Bert & Dickie

David Blair
2012-07-25

Going For Gold: The '48 Games
6.2
89 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Matt Smith Bert Bushnell Zac E. Chan
Sam Hoare Dickie Burnell Unowned
Geoffrey Palmer Charles Burnell Unowned
Ron Cook Albert Unowned
James Frain Jack Beresford Unowned
Clive Merrison Clement Attlee Unowned
Alexandra Moen Rosalind Burnell Unowned
Douglas Hodge Mr. Bushnell Unowned
Sara Vickers Margaret Unowned
Brian Shelley Olympic Official Unowned