Sue Cook (born Susan Lorraine Thomas, 30 March 1949) is a British television presenter and author. She is best known for co-presenting (with Nick Ross) the BBC Onefactualcrime show Crimewatch from 1984 until 1995.
Sue Cook (born Susan Lorraine Thomas, 30 March 1949) is a British television presenter and author. She is best known for co-presenting (with Nick Ross) the BBC Onefactualcrime show Crimewatch from 1984 until 1995. Cook's mother, Kathleen Thomas was born in 1919[1] and still lives in her own home in Ickenham, Middlesex. Her father, William Thomas, was a senior executive with the Commission on Industrial Relations (later ACAS). She has two younger brothers and lived on Burnham Avenue in Ickenham. She attended Glebe Primary School, then the newly opened Vyners Grammar School, also in Ickenham on Warren Road. She gained ten [1]O-levels and three A-levels, and went on to the University of Leicester, graduating in 1971[2] with an honours degree in psychology. She gained the Queen’s Guide Award in 1964.
Career
Sue Cook's broadcasting career began as a producer, presenter and DJ for London's Capital Radio before moving to the BBC where, over the next thirty years, she presented programmes for both radio and television—notably, You and Yours, Making History, Nationwide, BBC Breakfast, We're Going Places, Daytime Live, Children in Need, Out of Court. In 1984 Cook was the joint Presenter with Nick Ross on BBC's successful launch ofCrimewatch[3] staying for eleven years.
Other BBC TV presenting credits include Pebble Mill at One, BBC Breakfast, ‘’Daytime Live’’, Omnibus at the Proms, Having a Baby, the documentary series Hampton Court Palace, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Maternity Hospital, the 1994 Pilot for Out of This World, (the series presented by Carol Vorderman, in 1996), and the Children's Royal Variety Performance. She was a regular guest on Call My Bluff, and a member of Holiday's team of reporters. For Channel 4 she hosted The Chelsea Flower Show, the Hampton Court Flower Show and the popular afternoon series Collectors Lot. She also appeared briefly as herself in the BBC television drama serial Edge of Darkness (1985) and in The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986).
Cook is a recurring character in the comedy series I'm Alan Partridge, in which she is an unseen friend of Partridge's.[4]
Recognition
The University of Leicester conferred an honorary D.Litt degree on Cook in 1997[5] in recognition of her contribution to British broadcasting.
Publications
Cook's two novels, On Dangerous Ground (2006) and Force of Nature (2009), were published by Hodder Headline. She devised and presents a supportive series for writers, The Write Lines, for BBC Oxford.
Film
Cook was the executive producer of Tracker (2010), a film which starred Ray Winstone and was directed by her husband, Ian Sharp, with whom she collaborated on the screenplay.[6] It was released in the UK in April 2011.
She is adapting her first novel, On Dangerous Ground, for the screen.
^ abSue Cook was guest on Nigel Farage "Talking Pints" Talk TV, Freeview ch 236, August 2022, confirmed 10 GCE passes and was Queen’s Guide as a child. Her mother is 103 years old.
^"University of Leicester Bulletin" (PDF). University of Leicester. December 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^"Ross quits BBC's Crimewatch in row over ageism - Showbiz - London Eve…". archive.ph. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^"Sue Cook reflects on two decades of broadcasting at the BBC". The Independent. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^"University of Leicester Bulletin" (PDF). University of Leicester. April 1997. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^"Richard Hardie Interviews Sue Cook - Broadcaster, Film Producer and Author". authorsreach.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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Crimewatch Nationwide Out of CourtSpousesBrian Cook m 1971 wbr John WilliamsIan Sharp m 2004 wbr Children2Parent s William and Kathleen ThomasWebsitesuecook wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Recognition 4 Publications 5 Film 6 Charities 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditSue Cook born Susan Lorraine Thomas 30 March 1949 is a British television presenter and author She is best known for co presenting with Nick Ross the BBC One factual crime show Crimewatch from 1984 until 1995 Cook s mother Kathleen Thomas was born in 1919 1 and still lives in her own home in Ickenham Middlesex Her father William Thomas was a senior executive with the Commission on Industrial Relations later ACAS She has two younger brothers and lived on Burnham Avenue in Ickenham She attended Glebe Primary School then the newly opened Vyners Grammar School also in Ickenham on Warren Road She gained ten 1 O levels and three A levels and went on to the University of Leicester graduating in 1971 2 with an honours degree in psychology She gained the Queen s Guide Award in 1964 Career EditSue Cook s broadcasting career began as a producer presenter and DJ for London s Capital Radio before moving to the BBC where over the next thirty years she presented programmes for both radio and television notably You and Yours Making History Nationwide BBC Breakfast We re Going Places Daytime Live Children in Need Out of Court In 1984 Cook was the joint Presenter with Nick Ross on BBC s successful launch of Crimewatch 3 staying for eleven years Other BBC TV presenting credits include Pebble Mill at One BBC Breakfast Daytime Live Omnibus at the Proms Having a Baby the documentary series Hampton Court Palace Great Ormond Street Hospital Maternity Hospital the 1994 Pilot for Out of This World the series presented by Carol Vorderman in 1996 and the Children s Royal Variety Performance She was a regular guest on Call My Bluff and a member of Holiday s team of reporters For Channel 4 she hosted The Chelsea Flower Show the Hampton Court Flower Show and the popular afternoon series Collectors Lot She also appeared briefly as herself in the BBC television drama serial Edge of Darkness 1985 and in The Life and Loves of a She Devil 1986 Cook is a recurring character in the comedy series I m Alan Partridge in which she is an unseen friend of Partridge s 4 Recognition EditThe University of Leicester conferred an honorary D Litt degree on Cook in 1997 5 in recognition of her contribution to British broadcasting Publications EditCook s two novels On Dangerous Ground 2006 and Force of Nature 2009 were published by Hodder Headline She devised and presents a supportive series for writers The Write Lines for BBC Oxford Film EditCook was the executive producer of Tracker 2010 a film which starred Ray Winstone and was directed by her husband Ian Sharp with whom she collaborated on the screenplay 6 It was released in the UK in April 2011 She is adapting her first novel On Dangerous Ground for the screen Charities EditCook is an Ambassador for the Prince s Trust and a patron of the British Wireless for the Blind Fund the Children s Liver Disease Foundation the Rainbow Trust Children s Charity Chipping Norton Literary Festival and Humanists UK References Edit a b Sue Cook was guest on Nigel Farage Talking Pints Talk TV Freeview ch 236 August 2022 confirmed 10 GCE passes and was Queen s Guide as a child Her mother is 103 years old University of Leicester Bulletin PDF University of Leicester December 2001 Retrieved 10 February 2015 Ross quits BBC s Crimewatch in row over ageism Showbiz London Eve archive ph 5 May 2013 Retrieved 10 August 2022 Sue Cook reflects on two decades of broadcasting at the BBC The Independent 7 February 2012 Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 Retrieved 20 January 2018 University of Leicester Bulletin PDF University of Leicester April 1997 Retrieved 10 February 2015 Richard Hardie Interviews Sue Cook Broadcaster Film Producer and Author authorsreach co uk Retrieved 8 November 2020 External links EditSue Cook at IMDb Official website The Write Lines website Times Educational Supplement April 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sue Cook amp oldid 1128421241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
