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Tommy Cooper Forever

Aged 14, Tommy left schoolto take up an apprenticeship with the British Power Boat...

Aged 14, Tommy left school
to take up an apprenticeship with the British Power Boat Company
at Hythe on Southampton Water

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Aged 14, Tommy left school to take up an apprenticeship
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with the British Power Boat Company at Hythe on Southampton Water.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:28
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 And it was here, one Christmas in the works canteen, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:11
And it was here, one Christmas in the works canteen,
S01 • E01 ..a moment he recalled in this rare candid interview - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:08
..a moment he recalled in this rare candid interview
S01 • E01 This footage has never been shown on national television - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:06
This footage has never been shown on national television
S01 • E01 I was doing a straight magic act, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:31
I was doing a straight magic act,
S01 • E02 It was about half a dozen comedians - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:06
It was about half a dozen comedians
S01 • E02 I went to the doctor this morning. And he looked at me like that. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:18
I went to the doctor this morning. And he looked at me like ...
S01 • E02 Because of the impressionists, some people thought I was on. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:06
Because of the impressionists, some people thought I was on.
S01 • E01 ..and Tommy Cooper signed up to serve his country. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:05
..and Tommy Cooper signed up to serve his country.
S01 • E02 Signing for Thames meant Tommy was joining - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:09
Signing for Thames meant Tommy was joining
S01 • E01 I knew very well I would be called up for the forces, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:23
I knew very well I would be called up for the forces,
S01 • E02 # On like clear day, rise and look around you... - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:06
# On like clear day, rise and look around you...
S01 • E02 Thames boss Brian Tesler, the man who had also launched the TV career of Bruce Forsyth, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:27
Thames boss Brian Tesler, the man who had also launched the ...
S01 • E01 Dennis Powell met Tommy Cooper in 1946 - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:11
Dennis Powell met Tommy Cooper in 1946
S01 • E01 Tommy, Thomas Frederick Cooper's book from the army, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:42
Tommy, Thomas Frederick Cooper's book from the army,
S01 • E01 Unable to fight, he successfully auditioned to join ENSA, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:08
Unable to fight, he successfully auditioned to join ENSA,
S01 • E01 Dennis still remembers one of his earliest performances. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:05
Dennis still remembers one of his earliest performances.
S01 • E01 And I introduced. He came on and he stood there. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:59
And I introduced. He came on and he stood there.
S01 • E02 Delilah! Oh, sorry. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:15
Delilah! Oh, sorry.
S01 • E02 Tommy was sitting at the piano, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:30
Tommy was sitting at the piano,
S01 • E01 Put that custard down, miss, you're under arrest. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:13
Put that custard down, miss, you're under arrest.