Ernie plays Viscount Ern of Peterborough in "Lust over London". In reality he and wife Doreen lived at Thorpe Avenue, Peterborough for many years, next door to Canadian baritone singer and actor Edmund Hockridge. Eric Morecambe was a resident of Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The Eric Morecambe Centre (EMC) at Rothamsted Park opened in September 2021 in his memory.