Brian Cooke has been drawing, writing, script-editing and generally mucking about with comedy for most of his life. His long partnership with Johnnie Mortimer included such well loved and award winning sitcoms as Man About The House, Father, Dear Father, Robin's Nest, George and Mildred  and many more.  On his own he created Tripper's Day for Leonard Rossiter, and Close to Home for Paul Nicholas. Together and solo, Brian and Johnnie wrote shows and series for such comedy legends as Bernard Cribbins, Frankie Howerd, Ronnie Barker, Marty Feldman, and Bruce Forsyth. For eight years Brian was a Comedy Advisor to Thames Television and he's worked extensively in America. Canada, and Australia..anwhere where English can be twisted around to get a laugh. He's still the only comedy writer to have a #1 show in the American and English ratings in the same week. In 2005, his latest show, a theatre version of round the Horn..Revisted ran for a year and a half in London's West End.