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Tommy Cooper Forever

Signing for Thames meant Tommywas joining the likes of Frankie Howerd andBenny Hill in...

Signing for Thames meant Tommy
was joining the likes of Frankie Howerd and
Benny Hill in what was the comedy
powerhouse of British television

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Signing for Thames meant Tommy was joining
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the likes of Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill in what was the comedy powerhouse of British television.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:36
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2

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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 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.
S01 • E01 Oh, it's dark in there. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:07
Oh, it's dark in there.
S01 • E02 It was a golden era of comedy for television's most cherished of stars, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:22
It was a golden era of comedy for television's most che...
S01 • E01 He used to ask us what we thought of... - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:11
He used to ask us what we thought of...
S01 • E01 Alexandria, Egypt, 1946, and Corporal Tommy Cooper, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:13
Alexandria, Egypt, 1946, and Corporal Tommy Cooper,
S01 • E02 ANNOUNCER: And now, here he is in person, that gaga giant from Chiswick, Tommy Cooper! - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:38
ANNOUNCER: And now, here he is in person, that gaga giant fr...
S01 • E01 She was the pianist and singer. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:27
She was the pianist and singer.
S01 • E02 His British shows with subtitles were drawing in massive audiences on Dutch TV. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:08
His British shows with subtitles were drawing in massive aud...
S01 • E01 Just two months after the couple first met, - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:06
Just two months after the couple first met,
S01 • E02 They translated, of course, in Holland, but it translated not good, I think. - Tommy Cooper Forever 00:40
They translated, of course, in Holland, but it translated no...