Comedy legends Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise made this spoof whodunnit telemovie for Thames Television in 1983. It aired on ITV on Thursday, 3 January 1984, eight months after the death of Eric, who collapsed after a charity show in May 1983 and died with the audience’s applause still ringing in his ears.
The two comedians play themselves but become embroiled in a murder mystery in the 1940s.
The two down-on-their-luck music hall entertainers accompany Eric’s niece Kathy Chalmers (Lysette Anthony) on an overnight train to Scotland for the reading of the will of a recently deceased relative at a large, isolated house called Austin Hall, where Kathy and a number of family members stand to inherit a portion of a £10 million estate.
But a mysterious masked killer is at large, bumping off the family members one at a time, seemingly intent on becoming the sole remaining heir.
The supporting cast includes Fulton Mackay, Kenneth Haigh and Pamela Salem. Location shooting took place at Albury Park Mansion, Albury, near Guildford, Surrey.
Joe McGrath wrote the script with Eric and Ernie and also produced and directed the 90-minute film, shot entirely on videotape.
Eric Morecambe
Himself Ernie Wise
Himself Dame Flora
Margaret Courtenay Cousin Milton/Cousin Homer
Kenneth Haigh Mackay
Fulton Mackay Cousin Zelda
Pamela Salem Uncle Felix
Richard Vernon Kathy Chalmers
Lysette Anthony Chief Supt. Rivers
Roger Brierley Knife Thrower
Edward Judd Great Uncle Robert (voice)
Leonard Maguire Theatre Manager
Ben Aris Joe
Tony Boncza Stage Manager
Frank Coda Big Jim
Big Mike Crane Vicar
Robert Longden Mrs Manzini
Penny Meredith Tiny Big Jim
Tim Stern
Director
Joe McGrath
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