Editing Peter Cook (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Peter Cook (3985376490).jpg|thumb|right|Cook's [[Blue plaque|green plaque]] marking the site of [[The Establishment (club)|the Establishment Club]] in [[Greek Street]], Soho, London]]

Cook is widely acknowledged as a strong influence on the many British comedians who followed him from the amateur dramatic clubs of British universities to the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], and then to radio and television. On his death, some critics choose to see Cook's life as tragic, insofar as the brilliance of his youth had not been sustained in his later years. However, Cook maintained he was "comfortable with limited ambition" not necessarily for the sustained international success that Dudley Moore achieved.<ref name=":1" /> He assessed happiness by his friendships and his enjoyment of life. [[Eric Idle]] said Cook had not wasted his talent, but rather that the newspapers had tried to waste him.<ref name=":0" />

In 1995 premiered ''[[Play Wisty For Me – The Life of Peter Cook]]'', an original play to pay tribute to Cook.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-09 |title=Cook's comic tour de force Play Wisty for Me: The Life of Peter Cook Pleasance Theatre – The Scotsman |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18669700.html |access-date=2023-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409203215/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18669700.html |archive-date=9 April 2016 }}</ref>

Several friends honoured him with a dedication in the closing credits of ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'' (1997), a comedy film written by John Cleese about a zoo in peril of being closed. It starred Cleese alongside [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Kevin Kline]], and [[Michael Palin]]. The dedication displays photos and the lifespan dates of Cook and of [[natural history|naturalist]] and [[humorist]] [[Gerald Durrell]].

In 1999, the [[minor planet]] [[20468 Petercook]], in the main [[asteroid belt]], was named after Cook.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alan Chamberlin |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=20468 |title=Minor planet "20468 Petercook" at NASA website |publisher=Ssd.jpl.nasa.gov |access-date=15 May 2011}}</ref>

[[Channel 4]] broadcast ''[[Not Only But Always]]'', a [[television film]] dramatising the relationship between Cook and Moore, with [[Rhys Ifans]] portraying Cook. At the [[2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], a play, ''[[Pete and Dud: Come Again]]'' written by [[Chris Bartlett (writer)|Chris Bartlett]] and [[Nick Awde]], examined the relationship from Moore's view. The play was transferred to London's [[West End theatre|West End]] at [[Leicester Square Theatre|The Venue]] in 2006 and toured the UK the following year. During the West End run, [[Tom Goodman-Hill]] starred as Cook, with [[Kevin Bishop]] as Moore.

A green plaque to honour Cook was unveiled by the [[Westminster City Council]] and the Heritage Foundation at the site of [[The Establishment (club)|the Establishment Club]], at 18 [[Greek Street]], on 15 February 2009.<ref name="Peter Cook Blue Plaque Unveiling"/>

A [[blue plaque]] was unveiled by the Torbay Civic Society on 17 November 2014 at Cook's place of birth, "Shearbridge", Middle Warberry Road, Torquay, with his widow Lin and other members of the family in attendance. A further blue plaque was commissioned and erected at the home of [[Torquay United]], [[Plainmoor]], Torquay, in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/plaque-at-torquay-birthplace-of-comedian-peter-cook/|title=Plaque at Torquay birthplace of comedian Peter Cook|date=9 May 2021|website=Torbay Weekly}}</ref>