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UKTV’s Gold Channel Orders Morecambe & Wise Retrospective Fronted By Sir Lenny Henry

By Patrick Munn | June 21, 2019 - 10:33 am | No Comments

UKTV's Gold channel has given the green-light to Trust Morecambe & Wise, a four episode retrospective series presented by Sir Lenny Henry. Trust Morecambe & Wise will take a look at rarely seen footage featuring the immortal duo at the peak of their careers. It will be filmed in front of a live studio audience and include contributions from comic guests and some of the duo’s much-loved co-stars.

Robert Bathurst, Kevin R. McNally & Bernard Cribbins To Star In ‘Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes’ For UKTV’s Gold Channel

By Patrick Munn | January 16, 2019 - 1:14 pm | No Comments

Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet), Kevin R. McNally (Pirates Of The Caribbean), and Bernard Cribbins (Doctor Who) have been cast in Gold's Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes, a series of remakes of episodes from the second season of Dad's Army that were lost as a result of the BBC's archival policy during the 1960s and 1970s.

UKTV’s Gold Channel Orders ‘Dad’s Army’ Retrospective Series Fronted By Alexander Armstrong

By Patrick Munn | July 31, 2018 - 7:40 pm | No Comments

Gold is celebrating the anniversary of Dad's Army. On the fiftieth anniversary of the show's very first episode, the UKTV owned and operated channel has ordered Saluting Dad's Army, a four episode retrospective series that is being fronted by Pointless host Alexander Armstrong.