| 词条 | Brian Cooke |
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| name = Brian Cooke | image = | birth_name = Brian Cooke | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1937}} | birth_place = Liverpool, Merseyside England, UK | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Scriptwriter | nationality = British | period = 1968–1990 | genre = Television sitcom | notableworks = Father, Dear Father (1968–1973) Alcock and Gander (1972) Man About the House (1973–1976) George and Mildred (1976–1979) Robin's Nest (1977–1981) Let There Be Love (1982–1983) Tom, Dick and Harriet (1982–1983) Tripper's Day (1984) Full House (1985–1986) Slinger's Day (1986–1987) Close to Home (1989–1990) | spouse = | partner = }} Brian Cooke (born 1937, in Liverpool, Merseyside) is a British comedy writer who, along with co-writer, Johnnie Mortimer, wrote scripts for and devised many of the top television sitcoms during 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 late-1960s/early-1970s sitcom Father, Dear Father starring Patrick Cargill.[1] 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. Early careerStarting off as a cartoonist during his term of national service, he soon began to sell strips to magazines and newspapers. He met Johnnie Mortimer at a cartoonists convention. They also wrote the screenplays for the film version of the play No Sex Please, We're British, and the movie versions of their series Man About the House and Father Dear Father.[2] ScriptwriterEarlier in his career Cooke was a writer for the last series of the 1960s radio series Round the Horne and its short-lived successor Stop Messing About. He had much success in 2003-5 when he revived the format for a theatre tribute show, Round the Horne ... Revisited, which ran in the West End for 15 months and spawned three national tours. In 2004 it was made into a television film, with the original London cast, by BBC Four.[3] Stop Messing About was also turned into a stage play in 2009. References1. ^{{cite web|last=Lewisohn|first=Mark|authorlink=|title=BBC Guide To Comedy - Brian Cooke|work=|publisher=BBC|date=|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/c/cooke_brian.shtml |doi=|accessdate=2007-11-09 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060517225820/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/c/cooke_brian.shtml |archivedate = 2006-05-17}} 2. ^{{cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |title=Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer |work= |publisher=PFD |date= |url=http://www.pfd.co.uk/clients/cookeb/h-pwr.html |doi= |accessdate=2007-11-09 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113013629/http://www.pfd.co.uk/clients/cookeb/h-pwr.html |archivedate=2007-11-13 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Lewisohn|first=Mark|authorlink=|title=BBC Guide To Comedy - Round The Horne Revisited|work=|publisher=BBC|date=|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/r/roundthehorne_999050401.shtml|doi=|accessdate=2007-11-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215012532/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/r/roundthehorne_999050401.shtml|archivedate=2006-02-15}} External links
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