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Peter Cook & Dudley Moore do what they do best

L. Wagner | Terra Firma | 04/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Here we are with (as of now, both R.I.P) Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in a series of vignettes, mostly from the "Not Only...But Also" BBC programme. Two of these sketches are, indeed, also on the vid of that name (Art Gallery [Pete & Dud] and A Bit Of A Chat [father and son bit]). Not all bits are the Pete & Dud characters, though--in fact only 2 are. The remainder of the material features other characters derived from the show, although they still fall under traditional Pete/Dud lines. They are: 1) A patient who wishes to kill his psychiatrist, who has to be the most sedated man in the world; 2) Sir Arthur Streeb-Greeling, who teaches (or not as the case may be) ravens to fly underwater; 3) a student who, because of his height, is rewarded for stealing by the headmaster.Total number of bits is 8, and the only disappointment is that running time is slightly under an hour, almost as long as the Peter Cook VCDs I've been making lately. However, for the serious fan, this is a must (take it from one who is a fan and student of British humour, with about 11,000 hours of the stuff, and more added every day!!!)Addendum: We lost Dudley after I originally wrote this review, and I can just imagine Dagenham as a quieter place now, and peals of laughter in heaven as 2 of the all-time greats are now reunited for eternity. Our loss now, but maybe a small ray of hope for afters. Thanks for the memories, chaps, you are missed."