The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies
The spectacles logo from the show's opening. Both performers wore glasses; Barker's are on top, Corbett's underneath.
Created byBill Cotton
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series12
No. of episodes93
Production
Running time40–58 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release10 April 1971 (1971-04-10) 
25 December 1987 (1987-12-25)
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The Two Ronnies is a British television comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. It was created by Bill Cotton and aired on BBC1 from 10 April 1971 to 25 December 1987.

The usual format included sketches, solo sections, serial stories, and musical finales. Their Four Candles sketch, first broadcast on 18 September 1976, was voted their funniest sketch in a television poll. In 2006, the British public ranked the duo number 6 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.