Tommy Cooper

David Threlfall on Tommy Cooper

He can never remember jokes and he can't do magic - so how did Shameless star David Threlfall fill the shoes of Tommy Cooper for ITV's new biopic, Not Like That, Like This?

TV loves a tragic stand-up... but who's next?

We've had Kenneth Williams, Kenny Everett, Frankie Howerd and Steptoe & Son - now Tommy Cooper is getting the tears-of-a-clown dramatic treatment.

Tommy Cooper drama preview

Your opinion of Tommy Cooper may not change but you will have a greater understanding of what life may have been like for him.

Tommy Cooper: genius or fool?

Thirty years after his death, David Quantick pays tribute to an unlikely comedy god.

Tommy Cooper drama portrays a wife-beating alcoholic

Fans say Tommy Cooper - famed for his red fez and "just like that" catchphrase - should be remembered for his talent rather than rumours about his private life.

Tommy Cooper's genius was in the love behind the laughs

Love. Now there's a word at the heart of all the laughter he brought. And one sadly absent from so much of the comedy that followed him.

Tommy Cooper - Flawed Genius

Thomas Frederick Cooper, born on 19 March 1921 in Caerphilly, Wales, was not born big. In fact the midwife said he was a weakling.

Audio: Memories of Tommy Cooper 30 years after he died

Thirty years ago today Caerphilly-born comedian Tommy Cooper died of a heart attack while performing live on TV.

Tudor Jones, a former comedy script writer and secretary of the Tommy Cooper Society, talked about his memories of the performer on BBC Radio Wales.

Interview: Jason Manford on Tommy Cooper

It's become a cliche that the audience are laughing before he spoke, but they actually were.

ITV biopic focuses on alcoholic side of Tommy Cooper

His fans loved him but a new biopic of the comedian explores his darker side as a violent alcoholic who couldn't choose between his wife and mistress.