Not everyone can get along in show business, and two stars are known for having a particular fiery feud during their careers on screen. They are, of course, Bruce Forsyth and Tommy Trinder. The rivalry between the former Strictly Come Dancing host and comedy icon was explosive, with both men appearing intent on annihilating each other in a desperate bid to stay in the limelight.

Both men came from similar backgrounds, but from the opposite ends of London. Tommy was from the south, in Streatham, while Bruce was from the north, in Edmonton. Tommy's father was a tram conductor, and Bruce's was a car mechanic. The cockney duo were driven to entertain from a young age, with Tommy making his stage debut at the tender age of 12, and Bruce at 14. They toured in their teenage years, performing comedy, singing, and dancing routines in front of tough audiences. Eventually, after years of grafting, Bruce and Tommy made their mark on television in the 1950s.

As well as having similar skits, the men looked quite alike, known for being tall and thin with massive smiles. Both had catchphrases - Bruce's was 'I'm in charge', whereas Tommy's was 'You lucky people'.

In 1955, Tommy became the first host of ITV's entertainment show Sunday Night At The London Palladium, which would go on to become one of the longest-running series in the history of British television.

On November 17, 1957, the men finally met when a young Bruce was a guest on Tommy's show. However, the news of Bruce's appearance reportedly threw Tommy into a neurotic state of mind as he suspected he might be replaced.

After Bruce's appearance, which went down a hit with viewers, Tommy would allegedly do all he could behind the scenes to hinder the youngster's progress and tell journalists how ruthlessly ambitious Bruce was.

Bruce did not hesitate to let the industry know how unprofessional and unfair Tommy had been towards him as the blows were coming in hard.

Their feuding came to an end a year later, in 1958, when Tommy was sacked from Sunday Night At The London Palladium after having offended ATV managing director Val Parnell several times.

Rubbing salt in the wounds, Bruce was hired as Tommy's replacement in 1959, and Tommy was convinced producers had picked him as his successor long before he'd left the programme. From that moment on, Tommy would despise Bruce and see him as the man who "robbed him of his career".

Bruce's career went from strength to strength while Tommy's struggled until their paths crossed in 1967 when they were in an Aladdin pantomime together.

"I had a word with the producer," Forsyth said in an interview, "and said I didn't want to be involved in any stage action where I may have to match him for ad-libs. Believe me, Tommy was a great ad-libber."

In the end, the pair were not allowed onstage together, and they went their separate ways for good after the pantomime finished.

Bruce continued to be a television star well into his eighties, whereas Tommy performed in obscure clubs and holiday camps as he remained addicted to the stage.