David Cook

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David Cook

Born September 21, 1940 · Preston, England, UK

Died September 16, 2015 · aged 74

David Cook was a British author, screenwriter and actor.

Known For

Second BestSecond Best · 1994
Second Best
6.81994
MovieDramaFamily
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · 1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
6.11978
MovieComedyCrime
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.
Closing NumbersClosing Numbers · 1993
Closing Numbers
4.71993
MovieDramaTV Movie
Keith, Anna and their son Peter are a close, loving family living in a smart suburban street of a provincial city. Anna is a typical middle-class housewife, filling her day with good works, until one day, when she finds a note that leads to a shattering discovery - her husband has been having an affair. Anna's intense shock at finding out Keith's secret is compounded when she arranges to meet his lover. When Steve arrives at the meeting place, Anna is forced to accept the fact that Keith has been leading a double life for the length of their marriage. Steve stresses the risk of AIDS and urges Anna to have an AIDS test. To show her what it can be like to live with the disease, he introduces her to Jim, who needs 24-hour care and has developed a realistic attitude towards his own death. When Keith leaves home suddenly, Anna is forced to tell her son about the threat of HIV, but Peter turns violently against her and runs away.
A Kind of LovingA Kind of Loving · 1962
A Kind of Loving
7.11962
MovieDramaRomance
As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.
Brief EncounterBrief Encounter · 1976
Brief Encounter
5.01976
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railway station and soon find themselves in a brief but intense affair.
Walter and JuneWalter and June · 1983
Walter and June
6.71983
MovieDramaTV Movie
Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".
Missing PersonsMissing Persons · 1990
Missing Persons
4.01990
MovieDramaCrime
During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.
WalterWalter · 1982
Walter
5.91982
MovieDramaTV Movie
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel to this film, titled "Walter and June", was released in 1983 and set 19 years later in time. In the United States, these two are sometimes bundled together under the title "Loving Walter".

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Closing NumbersClosing Numbers · 1993
Closing Numbers
4.71993
MovieDramaTV Movie
Keith, Anna and their son Peter are a close, loving family living in a smart suburban street of a provincial city. Anna is a typical middle-class housewife, filling her day with good works, until one day, when she finds a note that leads to a shattering discovery - her husband has been having an affair. Anna's intense shock at finding out Keith's secret is compounded when she arranges to meet his lover. When Steve arrives at the meeting place, Anna is forced to accept the fact that Keith has been leading a double life for the length of their marriage. Steve stresses the risk of AIDS and urges Anna to have an AIDS test. To show her what it can be like to live with the disease, he introduces her to Jim, who needs 24-hour care and has developed a realistic attitude towards his own death. When Keith leaves home suddenly, Anna is forced to tell her son about the threat of HIV, but Peter turns violently against her and runs away.

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