Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe 22 years old

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. (Synopsis BFI)

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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe Cast

Name Character
Eric Idle He was 58, now 81 years old
John Cleese He was 62, now 84 years old
Dudley Moore He was 66, 66 years old when he died
Peter Cook He was 64, 57 years old when he died
Ian Hislop He was 41, now 63 years old

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe Crew

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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe (22 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, January 12, 2002
  • Runtime: 90 minutes