Night Train to Murder

TV Movie
1984
1h 10m

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Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise in Night Train to Murder (1984)

When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.

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This is the final film Eric Morecambe made before he died in 1984. Like Ernie, he was reportedly unhappy with the finished result, as they had originally believed they were going to make an actual cinema film, wiith Euston Films (Thames Television's in-house filmed drama wing) not a videotaped, studio based TV Movie.

Goofs
In the 'Little Sir Echo' sequence in the lounge, Dame Flora falls back in her chair dead. Throughout the film her expression changes.

Quotes
Ernie: Where is the Scottish Border?.
Eric: In bed with the landlady!

Crazy credits
Opening credits show a fake British Board of Film Censors "U certificate" to suggest it's actually a 1946 movie.

Connections
Featured in Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words (2008)

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Little Sir Echo
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Composed by John S. Fearis and L.R. Smith
Performed by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise with Margaret Courtenay

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9/10

Night Train To Murder

There are those who say the comedy of Morecambe & Wise did not translate well to the big screen. People who know about this sort of thing tend to disagree. The 1983 romp "Night Train To Murder" was actually made for TV; it stars the guys as themselves, and is set in the aftermath of the Second World World. Eric's niece turns up out of the blue followed by a dodgy solicitor who tells her she is one of the heirs to a £10 million estate. That was when £10 million was worth £10 million! So off they all go to Scotland where someone doesn't want her or any of the other heirs to get their hands on the money.

Forget about the silly plot, the gags come fast and furious, and not only from Eric. You may not understand the in-jokes, like the lawyer Mackay played by Fulton Mackay, but quite a few of Eric's jokes are near the knuckle.

Does it have a happy ending? Sadly, Eric died the following year too young at just 58; Mackay three years later at 64. Ernie Wise lived to a reasonable age of 73, but their legacy will live forever.