In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's belief that he can successfully market a micro-chip for a home computer. A parting of the ways sees Curry, in partnership with the Austrian Hermann Hauser and using whizz kid Cambridge students, set up his own, rival firm to Sinclair Radionics, Acorn. Acorn beat Sinclair to a lucrative contract supplying the BBC with machines for a computer series. From here on it is a battle for supremacy to gain the upper hand in the domestic market.
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Cast
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Alexander Armstrong
Clive Sinclair
Known for
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Match Point
Martin Freeman
Chris Curry
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Sherlock
Edward Baker-Duly
Hermann Hauser
Known for
A Spy Among Friends
Blackwater Lane
Sam Phillips
Steve Furber
Known for
The Crown
Bridgerton
Peter Davison
Bank manager
Known for
Doctor Who
Gentleman Jack
Derek Riddell
Nigel Searle
Known for
Bodies
Gunpowder
James Fleet
Kenneth Baker
Known for
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Pale Horse
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Sinclair journalist
Known for
SAS Rogue Heroes
The Forgotten Battle
Tim Downie
Tony Wood Rogers
Known for
Good Omens
Geek Girl
Stefan Butler
Roger Wilson
Known for
Arthur & Merlin
Colin Michael Carmichael
Jim Westwood
Known for
Wicked
Snow White
Rhona Croker
Valerie
Also in
Prometheus
The Mummy
Saul Metzstein Director · Tony Saint Writer Ilan Eshkeri Composer
First release October 8, 2009 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC, BBC Film
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BBC
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BBC Film
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Darlow Smithson Productions
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English
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 8, 2009
TV · BBC Four
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