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Series of specials showcasing the muchloved comedian, demonstrating his unique brand of mistimed magic and horrendous oneliners. Thomas henty born thomas john cooper 19 january 1956 august 1988 was an english actor, and the son of the magician and prop comedian tommy cooper. Tommy tracks down a murderer which results in him getting mixed into a television production of doctor frankenstein. There, he worked on a number of wellknown pop records in the early 1980s. By the time he died aged 63, he was down to around 6ft 2in, which he looked around other celebs around this time. More magic and mayhem from tommy coopers riotous 1970s series. Streaming and mp4 video download for tommy season 1 episode 5 s01e05. Hiphop duo dan le sac vs scroobius pip wrote the song tommy c, about coopers.
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