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    Breaking the Mould

    80'

    2009-07-29

    5.5

    The Story of Penicillin

    Drama,History

    Overview:

    A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology

    WritingKate BrookeDirectingPeter Hoar

    Cast

    4

    Howard Florey

    Dominic West

    2

    Alexander Fleming

    Denis Lawson

    2

    Norman Heatley

    Joe Armstrong

    1

    Edward Mellanby

    John Sessions

    2

    Margaret Jennings

    Kate Fleetwood

    1

    Arthur Gardner

    Stephen Boxer

    1

    Ethel Florey

    Amanda Douge

    3

    Charles Fletcher

    Sam Heughan

    1

    Mr. Cox

    Peter McNeil O'Connor

    1

    Ernst Chain

    Oliver Dimsdale

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. BBC
    • Vote Count: 4
    • Popularity: 0.4134
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Breaking the Mould

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