Biography of Peter Cook
'Lively and penetrating' -- Independent on Sunday 'At last, this book explains the mystery of Peter Cook - how someone so funny, so loveable, so handsome, could make such a total hash of his life. Harry Thompson's pedigree in television comedy makes him an authoritative commentator on Cook's performances' -- Lynne Barber, Daily Telegraph 'Unputdownable, level-headed and intelligent' -- Nicholas Lezard, Guardian 'This definitive biography...as heartbreaking as it is entertaining' -- Jessica Berens, Times Literary Supplement--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.