10 things you didn't know about Morecambe and Wise

7: The Golden Triangle

You may not know his name, but there was a "third" member of Morecambe and Wise called Eddie Braben.

A comedy writer who started supplying material for the duo during the 1970s, it was Braben who basically created the on-screen personas we know as Morecambe and Wise. Before he came along, Morecambe was characterised as "gormless" while Wise was rigid and egotistical. Braben changed all that, making Morecambe a witty and wily jester and Wise a more loveable buffoon. Morecambe, Wise and Braben were such a success that they even had ther own nickname within the industry: the Golden Triangle.