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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002
1h 30m
Documentary
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2002

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Jan 12, 2002
Languages
English
Production
BBC
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

30 Cast Members

Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Self (archive footage)

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Self (archive footage)

Clive Anderson

Clive Anderson

Self

John Cleese

John Cleese

Self

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Self

Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop

Self

Jonathan Miller

Jonathan Miller

Self

Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Self

Michael Parkinson

Michael Parkinson

Self

Mel Smith

Mel Smith

Self

John Fortune

John Fortune

Self

Dick Clement

Dick Clement

Self

David Frost

David Frost

Self

Ned Sherrin

Self

Wendy Cook

Self

Christopher Booker

Self

Roger Law

Self

Victor Lownes

Self

Peter Rabey

Self

Jonathan Harlow

Self

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