United Kingdom / Jan 12, 2002
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe (2002)
1h 30minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brenda Vaccaro | Self |
| Michael Parkinson | Self |
| Mel Smith | Self |
| John Fortune | Self |
| Dick Clement | Self |
| David Frost | Self |
| Ned Sherrin | Self |
| Wendy Cook | Self |
| Christopher Booker | Self |
| Roger Law | Self |
| Victor Lownes | Self |
| Peter Rabey | Self |
| Jonathan Harlow | Self |
| Nicholas Luard | Self |
| Gaye Brown | Self |
| Joseph McGrath | Self |
| Willie Donaldson | Self |
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| Tim Harrold | Self |
| Harry Enfield | Self |
| Adrian Slade | Self |
| Paul Jackson | Self |
| Michael Bawtree | Self |
| Clive Bull | Self |
Genres
DocumentaryComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC |
| Release date | 12 gennaio 2002 |
| Executive producer | Caroline Wright |
| Production | Lucy Kenwright |
| Editing | Pete Drinkwater, Andrew Parkinson |
| Cinematography | John Sorapure, Jeremy Hewson |
| Camera operators | John Sorapure, Jeremy Hewson |
| Additional photography | John Sorapure, Jeremy Hewson |
| Music | Chris Duncan-Brown, Steve Bowden, Joe Waters, Alastair Widgery, Matt Lygo |
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