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The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies is a BBC television comedy sketch show created by Bill Cotton for the BBC, which aired on BBC One from April 1971 to December 1987. It featured Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the two Ronnies of the title. The usual format included sketches, solo sections, serial stories and musical finales.
Origins.
Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett met in 1963 at the Buckstone Club in the Haymarket, London, where Corbett was serving drinks between acting jobs. At the time, Barker
and engaging in recreational activities. Following the show's success, Kerry Packer commissioned a six episode TV series of "The Two Ronnies in Australia" for Nine Network. The show comprised material not yet shown in Australia from "The Two Ronnies" and new content targeted more towards an Australian audience. They returned for a second series in 1986.
Barker and Corbett also starred in the short, mostly silent, films "The Picnic" (1975) and "By the Sea" (1982). "By the