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Brian Cooke
Brian Cooke

Brian Cooke

  • 86 years old
  • English
  • Writer
Comedy Classics: Man About The House. Brian Cooke. Credit: Out Of The Blue TV

Brian Cooke is an 86-year-old English former writer.

Year Production Role
2023 Man About The House: 50 Years Of Laughter Self
2018 When Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong Self
2012 The Men From The Ministry - Overseas Episodes
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  1. E8 - Ban the Wotsit
  2. E9 - A Testing Time
  3. E10 - Pushing the Vote Out
  4. E11 - Gone to Earth
  5. E12 - Computaclanger
  6. E13 - A Great Convenience
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2007 Sound The Horne: The 100th Anniversary Of Our Ken Self
2004 Round The Horne... Revisited Writer
2004 Horne Of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken To Round The Horne Self
1999 Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
  1. E2 - The Sensational Seventies
 Self
1991 The Best Of Tommy Cooper - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer
1990 Close To Home - Series 2 Writer
1989 Close To Home - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Father and Family
  2. E2 - The Contract
  3. E3 - Double Date
  4. E4 - The Horse Race
  5. E5 - Helen's Parents
  6. E6 - She's Leaving Home
  7. E7 - A Matter of Decree
  8. E8 - Kate's Broken Heart
  9. E9 - Helen the Receptionist
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1989 Close To Home Creator
1986 Slinger's Day Creator
1986 Slinger's Day - Series 1
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  1. E1 - New Management
  2. E2 - Going Bananas
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1985 Full House - Series 1
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  1. E1 - First Time Buyers
  2. E4 - It's Only Money
  3. E5 - Little Secrets
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1984 Tripper's Day
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  1. E1 - Special Offers
  2. E2 - Foreign Parts
  3. E3 - Games People Play
  4. E4 - Token Of Esteem
  5. E5 - Alarms And Diversions
  6. E6 - Vatman And Robbin
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1983 Let There Be Love - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Crime And Punishment
  2. E2 - Fool's Mate
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1983 Tom, Dick And Harriet - Series 2
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  1. E1 - A Room With A View
  2. E2 - Baby Blues
  3. E3 - Country Life
  4. E4 - From Here To Maternity
  5. E5 - None Shall Sleep
  6. E6 - Get Out And Get Under
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1982 Tom, Dick And Harriet - Series 1
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  1. E1 - On The Town
  2. E2 - Where There's A Will
  3. E3 - Currying Favour
  4. E4 - The Last Time I Saw Paris
  5. E5 - Dog In The Manger
  6. E6 - Paternal Triangle
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1982 Let There Be Love Creator
1982 Let There Be Love - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Little Things Mean A Lot
  2. E2 - Getting To Know You
  3. E3 - Dad's The Word
  4. E4 - Man And Superman
  5. E5 - Your Place Or Mine
  6. E6 - In Sickness And In Health
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1981 Keep It In The Family - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Splitting Headaches
  2. E2 - The Judas Goat
  3. E6 - The Inferior Decorator
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1981 The Incredible Mr Tanner Writer
1981 Robin's Nest - Series 6 Writer
1980 Robin's Nest - Series 5
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  1. Special - No Room At The Inn
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1980 Keep It In The Family - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Phoney Business
  2. E2 - Home Is Where The Heat Is
  3. E3 - Games People Play
  4. E4 - ... And Not A Drop To Drink
  5. E5 - Smoke Without Fire
  6. E6 - Takeaway Sunday
  7. E7 - The Mouthtrap
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1980 Keep It In The Family Creator
1980 Keep It In The Family - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Downs And Ups
  2. E2 - One Of Those Days
  3. E3 - All Through The Night
  4. E4 - The Non-Mechanical Man
  5. E5 - Some Enchanted Evening
  6. E6 - A Friend In Need
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1979 George & Mildred - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Finders Keepers?
  2. E2 - In Sickness And In Health
  3. E3 - The Last Straw
  4. E4 - A Driving Ambition
  5. E5 - A Military Pickle
  6. E6 - Fishy Business
  7. E7 - I Gotta Horse
  8. Special - The Twenty Six Year Itch
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1979 Robin's Nest - Series 4 Writer
1978 George & Mildred - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Just The Job
  2. E2 - Days Of Beer And Rosie
  3. E3 - You Must Have Showers
  4. E4 - All Work And No Pay
  5. E5 - Nappy Days
  6. E6 - The Mating Game
  7. Special - On The Second Day Of Christmas
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1978 Robin's Nest - Series 3 Writer
1978 Robin's Nest - Series 3
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  1. E1 - You Need Hands
  2. E2 - The Candidate
  3. E3 - Just Desserts
  4. E4 - Away From All What?
  5. E5 - England Expects
  6. E6 - Once Two Is Three
  7. E7 - Dinner Date
  8. E8 - Everything You Wish Yourself
  9. E9 - Be It Ever So Humble
  10. E10 - Day Trippers
  11. E11 - The Long Distance Runner
  12. E12 - At Harm's Length
  13. E13 - The Happy Hen
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1978 George & Mildred - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Opportunity Knocks
