10 things you didn't know about Morecambe and Wise

2: The straight truth

It's difficult to imagine now, but Eric Morecambe often played the "straight man" of the act in the early days.

Although Ernie Wise later established himself as one of the most famous straight men in the history of double acts, things were rather different when they started their careers on stage. They often alternated roles, so that Morecambe would be the straight man to Wise's fool, until they eventually saw the light and settled into the niches that made them famous.