The Undiscovered Peter Cook

The Undiscovered Peter Cook

60 mins | Comedy, Documentary | Nov. 16, 2016

Documentary about Britain's greatest satirist Peter Cook, with unprecedented access to his private recordings, diaries, letters, photographs and much more. Following his death, Peter Cook's widow Lin locked the door of his house and refused all access to the media. Until this year, when she invited her friend Victor Lewis-Smith and a BBC crew inside to make a documentary about the man she knew and loved.

The Undiscovered Peter Cook

60 mins | Comedy, Documentary | Nov. 16, 2016

The Undiscovered Peter Cook
Documentary about Britain's greatest satirist Peter Cook, with unprecedented access to his private recordings, diaries, letters, photographs and much more. Following his death, Peter Cook's widow Lin locked the door of his house and refused all access to the media. Until this year, when she invited her friend Victor Lewis-Smith and a BBC crew inside to make a documentary about the man she knew and loved.
Producers
Original title The Undiscovered Peter Cook
Directors Geraldine Geraghty
Writers

Cast

Peter Cook

as Himself (archive)

Dudley Moore

as Himself (archive)

Victor Lewis-Smith

as Himself/Narrator

Lin Cook

as Herself