Tommy Cooper: Life With Cooper DVD

With his uniquely chaotic blend of fluffed magic and lame jokes, Tommy Cooper was a constant and instantly recognisable presence on television for four decades. A firm favourite with the public, his variety shows were always eagerly awaited - Eric Sykes hailed Tommy Cooper as the funniest man in the world , so it's hardly surprising that it was noted he only had to walk on stage to cause hysterics ! Unseen for fifty years, Life With Cooper was the show that cemented Tommy's popularity with the viewing audience in the latter half of the 1960s. A sideways look at... the some of the ridiculous things that happen to him on a daily basis shows the blundering comedian coping with, amongst other things, his horoscope, getting a passport, joining the army and the thundering calamity of a lack of cash! Guest stars include Stanley Unwin, Henry McGee, Warren Mitchell, Sheila Hancock, June Whitfield, Derek Guyler, Dandy Nichols and Patricia Hayes. SPECIAL FEATURE: The sole surviving episode of Cooperama - Tommy's only other series for ABC Television. [show more]

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