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Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

10/17/2012

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1hr 24min

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Documentary

,Drama

,History

Genius. Hero. Outcast.

STORY

Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German naval Enigma Code during World War II, arguably saving millions of lives. Turing's achievements went unrecognised during his lifetime. Instead he ended up being treated as a common criminal, for being homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were a crime. In 1952, he was convicted of 'gross indecency' with another man and was forced to undergo so-called 'organo-therapy' - chemical castration. Two years later, he killed himself with cyanide, aged just 41. Alan Turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation he'd done so much to save.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ed Stoppard
  • Henry Goodman
  • Paul McGann
  • Asa Briggs
  • Jean Valentine

    Directors

  • Clare Beavan
  • Nic Stacey

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Story Center Films
  • Furnace
  • Channel 4 Television

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Ed Stoppard

Alan Turing

Henry Goodman

Franz Greenbaum

Paul McGann

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Asa Briggs

Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park

Jean Valentine

Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park

Rolf Noskwith

Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park

Dermot Turing

Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew

Christopher Morcom

Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)

Ian Stewart

Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)

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