
25/07/2012
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.

Matt Smith
as Bert Bushnell

Sam Hoare
as Dickie Burnell

Geoffrey Palmer
as Charles Burnell

Ron Cook
as Albert

James Frain
as Jack Beresford

Clive Merrison
as Clement Attlee

Alexandra Moen
as Rosalind Burnell

Douglas Hodge
as Mr. Bushnell

Sara Vickers
as Margaret

Brian Shelley
as Olympic Official

Kevin Hudson
as Wheelwright (uncredited)
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