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Toby Edward Heslewood Jones ( born 7 September 1966 ) is an English ___MASK73___ . Ernest Wiseman , OBE ( 27 November 1925  21 March 1999 ), known by his stage name Ernie Wise , was an English ___MASK34___ , best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise , who became a national institution on British television , especially for their Christmas specials . The Right Size was a British theatre company active from 1988 to 2006 , led by Sean Foley and Hamish McColl . Their ___MASK93___ success was The Play What I Wrote , a tribute to Morecambe and Wise , and other key productions included Do You Come Here Often ? and Ducktastic . Eric and Ernie is a 2011 ___MASK68___ film produced by BBC Wales , based on the early career of the British comic double - act Morecambe and Wise . The production was completed in 2010 and premiered on BBC Two on 1 January 2011 . It was watched by 6 . 65 million viewers . Since then , it has been repeated various times on Gold ( UK TV channel ). Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh ( born 10 December 1960 ) is a Northern Irish ___MASK73___ , ___MASK70___ , producer , and screenwriter originally from Belfast . Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London . Hamish McColl ( born 1962 ) is a British ___MASK34___ , writer and actor . He trained at the Ecole Phillippe Gaulier , Paris and Cambridge University . With Sean Foley , he formed the double act " The Right Size " in 1988 , creating comic theatre shows which toured all over the world . More recently he has worked as a screenwriter , scripting " Mr . Bean ' s Holiday " and " Johnny English Reborn ", plus contributing to the story of " Paddington ". Mr . Bean ' s Holiday is a 2007 British comedy film , directed by Steve Bendelack , music composed by Howard Goodall , produced by Peter Bennett - Jones , Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner , written by Hamish McColl and Robin Driscoll and starring Rowan Atkinson , Max Baldry , Emma de Caunes and Willem Dafoe . It is the second film based on the ___MASK68___ series " Mr . Bean ", following the 1997 " Bean ". A double act , also known as a comedy duo , is a comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners , usually of the same gender , age , ethnic origin and ___MASK51___ but drastically different in terms of personality or behavior . Often one of the members of the duo  the straight man , feed , dead wood , or stooge  is portrayed as reasonable and serious , while the other one  the funny man , banana man or comic  is portrayed as funny , less educated or less intelligent , silly , or unorthodox . If the audience identifies primarily with one character , the other will often be referred to as a comic foil . The term " feed " comes from the way a straight man is wont to set up jokes and " feed " them to his partner . Eric Morecambe ( John Eric Bartholomew , 14 May 1926  28 May 1984 ) and Ernie Wise ( Ernest Wiseman , 27 November 1925  21 March 1999 ), known as Morecambe and Wise ( also Eric and Ernie ), were an iconic British comic double act , working in variety , ___MASK5___ , film and most successfully in television . Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe ' s death in 1984 . The show was a significant part of British popular culture , and they have been described as " the most illustrious , and the best - loved , double - act that Britain has ever produced ". John Eric Bartholomew , OBE ( 14 May 1926  28 May 1984 ), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe , was an English ___MASK34___ who together with Ernie Wise formed the award - winning double act Morecambe and Wise . The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe ' s death in 1984 . Morecambe took his stage name from his home town , the seaside resort of Morecambe . Edwin Charles " Eddie " Braben ( 31 October 1930  21 May 2013 ) was an English ___MASK22___ and ___MASK89___ best known for providing material for Morecambe and Wise . He also worked for David Frost , Ronnie Corbett and Ken Dodd . The Play What I Wrote is a comedy play written by Hamish McColl , Sean Foley and Eddie Braben , starring Foley and McColl ( the double act The Right Size , playing characters named " Sean " and " Hamish "), with Toby Jones , directed by Kenneth Branagh and produced in its original production by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers .