Men Up

Oct 18, 2024

1h 27m

★ 6.3

Overview

In Morriston Hospital in Swansea in 1994 a group of ordinary middle-aged Welsh men stepped into the unknown by taking part in the world's first medical trials for the drug that became Viagra.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Quay Street Productions

Boom Cymru

BBC

BBC One

Men Up Trailers

Cast

Meurig Jenkins

Iwan Rheon

Ffion Jenkins

Alexandra Roach

Joanna Wootle

Katy Wix

Colin White

Steffan Rhodri

Eddie O’Connor

Mark Lewis Jones

Peetham ‘Pete’ Shah

Phaldut Sharma

Alys Shah

Alexandria Riley

Tommy Cadogan

Paul Rhys

Dr. Dylan Pearce

Aneurin Barnard

Rhys Lancey

Nathan Sussex

Moira Davies

Joanna Page

Teresa Rigby

Lisa Palfrey

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