ⚫ | Sections of this programme have been used in other Morecambe and Wise documentaries{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} and the programme itself was repeated on [[BBC2]] in the 1980s;{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} the opening credits to the programme, accompanied by the ''[[Bring Me Sunshine]]'' theme tune are made in the style of old-fashioned variety handbills in the familiar red, white and blue liveries of the time. Of note is the fact that the title ''Fools Rush In'' was seen again in the pair's final work together ''[[Night Train To Murder]]'' in 1983 which was not broadcast until after Eric Morecambe's death the following year. |
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*''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001xhvt/omnibus-morecambe-wise-fools-rush-in Fools Rush In]'' on [[BBC iPlayer]] |
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Revision as of 22:26, 27 November 2024
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| Produced by | Ronald Smedley |
| Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Botterill |
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Running time | 49 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Fools Rush In is a 1973 British fly-on-the-wall TV documentary about the double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, produced by Ronald Smedley and made as part of the BBC Omnibus series.[1][2] It was first broadcast on 18 February 1973.[3]
Premise
The film follows Morecambe and Wise as they rehearse one of their BBC programmes, the seventh episode of their seventh series, which was broadcast on 16 February 1973 with guest stars Anita Harris and Anthony Sharp,[4] both of whom appear in the documentary .
The programme is an insight into how the duo honed their material (written by Eddie Braben who is also interviewed) and how they run through bits of "business" with the guest stars, adding and subtracting material as they go. The sketches featured are also shown at the recording stage giving the viewer an insight as to how they developed from the page to the screen. Interviews are also included with the two stars and director John Ammonds who is also present at the script read-throughs.
Sections of this programme have been used in other Morecambe and Wise documentaries[citation needed] and the programme itself was repeated on BBC2 in the 1980s;[citation needed] the opening credits to the programme, accompanied by the Bring Me Sunshine theme tune are made in the style of old-fashioned variety handbills in the familiar red, white and blue liveries of the time. Of note is the fact that the title Fools Rush In was seen again in the pair's final work together Night Train To Murder in 1983 which was not broadcast until after Eric Morecambe's death the following year.
References
- ^ "Fools Rush In". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Terris, Olwen; Baker, Simon, eds. (1994). A for Andromeda to Zoo Time: Television Holdings of the National Film and Television Archive, 1936-1979. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 160. ISBN 9780851704203.
- ^ "Morecambe and Wise: Fools Rush In". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Morecambe and Wise Show". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 27 November 2024.