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Tommy Cooper Forever

15 years wasted. Les Dennis was in his early 20s when he unexpectedly methis comedy hero

15 years wasted. Les Dennis was in his early 20s when he unexpectedly met
his comedy hero

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15 years wasted.
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Les Dennis was in his early 20s
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when he unexpectedly met his comedy hero.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:15
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1

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Movie Summary

Two-part celebration of Tommy Cooper's life and work. Three decades have passed since Tommy Cooper died, but the nation's love of this unique magician has endured. With contributions from family, friends who worked with him and famous fans, the programme reveals how an act that started out in the desert during the Second World War went on to take the comedy world by storm.
S01 • E01 I was sitting in my dressing-room and then this weird bloke - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:39
I was sitting in my dressing-room and then this weird bloke
S01 • E02 If you compered a show for him the first time - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:35
If you compered a show for him the first time
S01 • E01 Here's a little trick now, empty, empty there, empty there, look. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:07
Here's a little trick now, empty, empty there, empty th...
S01 • E02 I'm locked in. I can't get out. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:04
I'm locked in. I can't get out.
S01 • E02 I am, I'm in my dressing room. All the lights have gone off. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:04
I am, I'm in my dressing room. All the lights have gone...
S01 • E01 By the turn of the '60s, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:07
By the turn of the '60s,
S01 • E02 Oh, it's dark in here. Where's the door? - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:04
Oh, it's dark in here. Where's the door?
S01 • E02 It was about the expectation of him. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:11
It was about the expectation of him.
S01 • E01 ..taught me this. Said, "Go out and warm them up." - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:08
..taught me this. Said, "Go out and warm them up."
S01 • E02 Now, which way is the corridor? Must be to their right, I'll go right, I'll go right. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:06
Now, which way is the corridor? Must be to their right, I�...
S01 • E01 And in 1961 he set his sights on the pop charts - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:14
And in 1961 he set his sights on the pop charts
S01 • E02 And the record for how long it took Tommy to get on the stage following - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:13
And the record for how long it took Tommy to get on the stag...
S01 • E02 Of course when he came on, the roof just exploded. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:12
Of course when he came on, the roof just exploded.
S01 • E02 The thing is, he's original. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:13
The thing is, he's original.
S01 • E02 There was a warmth between him and the audience. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:11
There was a warmth between him and the audience.
S01 • E02 He could stay on for an hour and it was getting better and better and better. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:13
He could stay on for an hour and it was getting better and b...
S01 • E02 He was a one-off. He was a one-off. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:13
He was a one-off. He was a one-off.
S01 • E01 Taking the bookings was his agent Miff Ferrie, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:07
Taking the bookings was his agent Miff Ferrie,
S01 • E02 The '70s had proved another golden decade for Tommy Cooper, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:14
The '70s had proved another golden decade for Tommy Coo...
S01 • E01 MAYOH: If you were casting a West End agent, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:29
MAYOH: If you were casting a West End agent,