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Well, he always came home
on Sundays. He was always there for Christmas. How can you be a good family man
when you're always away? He was always at work, wasn't he? Yeah, but Vicky really thought
the world of him, didn't she? Yes. So did Thomas. Tommy and Gwen as a pair
were brilliant. She would give as good as she gets, and then whenever he cracked a joke
at Christmastime, it was her privilege to mess it up. He was there to earn the money
and take the adulation and she was the one that
sorted him out all the time, yeah. No, that... She was the backbone,
wasn't she, really? Yeah. While Gwen brought up the children, Tommy travelled the country,
meaning hundreds of performances
each year and leading to some legendary tales
of life on the road
on Sundays. He was always there for Christmas. How can you be a good family man
when you're always away? He was always at work, wasn't he? Yeah, but Vicky really thought
the world of him, didn't she? Yes. So did Thomas. Tommy and Gwen as a pair
were brilliant. She would give as good as she gets, and then whenever he cracked a joke
at Christmastime, it was her privilege to mess it up. He was there to earn the money
and take the adulation and she was the one that
sorted him out all the time, yeah. No, that... She was the backbone,
wasn't she, really? Yeah. While Gwen brought up the children, Tommy travelled the country,
meaning hundreds of performances
each year and leading to some legendary tales
of life on the road
Full Transcript
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Well, he always came home
on Sundays.
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He was always there for Christmas.
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How can you be a good family man
when you're always away?
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He was always at work, wasn't he?
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Yeah, but Vicky really thought
the world of him, didn't she?
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Yes. So did Thomas.
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Tommy and Gwen as a pair
were brilliant.
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She would give as good as she gets,
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and then whenever he cracked a joke
at Christmastime,
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it was her privilege to mess it up.
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He was there to earn the money
and take the adulation
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and she was the one that
sorted him out all the time, yeah.
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No, that... She was the backbone,
wasn't she, really? Yeah.
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While Gwen brought up the children,
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Tommy travelled the country,
meaning hundreds of performances
each year
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and leading to some legendary tales
of life on the road.
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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.
