Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
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Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.
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16 people
Steven Mackintosh
Himself - Narrator
Known for
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Luther
Brian Deacon
Gordon Welchman (voice)
Known for
Jesus
A Zed & Two Noughts
Rosamund Welchman
Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
W. Gordon Welchman
Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
Sinclair McKay
Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'
W Gordon Welchman
Self - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
Jimmy Thirsk
Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Asa Briggs
Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jane Fawcett
Herself - Veteran, Hut 6
Tony Comer
Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
John Naughton
Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton)
Also in
Dear John, I'm Sorry
John Scarlett
Himself - Chairman, Bletchley Park Trust, and Former Chief, MI6 (as Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE)
John Smithson Director · Russell England Director
First release September 7, 2015 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French
Production
BBC
Production
Arrow Media
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 7, 2015
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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