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Tommy Cooper Forever

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.

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(SPEAKS DUTCH)
(REPLIES IN GIBBERISH) - Tommy Cooper Forever

(SPEAKS DUTCH) (REPLIES IN GIBBERISH)

The glamorous Windmill Girls drew in
male audiences in their droves, - Tommy Cooper Forever

The glamorous Windmill Girls drew in male audiences in their...

This is gonna be a bit tricky
because, you see, I am a comedian. - Tommy Cooper Forever

This is gonna be a bit tricky because, you see, I am a comed...

By the late '70s, Tommy's routine
had audiences laughing
on both sides of the Channel, - Tommy Cooper Forever

By the late '70s, Tommy's routine had audiences la...

The lights, the applause, the
costumes, the blood. Thank you. - Tommy Cooper Forever

The lights, the applause, the costumes, the blood. Thank you...

Tommy Cooper, you know,
he'd come in the canteen, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy Cooper, you know, he'd come in the canteen,

Have you ever died a death on stage
in front of an audience? - Tommy Cooper Forever

Have you ever died a death on stage in front of an audience?

They thought, 'This is a bad man
there, 6'4", can't do a trick.' - Tommy Cooper Forever

They thought, 'This is a bad man there, 6'4",...

The big fella, he should be down
the mines.' - Tommy Cooper Forever

The big fella, he should be down the mines.'

Alongside the girls, Tommy performed
six shows a day, six days a week, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Alongside the girls, Tommy performed six shows a day, six da...

No, that tray should've gone in there
first, like that. - Tommy Cooper Forever

No, that tray should've gone in there first, like that.

Tommy's many props and tricks would
be at the heart of his
best-known routines. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy's many props and tricks would be at the heart of ...

When he got onto the stage,
his timing was good, wasn't it? - Tommy Cooper Forever

When he got onto the stage, his timing was good, wasn't...

He had a van full, a couple of vans - Tommy Cooper Forever

He had a van full, a couple of vans

Without props, he would be
completely lost. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Without props, he would be completely lost.

Tommy Cooper's blend of magic
and comedy was unique. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy Cooper's blend of magic and comedy was unique.

Over three decades since
his last performance, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Over three decades since his last performance,

Tommy Cooper's unique magic act
was soon spotted, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy Cooper's unique magic act was soon spotted,

Instead, these are
the earliest known clips
of Tommy rehearsing his act - Tommy Cooper Forever

Instead, these are the earliest known clips of Tommy rehears...

Now, what I'm gonna say now,
you may laugh. I wish you would. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Now, what I'm gonna say now, you may laugh. I wish you ...

Seeing those props on TV
for a number of years - Tommy Cooper Forever

Seeing those props on TV for a number of years

These were the shelves from which
the leading magicians of their day - Tommy Cooper Forever

These were the shelves from which the leading magicians of t...

We are in Davenport's magic museum. - Tommy Cooper Forever

We are in Davenport's magic museum.

(CLICK) - Tommy Cooper Forever

Shall I give it a go? - Tommy Cooper Forever

Shall I give it a go?

Very famous trick now,
the bottle-and-glass trick. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Very famous trick now, the bottle-and-glass trick.

It's gone from there over there... - Tommy Cooper Forever

It's gone from there over there...

And then I guess at the end... - Tommy Cooper Forever

And then I guess at the end...

Younger brother David also shared
a passion for conjuring, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Younger brother David also shared a passion for conjuring,

Today David's wife Zena runs
her late husband's magic shop - Tommy Cooper Forever

Today David's wife Zena runs her late husband's ma...

David and Tommy were very, very
similar in their sense of humour. - Tommy Cooper Forever

David and Tommy were very, very similar in their sense of hu...

Mary worked with Tommy for 17 years - Tommy Cooper Forever

Mary worked with Tommy for 17 years

Cos Dad was funny as well,
wasn't he? - Tommy Cooper Forever

Cos Dad was funny as well, wasn't he?

Don't you talk to me like that.
I'll talk to you any way I want. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Don't you talk to me like that. I'll talk to you a...

Tommy's private life was a tangle
and we all felt for him on that. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy's private life was a tangle and we all felt for h...

Here the couple brought up
their two children Vicky and Thomas. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Here the couple brought up their two children Vicky and Thom...

Well, he always came home
on Sundays. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Well, he always came home on Sundays.

Tommy Cooper, he loved
a live audience. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy Cooper, he loved a live audience.

What he liked was where it was him
and the audience, - Tommy Cooper Forever

What he liked was where it was him and the audience,

'Throw that tramp out,' he cried,
'He contaminates the air!' - Tommy Cooper Forever

'Throw that tramp out,' he cried, 'He contami...

The banker said, 'So what?' - Tommy Cooper Forever

The banker said, 'So what?'

15 years wasted. - Tommy Cooper Forever

15 years wasted.

I was sitting in my dressing-room
and then this weird bloke - Tommy Cooper Forever

I was sitting in my dressing-room and then this weird bloke

If you compered a show for him
the first time - Tommy Cooper Forever

If you compered a show for him the first time

Here's a little trick now, empty,
empty there, empty there, look. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Here's a little trick now, empty, empty there, empty th...

