A look at the life of John Cooper Clarke. From his rise as a 'punk poet', through his heroin addiction, and finally to his comeback.

John Cooper, the biggest Hollywood star of his generation, partied away his career and vanished from the public eye. Years later, a documentary crew finds him living on the couch of his biggest fan in a tiny one bedroom apartment, and captures his moronic attempts to rebuild his career from scratch.

For over 40 years, the iconic John Clarke tickled the funny bones of Australian and New Zealand audiences. Now, in this intimately produced documentary, hear his story in his own words. In a remarkable series of recorded conversations between John and his daughter, writer/director Lorin Clarke, he traces his steadfast resistance to authority back to his childhood and offers delightful insights into his four decades in the entertainment industry.

Broadcast in 1975, this series features 6 episodes where Tommy performs on stage gags and tricks, a musical number by Lynsey de Paul, a sketch featuring a couple of guest stars and finishes off with 'Fez To Fez' where David Hamilton doubles up as an interviewer to probe Tommy's mind.

The Valas's, a deep-rooted cattle family and their quiet ranch hand, Cooper, work through a long Montana summer. When the eldest Valas son turns to cattle rustling and goes missing the family must deal with the aftermath. As pressure builds and their world falls apart they discover that blood is not always thicker than water.

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Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue and Bob Too" and "Elephant" inspired a generation of British actors, writers and directors that changed cinema forever. This documentary features rare behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with friends and colleagues of Clarke, including Tim Roth, Danny Boyle, Stephen Frears, Ray Winstone and Phil Daniels.

The antics of character actor Cooper and the unique group of LA natives who frequent his neighborhood bar.

Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news.