Not Only But Always

British TV series or programme

Not Only But Always
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Written by	Terry Johnson
Directed by	Terry Johnson
Starring	Rhys Ifans Aidan McArdle Jodie Rimmer Camilla Power
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	100 min
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	30 December 2004 (2004-12-30)

Not Only But Always is a British TV movie, originally screened on the Channel 4 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.