Bert & Dickie

Name: Bert & Dickie
Cast: Matt Smith, Sam Hoare, Geoffrey Palmer, Ron Cook, James Frain

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: David BlairWriter: William IvoryProducers: Chrissy Skinns, Jessica Pope

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

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