I'm locked in. I can't get out. - Tommy Cooper Forever

I'm locked in. I can't get out.

I am, I'm in my dressing room.
All the lights have gone off. - Tommy Cooper Forever

I am, I'm in my dressing room. All the lights have gone...

By the turn of the '60s, - Tommy Cooper Forever

By the turn of the '60s,

Oh, it's dark in here.
Where's the door? - Tommy Cooper Forever

Oh, it's dark in here. Where's the door?

It was about the expectation of him. - Tommy Cooper Forever

It was about the expectation of him.

..taught me this.
Said, "Go out and warm them up." - Tommy Cooper Forever

..taught me this. Said, "Go out and warm them up."

Now, which way is the corridor?
Must be to their right,
I'll go right, I'll go right. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Now, which way is the corridor? Must be to their right, I�...

And in 1961 he set his sights
on the pop charts - Tommy Cooper Forever

And in 1961 he set his sights on the pop charts

And the record for how long it took
Tommy to get on the stage following - Tommy Cooper Forever

And the record for how long it took Tommy to get on the stag...

Of course when he came on,
the roof just exploded. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Of course when he came on, the roof just exploded.

The thing is, he's original. - Tommy Cooper Forever

The thing is, he's original.

There was a warmth between him
and the audience. - Tommy Cooper Forever

There was a warmth between him and the audience.

He could stay on for an hour
and it was getting better
and better and better. - Tommy Cooper Forever

He could stay on for an hour and it was getting better and b...

He was a one-off. He was a one-off. - Tommy Cooper Forever

He was a one-off. He was a one-off.

Taking the bookings
was his agent Miff Ferrie, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Taking the bookings was his agent Miff Ferrie,

The '70s had proved another
golden decade for Tommy Cooper, - Tommy Cooper Forever

The '70s had proved another golden decade for Tommy Coo...

MAYOH: If you were casting
a West End agent, - Tommy Cooper Forever

MAYOH: If you were casting a West End agent,

But behind the laughs
of a performer
who entertained millions - Tommy Cooper Forever

But behind the laughs of a performer who entertained million...

He was not a writer,
he was not a producer, - Tommy Cooper Forever

He was not a writer, he was not a producer,

I saw him interviewed later in life
and the interviewer said, - Tommy Cooper Forever

I saw him interviewed later in life and the interviewer said...

But it wasn't just alcohol
that threatened Tommy's career. - Tommy Cooper Forever

But it wasn't just alcohol that threatened Tommy's...

One day, I happened to pop
into his dressing room - Tommy Cooper Forever

One day, I happened to pop into his dressing room

He was the editor, virtually,
before the script even got
to the producer. - Tommy Cooper Forever

He was the editor, virtually, before the script even got to ...

In 1977, Tommy was booked to perform
at a conference in Rome, - Tommy Cooper Forever

In 1977, Tommy was booked to perform at a conference in Rome...

The desire to lose himself
in a drink - Tommy Cooper Forever

The desire to lose himself in a drink

Tommy Cooper and Miff were
great friends at the start, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy Cooper and Miff were great friends at the start,

When he did stop for a while because - Tommy Cooper Forever

When he did stop for a while because

I know it's a long way up, come on. - Tommy Cooper Forever

I know it's a long way up, come on.

No. Look, I'll put it in there
like that. Open your hand. - Tommy Cooper Forever

No. Look, I'll put it in there like that. Open your han...

The audience loved his act, - Tommy Cooper Forever

The audience loved his act,

His act was the failed magician. - Tommy Cooper Forever

His act was the failed magician.

It was like Les Dawson
when he plays the piano badly. - Tommy Cooper Forever

It was like Les Dawson when he plays the piano badly.

Tommy said, 'Where the cucumbers
was, your head's going,'
or words to that effect. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy said, 'Where the cucumbers was, your head's ...

Tommy's ready to put it down, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy's ready to put it down,

FIRMAN: By and large,
the tricks always went wrong, - Tommy Cooper Forever

FIRMAN: By and large, the tricks always went wrong,

If I hadn't noticed those clips
weren't in position, - Tommy Cooper Forever

If I hadn't noticed those clips weren't in positio...

Tommy's appearance on Parkinson
regenerated interest in his career, - Tommy Cooper Forever

Tommy's appearance on Parkinson regenerated interest in...

BERGLAS: I have to say
he was a great magician - Tommy Cooper Forever

BERGLAS: I have to say he was a great magician

Hello, Anna. Hello. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Hello, Anna. Hello.

MALE ANNOUNCER:
Tonight, presenting...Tommy Cooper! - Tommy Cooper Forever

MALE ANNOUNCER: Tonight, presenting...Tommy Cooper!

In 1984 four years after
his last series, - Tommy Cooper Forever

In 1984 four years after his last series,

Cor, it's dark in there. - Tommy Cooper Forever

Cor, it's dark in there.

So, as Britain entered
a new world of colour TV, - Tommy Cooper Forever

So, as Britain entered a new world of colour TV,

In the afternoon at rehearsals, - Tommy Cooper Forever

In the afternoon at rehearsals,

(LAUGHS) - Tommy Cooper Forever

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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.

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