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| Rhys Ifans | ... | Peter Cook | |
| Aidan McArdle | ... | Dudley Moore | |
| Jodie Rimmer | ... | Wendy Snowden | |
| Camilla Power | ... | Judy Huxtable | |
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Daphne Cheung | ... | Lin Chong |
| Jonathan Aris | ... | Jonathan Miller | |
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Louise Wallace | ... | Sparkly Top Woman |
| Alan Cox | ... | Alan Bennett | |
| Josephine Davison | ... | Eleanor Bron | |
| Richard Durden | ... | Proctor | |
| Robin Soans | ... | Mr. Boylett | |
| Charmaine Guest | ... | Violin Girl | |
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Brett O'Gorman | ... | David Frost |
| Joanna Morrison | ... | Dawn | |
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Derek Payne | ... | Audience Member |
This affectionate documentary examines the turbulent partnership of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, the double act that re-defined the comedy genre. It follows their beginnings in London's West End through their rise to stardom which won them accolades but forced a wedge between them. Written by Anonymous
After a slightly shaky start this dramatisation of the life of Peter Cook, centring on his relationship with his sometime comic partner Dudley Moore, became thoroughly engrossing. Credit must go to Rhys Ifans, an actor who I previously only knew as the irritating Welsh hippie type in Notting Hill, who caught the look, voice and mannerisms of Peter Cook perfectly. Aidan McArdle was also excellent as Dudley Moore, an amiable type who was put through hell by the self-loathing Cook. Terry Johnson's script was also very good; although some telescoping of incidents occurred, this can be excused in the name of dramatic license. In all an interesting look at a man with undoubted intelligence and talent who always wanted something more but was never sure what it was he was looking for.