Brian Cooke Writer

Brian Cooke (born 1937, in Liverpool, England) is a British comedy writer who, along with co-writer Johnnie Mortimer wrote scripts for and devised many of the top TV sitcoms of the 1970s, including Man About the House, George and Mildred and Robin's Nest. Cooke also wrote and created the 1980s TV sitcom Keep It in the Family, starring Robert Gillespie and the 1960s sitcom Father, Dear Father starring Patrick Cargill. Man About the House, George and Mildred, Robin's Nest, and Keep It in the Family were remade for American television as Three's Company, The Ropers, Three's a Crowd, and Too Close for Comfort.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1937
Birth nameBrian Cooke
Birth place
England , Liverpool , United Kingdom , Merseyside
Nationality
United Kingdom
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Writer

Career start1968
Career end1990
genre
Television
notable work
Man About the House
Father Dear Father
Alcock and Gander
Close to Home (1989 TV series)
Robin's Nest
Full House (UK TV series)
Tom Dick and Harriet
George and Mildred
Tripper's Day
Slinger's Day
Let There Be Love (TV series)

Brian Cooke on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/round-the-horne.shtml
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/c/cooke_brian.shtml