  2. E2 - And So To Bed
  3. E3 - I Believe In Yesterday
  4. E4 - The Four Letter Word
  5. E5 - The Delivery Man
  6. E6 - Life With Father
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1978 Robin's Nest - Series 2
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  1. E1 - As Long As He Needs Me
  2. E2 - The Seven Pound Fiddle
  3. E3 - Ups & Downs
  4. E4 - Three Times Table
  5. E5 - Great Expectations
  6. E6 - Love & Marriage
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1977 George & Mildred - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Jumble Pie
  2. E2 - All Around The Clock
  3. E3 - The Travelling Man
  4. E4 - The Unkindest Cut Of All
  5. E5 - The Right Way To Travel
  6. E6 - The Dorothy Letters
  7. Special - No Business Like Show Business
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1977 The Cuckoo Waltz - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
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1977 Robin's Nest Creator
1977 Robin's Nest - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Sleeping Partners
  2. E2 - The Bistro Kids
  3. E3 - A Little Competition
  4. E4 - The Maternal Triangle
  5. E5 - Piggy In The Middle
  6. E6 - A Matter Of Note
  7. E7 - Oh Happy Day
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1977 Paradise Island Writer
1976 George & Mildred - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Moving On
  2. E2 - The Bad Penny
  3. E3 - ...And Women Must Weep
  4. E4 - Baby Talk
  5. E5 - Your Money Or Your Life
  6. E6 - Where My Caravan Has Rested
  7. E7 - The Little Dog Laughed
  8. E8 - Best Foot Forward
  9. E9 - My Husband Next Door
  10. E10 - Family Planning
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1976 Man About The House - Series 6
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  1. E1 - The Party's Over
  2. E2 - One More For The Pot
  3. E3 - The Generation Game
  4. E4 - The Sunshine Boys
  5. E5 - Mum Always Liked You Best
  6. E6 - Fire Down Below
  7. E7 - Another Bride, Another Groom
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1976 Bless This House - Series 6
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  1. E2 - Beautiful Dreamer
  2. E3 - Fish With Everything
  3. E5 - Remember Me?
  4. E6 - Something Of Value
  5. E8 - Skin Deep
  6. E9 - Friends & Neighbours
  7. E10 - Well, Well, Well...
  8. E12 - A Matter Of Principle
  9. E13 - Some Enchanted Evening
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1975 Love Thy Neighbour - Series 8
  1. E2 - Episode Two
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1975 Man About The House - Series 5
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  1. E1 - The Last Picture Show
  2. E2 - Right Said George
  3. E3 - A Little Knowledge
  4. E4 - Love And Let Love
  5. E5 - How Does Your Garden Grow
  6. E6 - Come Fly With Me
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1975 ...And Mother Makes Five - Series 3
  1. E2 - Goodbye Mr Turnbull
  2. E5 - Legs Eleven
  3. E6 - Art For Art's Sake
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1975 Love Thy Neighbour - Series 7
  1. E2 - Episode Two
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1975 Man About The House - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Home & Away
  2. E2 - One For The Road
  3. E3 - All In The Game
  4. E4 - Never Give Your Real Name
  5. E5 - The Tender Trap
  6. E6 - My Son, My Son
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1974 Bless This House - Series 5
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  1. E1 - They Don't Write Songs Like That Anymore
  2. E2 - The Gipsy's Warning
  3. E4 - Home Tweet Home
  4. E7 - Happy Birthday Sid
  5. E9 - Mr. Chairman......
  6. E10 - ....And Afterwards At....
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1974 Man About The House - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Cuckoo In The Nest
  2. E2 - Come Into My Parlour
  3. E3 - I Won't Dance, Don't Ask Me...
  4. E4 - Of Mice And Women
  5. E5 - Somebody Out There Likes Me
  6. E6 - We Shall Not Be Moved
  7. E7 - Three Of A Kind
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1974 Man About The House - Series 2
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  1. E1 - While The Cat's Away
  2. E2 - Colour Me Yellow
  3. E3 - In Praise Of Older Men
  4. E4 - Did You Ever Meet Rommel?
  5. E5 - Two Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
  6. E6 - Carry Me Back To Old Southampton
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1974 Man About The House Writer
1973 Thirty Minutes Worth - Series 3 Writer
1973 Man About The House - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Three's A Crowd
  2. E2 - And Mother Makes Four
  3. E3 - Some Enchanted Evening
  4. E4 - And Then There Were Two
  5. E5 - It's Only Money
  6. E6 - Match Of The Day
  7. E7 - No Children, No Dogs
  8. Special - All Star Comedy Carnvial
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1973 No Sex Please - We're British Writer (Adapted By)
1973 Father Dear Father Writer
1973 Father, Dear Father - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Flat Spin
  2. E2 - Home And Away
  3. E3 - It's In The Book
  4. E4 - The Right Hand Man
  5. E5 - Pop Around The Clock
  6. E6 - In All Directions
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1972 Father, Dear Father - Series 6
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  1. E1 - The Cardboard Casanova
  2. E2 - Brother, Dear Brother
  3. E3 - The Opposite Six
  4. E4 - Unaccustomed As I Am
  5. E5 - Feud, Glorious Feud
  6. E6 - The Engagement
  7. E7 - Father Of The Bride
  8. Special - All Star Comedy Carnival
