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.
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.
Top Cast
Matt Smith
Character: Bert Bushnell
Sam Hoare
Character: Dickie Burnell
Geoffrey Palmer
Character: Charles Burnell
Ron Cook
Character: Albert
James Frain
Character: Jack Beresford
Clive Merrison
Character: Clement Attlee
Alexandra Moen
Character: Rosalind Burnell
Douglas Hodge
Character: Mr. Bushnell
Sara Vickers
Character: Margaret
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