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Breaking the Mould

Breaking the Mould

The Story of Penicillin

2009•1h 20m•5.5/10
DramaHistory

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5.5/10(4)

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

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dominic West

Dominic West

Howard Florey

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Alexander Fleming

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

Norman Heatley

John Sessions

John Sessions

Edward Mellanby

Kate Fleetwood

Kate Fleetwood

Margaret Jennings

Stephen Boxer

Stephen Boxer

Arthur Gardner

Amanda Douge

Amanda Douge

Ethel Florey

Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan

Charles Fletcher

Peter McNeil O'Connor

Mr. Cox

Oliver Dimsdale

Oliver Dimsdale

Ernst Chain

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