The Tommy Cooper Hour (1973)
Tommy Cooper stars in a series of hour-long specials dedicated to his unique and hilarious blend of comedy and magic.
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Episode 1 - 31 October 1973
Release Date: 1973-10-31See the incredible 'One Mam Theatre', in which our hero plays 400 parts! See the only holder of a black belt in defensive origami!
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Episode 2 - Tommy Cooper's Christmas
Release Date: 1973-12-25Tommy adds his touch to the season of goodwill, showing how to cook a duck egg omelette, play snooker with a sand wedge and ride an ostrich.
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Episode 3 - 2 January 1974
Release Date: 1974-01-02Meet Marmaduke Marmalade, the puppet who's behind with his tax, Fred the fish and Brigadier Fotherington-Smythe and Kommandant Frizt von Schweinhund, who only have a nose between them.
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Episode 4 - 24 April 1974
Release Date: 1974-04-24See 'Sally the Sailor' with Tommy in both parts, a visit to a tailor to have his suit destroyed, an exploding Scout Master and two Adolf Hitlers!
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Episode 5 - 11 September 1974
Release Date: 1974-09-11"Hour" (OWR) n. 60 minutes (pl): fixed habitual time for work, etc; Tommy's hour, though, is a 'Fixed Habitual Time' foe laughter, magic and fun!
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Episode 6 - 2 October 1974
Release Date: 1974-10-02Tommy tries his hand, or to be more precise, his feet, as a dancer in a revived 1940s musical and demonstrates the art of fund-raising.
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Episode 7 - 27 November 1974
Release Date: 1974-11-27Tommy offers a masterclass in ventriloquism and plans to show another of his mystery movies (where what he does is a mystery even to him until it happens!)
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Episode 8 - 25 December 1974
Release Date: 1974-12-25Tommy and his special guests pull out all the stops to present fun-packed, festive extravaganza for Christmas Day!
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Episode 9 - 26 February 1975
Release Date: 1975-02-26See Tommy track down a murderer, drive a van over a steeplechase course, take on a heavyweight boxer, ruin a soul singer's performances, give a new dimension to Frankenstein's Monster and drive a television doctor to the point of tears.