Door Keeper #2 Fine Time Fontayne as Stage Door Keeper #3 Robert Willox as Doug, Glasgow Empire stage door keeper Ian Ross-Henderson as Glasgow Empire Heckler Julian Wadham as Ronnie Waldman Alex Price as Nigel, BBC writer Stephen Aintree as Vernon Arnold Martin Walsh as Fishmonger Angela Curran as Edna, Sadie's friend Peter Gunn as Billy Crackers, warm-up comedian Carolynne Good as Girl from Vasaria, in TV sketch Clara Darcy as Theatre Usherette Nicky P. Smalley as audience members Filming locations Amongst the locations used for filming include:- Stockport Plaza and New Mills Art Theatre for the various theatre interior shots O2 Apollo Manchester as Shepherd's Bush Empire for the filming of their first TV series Running Wild (1954 TV series) Stockport for the various outdoor shots Stockport Air Raid Shelters Morecambe Morecambe Winter Gardens where Ernie performed his solo tap dance routines East Lancashire Railway Victoria Baths Awards Daniel Rigby won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor at the 2011 BAFTAs for his performance as Eric Morecambe. References External links TV review: Eric and Ernie on The Guardian TV review: Eric and Ernie on The Independent 2011 television films 2011 films BBC television dramas British biographical films Films scored by Ilan Eshkeri Films set in 1938 Films set in 1940 Films set in 1941 Films set in 1942 Films set in 1943 Films set in 1946 Films set in 1954 Films set in Glasgow Films set in Lancashire Films set in London Films set in Manchester Morecambe and Wise Biographical films about entertainers Cultural depictions of comedians Cultural depictions of British people Films shot in Greater Manchester 2010s British films