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When he got onto the stage,
his timing was good, wasn't it? That was the whole point.
Of course, the audience
did stop and listen to him. They did, I remember,
especially those first three rows. They all had their newspapers
and if they got bored, they'd bring out
their newspapers and read them.
They never did it with him. And I said to him, "Doctor,"
I said, "I've got a bad foot. What shall I do?" He said, "Limp." So, that's what Tommy did,
he learnt his trade, really,
at the Windmill. Yes. That was the start
of a big career. It's amazing. Thank you. Thank you
his timing was good, wasn't it? That was the whole point.
Of course, the audience
did stop and listen to him. They did, I remember,
especially those first three rows. They all had their newspapers
and if they got bored, they'd bring out
their newspapers and read them.
They never did it with him. And I said to him, "Doctor,"
I said, "I've got a bad foot. What shall I do?" He said, "Limp." So, that's what Tommy did,
he learnt his trade, really,
at the Windmill. Yes. That was the start
of a big career. It's amazing. Thank you. Thank you
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When he got onto the stage,
his timing was good, wasn't it?
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That was the whole point.
Of course, the audience
did stop and listen to him.
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They did, I remember,
especially those first three rows.
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They all had their newspapers
and if they got bored,
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they'd bring out
their newspapers and read them.
They never did it with him.
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And I said to him, "Doctor,"
I said, "I've got a bad foot.
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What shall I do?" He said, "Limp."
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So, that's what Tommy did,
he learnt his trade, really,
at the Windmill.
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Yes. That was the start
of a big career. It's amazing.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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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.
