Sue Cook

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Sue Cook (born Susan Lorraine Thomas, in Ruislip Middlesex March 30, 1949) is a British broadcaster and author. She lives in North London with her husband, film director Ian Sharp. Her first novel On Dangerous Ground is published in 2006 by Hodder Headline and she is now writing her second. She has two children, Megan Macqueen (daughter to Billy Macqueen, award winning children's television producer) and Charlie Williams (son to John Williams, the classical guitarist).

In a career spanning over twenty years, she has presented programmes such as the BBC's Children in Need, Crimewatch UK, Breakfast Time, Holiday and Nationwide. She appeared briefly as herself in the BBC television drama serial (1985) Edge of Darkness and in The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)

She was famously referred to often in the first series of I'm Alan Partridge, although she only ever 'appeared' on the other end of a telephone, and personally did not take part in the show. For effect she was portrayed as a foul-mouthed heavy smoker, in contrast to her good-natured screen persona. Cook sent Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan a letter apologising for her fictional behaviour on the show.