Live from...

Live from... was a Sunday night live entertainment variety television show that aired on ITV from 16 January 1983 to 27 November 1988 and was hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck. It was broadcast live from a theatre in London and followed in the tradition of earlier variety spectacles such as Sunday Night at the Palladium.

Live from...
Also known asLive from Her Majesty's (1983–5)
Live from the Piccadilly (1986)
Live from the Palladium (1987–8)
GenreEntertainment
Directed byAlasdair Macmillan, Ian Hamilton
Presented byJimmy Tarbuck
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes43
Production
ProducersDavid Bell, Marcus Plantin, Ian Hamilton
Production locationsHer Majesty's Theatre (1983–5)
Piccadilly Theatre (1986)
London Palladium (1987–8)
Running time60mins (inc. adverts)
Production companyLWT
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format4:3
Original release16 January 1983 (1983-01-16) 
27 November 1988 (1988-11-27)
Chronology
Related showsSunday Night at the Palladium

It is best known for showing the death of Tommy Cooper during his act on 15 April 1984.

Death of Tommy Cooper

During the second series of Live from Her Majesty's on 15 April 1984, comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed and died after suffering a massive heart attack. Cooper collapsed against the curtain, and most members of the audience were laughing, assuming that it was a joke Cooper was playing. It was not until compere Jimmy Tarbuck realised that the drop was not part of Cooper's routine, that the production crew suddenly realised what had occurred.

The show continued after an earlier than planned commercial break and after Tarbuck was reportedly informed Cooper was recovering. Backstage, while the show continued, paramedics frantically attempted to revive Cooper, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at Westminster Hospital. His death was not officially reported until the next morning, although the incident led the ITN News bulletin which followed the show.

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesLocation
116 January 198327 February 19837Her Majesty's Theatre
211 March 198429 April 19847
36 October 198510 November 19856
428 September 19862 November 19866Piccadilly Theatre
55 April 198710 May 19876London Palladium
611 October 198715 November 19876
79 October 198827 November 19885
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