Bert & Dickie

Jul 25, 2012

1h 29m

★ 6.2

Going For Gold: The '48 Games

Overview

Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Doctor Who's Matt Smith) and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) defied all the odds and made history in the double sculls. This is the story of how they did it - not only by pushing physical and emotional limits, but also by overcoming their vast professional and personal differences.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC

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Cast

Bert Bushnell

Matt Smith

Dickie Burnell

Sam Hoare

Charles Burnell

Geoffrey Palmer

Albert

Ron Cook

Jack Beresford

James Frain

Clement Attlee

Clive Merrison

Rosalind Burnell

Alexandra Moen

Mr. Bushnell

Douglas Hodge

Margaret

Sara Vickers

Olympic Official

Brian Shelley

Wheelwright (uncredited)

Kevin Hudson

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