Susan Lorraine Cook (née Thomas; born 30 March 1949) is a British television presenter and author. With Nick Ross, she co-presented the BBC Onefactualcrime show Crimewatch from 1984 until 1995.
Early life
Cook’s mother, Kathleen Thomas, was born in 1919.[1] Her father, William Thomas, was a senior executive with the Commission on Industrial Relations (later ACAS). She has two younger brothers and lived in Ickenham.
Sue Cook's broadcasting career began as a producer, presenter and DJ for London's Capital Radio. She then moved 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 and Out of Court. In 1984, Cook was the joint presenter with Nick Ross on the launch of Crimewatch,[3] staying for eleven years.
She is a recurring character in the comedy series I'm Alan Partridge, in which she is an unseen friend of Partridge's.[4]
Publications
Cook's two novels, On Dangerous Ground (2006) and Force of Nature (2009), were published by Hodder Headline. She devised and presented 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.[5] It was released in the UK in April 2011.
She is adapting her first novel, On Dangerous Ground, for the screen.
The University of Leicester conferred an honorary D.Litt degree on Cook in 1997[6] in recognition of her contribution to British broadcasting.
In 2025, Cook was named Britain's number one secret crush by readers of BBC Gardeners' World magazine.
References
12Sue 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 105 years old.
