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Brian Cooke (born 1937) is a British comedy writer who, with co-writer Johnnie Mortimer, penned scripts for and devised many top 1970s/80s television sitcoms, including Man About the House, George and Mildred, and Robin's Nest.
Brian Cooke (1937-2004) was a prolific writer and creator of popular British sitcoms, such as Man About the House, George & Mildred, and Robin's Nest. He also adapted some radio comedies for stage and TV, such as Round the Horne and The Magic of Tommy Cooper.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- December 13, 1937
- Brian Cooke
BRIAN COOKE. Writer and Cartoonist. Brian Cooke has been drawing, writing, script-editing, producing and generally mucking about with comedy for most of his life. His long partnership with Johnnie Mortimer produced such well loved and award winning sitcoms as Father, Dear Father, Man About The House, Robin’s Nest, George and Mildred and many ...
Too Close for Comfort: Created by Brian Cooke, Earl Barret, Arne Sultan, Douglas Arango, Phil Doran. With Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Jim J. Bullock, Deborah Van Valkenburgh. In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe.
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Aug 24, 2023 · Celebrating British Icons - in Conversation with Brian Cooke: writer and co-creator of top ITV sitcoms Man About The House, George and Mildred, Robins Nest and much more. Aug 24, 2023. MIM. It's 50 years since Man About The House first burst on our screens.
Brian Cooke is a British comedy scriptwriter and playwright. He started his career as a writer for the last series of the 1960s radio comedy Round the Horne and its short-lived successor Stop Messing About.
Archive interview with celebrated comedy writer Brian Cooke, chatting about his adaptation of MEN FROM THE MINISTRY at White Bear theatre January 2017. Men From the Ministry was a classic BBC radio comedy that was broadcast from 1962-77. A precursor to ‘Yes Minister’ it lampooned the British Civil Service. Uproariously funny and often ...
