Tommy made his television debut in Leslie Henson's Christmas Eve Party Dec 24, 1947.
Comedy Capers 1948 BBC 1x30m
A mixture of stand up and sketch material featuring George Gee and Georgie Wood
Gala Variety 1950 BBC
A celebration of the opening of the BBC's Lime Grove studios.
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It's Magic 1952 BBC 8x45m
This show which combined 'mischief, music and mystery'
The last series Cooper would make for the BBC
Television's Christmas Party 1952 BBC (105 Min) & 1954 (100 Min)
Tommy made two guest appearances on this'live' Christmas entertainment show
Cooper (or Life With Tommy) 1957 Associated-Redifussion 12x30m
First for ITV, Sitcom based
The Tommy Cooper Hour 1957 ATV 1x60m
A single show screened under the banner Val Parnell's Saturday Spectacular
Cooper's Capers 1958 ATV 6x30m
Comedy sketches more than his magic
Cooperama UK 1966 ABC 7x35m
Sketch show
Life With Cooper 1966 ABC-Thames 20x30m
Reliving fictional comic situations from his past
Sykes Versus ITV 1967 ABC 1x60m
Courtroom trial with Eric Sykes
Photo © Thames Television
Cooper At Large 1968 Thames 1x45m
Second of Tommy Cooper's 'specials' for Thames
Cooper King-size 1968 Thames 1x60m
Classic routines from the unlikely location of his studio dressing room
Tommy Cooper 1969 LWT 13x30m
Bad jokes and bad magic, performed with the same immaculately timed Cooper delivery
The Tommy Cooper Hour 1973 Thames 9x60m
One-hour specials
Cooper 1975 Thames 6x30m
A series with Cooper joined in each edition by actors for a sketch
Tommy Cooper's Guest Night 1976 Thames 1x60m
Arthur Askey for a song-and-dance act, take to the floor with Lionel Blair
Tommy with Michael Parkinson
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An hilarious interview with Michael Parkinson
Cooper - Just Like That 1978 Thames 6x30m
Magic fun with different star guests
The Tommy Cooper Show 1978 Thames 1x60m
Tommy's magic moments
Cooper's Half Hour 1980 Thames 6x30m
Tommy wrote this show too
It's Your Move 1982 Thames 1x30m
Almost dialogue-free film
The Eric Sykes 1990 Show 1982 Thames 1x60m
Eric Sykes comedy plotting the near-future of TV, Tommy played an entertainer
The Bob Monkhouse Show 1983 BBC Series One 1x55m
Monkhouse introduced his guests, gave them space to perform extracts from their
stage-shows and then participated in 'scripted' interviews in which he
generously played straightman, allowing them to air more of their material.
The Main Attraction 1983 BBC Series One 1x45m
A Saturday-night entertainment show in which comedians featured extensively.
Photo © British Broadcasting Corporation
Photo © British Broadcasting Corporation
