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Cos Dad was funny as well,
wasn't he? It was difficult because
he looked so much like Tommy that he went for auditions
and what-have-you and it was no good. Tommy was too good and special. By 1956, three years
after his debut performance for the Queen
at the Royal Variety Show, success had afforded Tommy
and wife Gwen the chance to move to their dream family home
in Chiswick in West London
wasn't he? It was difficult because
he looked so much like Tommy that he went for auditions
and what-have-you and it was no good. Tommy was too good and special. By 1956, three years
after his debut performance for the Queen
at the Royal Variety Show, success had afforded Tommy
and wife Gwen the chance to move to their dream family home
in Chiswick in West London
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Cos Dad was funny as well,
wasn't he?
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It was difficult because
he looked so much like Tommy
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that he went for auditions
and what-have-you
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and it was no good.
00:00:11.088 --> 00:00:15.044
Tommy was too good and special.
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By 1956, three years
after his debut performance
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for the Queen
at the Royal Variety Show,
00:00:22.012 --> 00:00:25.044
success had afforded Tommy
and wife Gwen the chance to move
00:00:25.052 --> 00:00:28.088
to their dream family home
in Chiswick in West London.
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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.
