Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius

John Smithson
2015-09-07


6.8
46 min

Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.

Cast

Name Character Team
Steven Mackintosh Himself - Narrator Unowned
Brian Deacon Gordon Welchman (voice) Unowned
Rosamund Welchman Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter Unowned
W. Gordon Welchman Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage) Unowned
Sinclair McKay Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park' Unowned
Jimmy Thirsk Himself - Veteran, Hut 6 Unowned
Asa Briggs Himself - Veteran, Hut 6 Unowned
Jane Fawcett Herself - Veteran, Hut 6 Unowned
Tony Comer Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst Unowned
John Naughton Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton) Unowned
John Scarlett Himself - Chairman, Bletchley Park Trust, and Former Chief, MI6 (as Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE) Unowned
Jennifer Welchman Herself - Gordon Welchman's Granddaughter Unowned
Robert R. Everett Himself - Former President, The MITRE Corporation Unowned
Eric Ellingson Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague Unowned
Larry Hill Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague Unowned