Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

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2002-01-12

TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his partnership with Dudley Moore. With contributions from Cook's school friends Peter Rabey and Jonathan Harlow; Cook's first wife Wendy Cook; Cambridge University friends Tim Harrold and Roger Law; Adrian Slade (ex-president of Cambridge Footlights); Jonathan Miller; Sir David Frost; Ned Sherrin; John Bassett (creator, Beyond The Fringe); Willie Donaldson (producer, Beyond The Fringe); John Cleese; Eric Idle; Michael Parkinson; Brenda Vaccaro; John Fortune; Nicholas Luard (co-owner with Cook of The Establishment club); actress Gaye Brown; Christopher Booker; Ian Hislop; Victor Lownes and Michael Bawtree (friends of Cook); Joe McGrath; Dick Clement; Mel Smith; Clive Anderson; tv producer and executive Paul Jackson; Harry Enfield, radio presenter Clive Bull, and archival interview footage of both Cook and Dudley Moore.

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TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his partnership with Dudley Moore. With contributions from Cook's school friends Peter Rabey and Jonathan Harlow; Cook's first wife Wendy Cook; Cambridge University friends Tim Harrold and Roger Law; Adrian Slade (ex-president of Cambridge Footlights); Jonathan Miller; Sir David Frost; Ned Sherrin; John Bassett (creator, Beyond The Fringe); Willie Donaldson (producer, Beyond The Fringe); John Cleese; Eric Idle; Michael Parkinson; Brenda Vaccaro; John Fortune; Nicholas Luard (co-owner with Cook of The Establishment club); actress Gaye Brown; Christopher Booker; Ian Hislop; Victor Lownes and Michael Bawtree (friends of Cook); Joe McGrath; Dick Clement; Mel Smith; Clive Anderson; tv producer and executive Paul Jackson; Harry Enfield, radio presenter Clive Bull, and archival interview footage of both Cook and Dudley Moore.

Released

2002-01-12

Runtime

90

Director

Wendy Clarke

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Language

English

Production

BBC

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    Peter Cook

    Peter Cook
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    Dudley Moore

    Dudley Moore
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    Clive Anderson

    Clive Anderson
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    John Cleese

    John Cleese
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    Eric Idle

    Eric Idle
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    Ian Hislop

    Ian Hislop
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    Jonathan Miller

    Jonathan Miller
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    Brenda Vaccaro

    Brenda Vaccaro
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    Michael Parkinson

    Michael Parkinson
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    Mel Smith

    Mel Smith
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    John Fortune

    John Fortune
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    Dick Clement

    Dick Clement
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    David Frost

    David Frost
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    Ned Sherrin

    Ned Sherrin
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    Wendy Cook

    Wendy Cook
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    Christopher Booker

    Christopher Booker
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    Roger Law

    Roger Law
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    Victor Lownes

    Victor Lownes
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    Peter Rabey

    Peter Rabey
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    Jonathan Harlow

    Jonathan Harlow
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    Nicholas Luard

    Nicholas Luard
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    Gaye Brown

    Gaye Brown
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    Joseph McGrath

    Joseph McGrath
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    Willie Donaldson

    Willie Donaldson
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    Tim Harrold

    Tim Harrold
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    Harry Enfield

    Harry Enfield
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    Adrian Slade

    Adrian Slade
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    Paul Jackson

    Paul Jackson
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    Michael Bawtree

    Michael Bawtree
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    Clive Bull

    Clive Bull