HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Not Only But Always'' is a British TV movie, originally screened on the
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
network in the UK on 30 December 2004.


Description

Written and directed by playwright Terry Johnson, the film tells the story of the working and personal relationship between the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, a hugely popular duo in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s. Focusing primarily on Cook, the film traces the pair from their first meeting through their career as part of the '' Beyond the Fringe'' review, their television series '' Not Only... But Also'' (from which the film takes its title) and various other projects before their later estrangement as Moore became a successful Hollywood film star and Cook remained in the UK. Although some events are fictionalised and condensed, and the film was criticised in some quarters for an unsympathetic portrayal of many of Cook's faults, it was generally well-received critically.


Cast

* Rhys Ifans as Peter Cook * Aidan McArdle as Dudley Moore * Jodie Rimmer as Wendy Snowden * Camilla Power as Judy Huxtable * Daphne Cheung as Lin Chong *
Jonathan Aris Jonathan Aris is a British actor who has appeared in films, television and the theatre. He has narrated three TV documentaries produced and aired by the National Geographic Channel, and appears as Philip Anderson in the BBC television series ...
as Jonathan Miller * Alan Cox as
Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. Over his distinguished entertainment career he has received numerous awards and honours including two BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two ...
* Josephine Davison as Eleanor Bron


Awards

*''Not Only But Always'' was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Single Drama, with Rhys Ifans winning the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Peter Cook.


See also

*'' Pete and Dud: Come Again''


External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0408046, title=Not Only But Always Channel 4 original programming 2004 biographical drama films 2004 television films 2004 films British biographical drama films Dudley Moore Peter Cook 2000s British films British drama television films