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Tommy Cooper at the BBC

To mark 100 years since the birth of comedy legend Tommy Cooper, Sir Lenny Henry looks back through the BBC’s archives and shares some of the great man’s funniest moments.

To mark 100 years since the birth of comedy legend Tommy Cooper, Sir Lenny Henry - one of Tommy’s biggest fans - takes a look back through the BBC’s archives and shares some of the great man’s finest and funniest moments. This collection features some of Cooper’s most famous routines, and shows that his reputation for terrible tricks that inevitably went wrong was all based on an act.He was actually a master magician, perfectly suited to television’s golden age.

29 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Apr 202402:10
BBC Four

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PresenterLenny Henry

Broadcasts

  • Fri 5 Mar 202119:35
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Fri 5 Mar 202123:35
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Sat 13 Apr 202422:30
    BBC Four
  • Fri 19 Apr 202402:10
    BBC Four

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