Dick Hills, (1926 - 1996), and Sid Green, (1928 - 1999), were a British partnership of comedy writers, most notable for their work on TV in the 1960's. They wrote for such performers as Anthony Newley, Roy Castle, and Frankie Howerd; but their best-remembered collabaration was with the UK's most loved comedy double act, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, on the ATV show Two of a Kind, and the comedians' first colour BBC series in 1968. Hills and Green also played supporting roles in various sketches in the series. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Though anyone who creates a written work may be called a writer, the term is usually reserved for those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... George Anthony Newley (b. ... Roy Castle OBE (born August 31, 1932 in Scholes, near Holmfirth; died September 2, 1994) was a British dancer, singer, comedian, actor and musician. ... Frankie Howerd Frankie Howerd OBE (born Francis Alex Howard in York, England, 6 March 1917 - not 1922 as he claimed; died in London, 19 April 1992) was a distinctive English comedian and comic actor. ... Eric Morecambe OBE was the stage name of Eric John Bartholomew (May 14, 1926 – May 28, 1984), part of the double act of Morecambe and Wise with Ernie Wise. ... Ernie (left) with Eric Morecambe Ernie Wise OBE (November 27, 1925 – March 21, 1999) was a British comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, who became an institution on British television, especially for their Christmas specials. ... ATV can refer to: All-terrain vehicle, the a personal recreational vehicle normally consisting of a motorcycle-like engine, four balloon tires and a fiberglass body; a four-wheeler. ... Two of a Kind is the title of a number of film and television productions, including: A 1983 movie with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John which was nominated for Worst Picture at the 1983 Golden Raspberry Awards. ... Founded in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd (a privately owned company), subsequently Incorporated and nationalised in 1927 as The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Hills and Green were involved in the writing of the three motion pictures made by Morecambe and Wise in the 1960s: 'The Intelligence Men' (1965), 'That Riviera Touch' (1966), and 'The Magnificent Two' (1967). After Eric Morecambe's first heart attack in 1968, however, Hills and Green announced they would stop writing for the Morecambe and Wise Show and move into other fields. (Writing duties were subsequently taken over by Eddie Braben). Eric and Ernie were apparently unhappy at the way they were informed by the move (by third parties), although Hills and Green did eventually work on the last major show the two comics produced, a 1983 Christmas Special for Thames Television. Eddie Braben is a comedy writer and performer who has provided material for such figures as David Frost and Ronnie Corbett, but who is most famous for having written for Ken Dodd and Morecambe and Wise. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ...

Sid and Dick also wrote and starred in their own show, Those Two Fellers, made in 1967. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...