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1972 Alcock And Gander
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
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1971 The Men From The Ministry - Series 7
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  1. Special - Gone to Pot
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1971 Father, Dear Father - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Proposed And Seconded
  2. E2 - The Life Of The Party
  3. E3 - Nothing But The Tooth
  4. E4 - An Explosive Situation
  5. E5 - A Book For The Bishop
  6. E6 - A Case For Inspector Glover
  7. Special - Mike & Bernie's All Star Comedy Carnival
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1971 Father, Dear Father - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Last Of The Red-Hot Mommas
  2. E2 - An Affair To Forget
  3. E3 - Housey-Housey
  4. E4 - The Reluctant Runaway
  5. E5 - Come Back Little Sheba
  6. E6 - A Domestic Comedy
  7. E7 - The Naked Truth
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1971 Kindly Leave The Kerb Writer
1970 Cribbins - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
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1970 Joe Writer
1970 Father, Dear Father - Series 3
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  1. E1 - This Is Your Wife
  2. E2 - One Dog And His Man
  3. E3 - It's Never Too Late
  4. E4 - Nobody's Indispensable
  5. E5 - The Suitable Suitor
  6. E6 - A Man About The House
  7. Special - All Star Comedy Carnival
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1969 Cribbins - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
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1969 Father, Dear Father - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Unhappy Birthday
  2. E2 - We Can't Afford A Carriage
  3. E3 - Show Me The Way To Go Home
  4. E4 - Thinner Than Water
  5. E5 - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
  6. E6 - Divorce English Style
  7. Special - All Star Comedy Carnival
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1969 Life With Cooper - Series 3
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
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1969 Stop Messing About! - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
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1968 Horne A'Plenty - Series 2 Writer
1968 Father, Dear Father - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Proposal
  2. E2 - Pussies Galore
  3. E3 - The Return Of The Mummy
  4. E4 - Publish And Be Damned
  5. E5 - It Won't Be A Stylish Marriage
  6. E6 - I Should Have Danced All Night
  7. E7 - Lost Weekend
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1968 Horne A'Plenty - Series 1 Writer
1968 The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
  1. E3 - The Fastest Gun In Finchley
  2. E4 - The Incredible Mister Tanner
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1968 Round The Horne - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. E12 - Episode Twelve
  13. E13 - Episode Thirteen
  14. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  15. E15 - Episode Fifteen
  16. E16 - Episode Sixteen
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1968 Life With Cooper - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
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1968 The Men From The Ministry - Series 4
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  1. E1 - The Battle of the River Thames
  2. E2 - The Tubby Submarine
  3. E3 - A Matter of Breeding
  4. E4 - The Great Showbiz Fiasco
  5. E5 - Up the Poll
  6. E6 - Waterway to Go
  7. E7 - Dam Nuisance
  8. E8 - The Fastest Brolly in the West
  9. E9 - Lamb takes a Gambol
  10. E10 - Four Men in a Wellington
  11. E11 - Out of this World
  12. E12 - Muddlers-in-law
  13. E13 - What has four wheels and flies?
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1967 Round The Horne - Series 3
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  1. Special - Christmas Special
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1967 Hughie Writer
1966 The Men From The Ministry - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Rebel in Regent's Park
  2. E2 - A Terrifying Weapon
  3. Special - The Post Office Pantomime
  4. E4 - All At Sea
  5. E5 - Bowler hats and sub-machine guns
  6. E6 - On the Run
  7. E7 - A Gift for Sir Gregory
  8. E9 - Customs of the Country
  9. E10 - Getting the Bird
  10. E11 - The Girl in the Case
  11. E12 - The Thing on the Beach
  12. E13 - A Slight Case of Demolition
  13. E14 - The Fastest Ship in the World
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1966 Foreign Affairs Writer
1966 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
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1965 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
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1965 The Men From The Ministry - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Pirates of Lakeview Reservoir
  2. E2 - Something About a Soldier
  3. E3 - The Trouble with Cecil
  4. E4 - Mahboni Lies over the Ocean
  5. E5 - The Man Who Made It Rain
  6. E6 - Train of Events
  7. E7 - A Degrading Business
  8. E8 - The Butcher of Glensporran
  9. E9 - Counter Spies
  10. E10 - A Question of Dundancy
  11. E11 - A Back-Dated Problem
  12. E12 - The Hole
  13. E13 - The Day the Martians Came
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1964 The Men From The Ministry - Christmas Special Writer
1962 The Men From The Ministry - Series 1 Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Brian Cooke on IMDb

Born
Monday 13th December 1937 (86 years-old)
Nationality
English
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