The Art Of Tommy Cooper
- TV documentary
- BBC Two Wales
- 2007
- 1 episode
BBC Wales documentary on the life and work of the magician and comedy legend Tommy Cooper. Features Tom O'Connor, Victor Spinetti, Betty Jones, Barry Cryer, David Beckley and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2007
- Channel
- BBC Two Wales
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Tom O'Connor, Victor Spinetti, Betty Jones, Barry Cryer, David Beckley, David Ball, Tommy Cooper and Rhod Gilbert
- Writers
- Clive Flowers
- Directors
- Clive Flowers
- Producers
- Valerie Croft and Ceri Sherlock
- Company
Tommy Cooper was a national comedy institution whose catchphrase still remains in the language today. This bumbling giant with outsized feet and hands, whose mere entrance on stage had audiences erupting with uncontrollable laughter, was born in Caerphilly in 1921.
This programme looks at the life and art of the man in the fez whose clumsy, fumbling stage magic tricks hid a real talent as a magician. His private life was complicated and often difficult but as far as his audiences were concerned, he was first and foremost a clown whose confusion with the mechanisms of everyday life made for hilarious viewing.
Contributors include Tom O'Connor and Barry Cryer.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 14th September 2007 at 7:30pm on BBC Two Wales
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 13th April 2024 at 11:00pm on BBC4
- Sunday 20th April 2014 at 9:45pm on BBC4
- Wednesday 26th June 2013 at 10:30pm on BBC4