Hawking

Hawking

The story of the search for the beginning of time.

2004•1h 30m•7.1/10

DramaTV Movie

Ratings

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7.1/10(157)

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Stephen Hawking

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Sir Fred Hoyle

Tom Ward

Tom Ward

Roger Penrose

Lisa Dillon

Lisa Dillon

Jane Wilde

John Sessions

John Sessions

Dennis Sciama

Phoebe Nicholls

Phoebe Nicholls

Isobel Hawking

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Arno Penzias

Tom Hodgkins

Tom Hodgkins

Robert Wilson

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Martha Guthrie

Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Frank Hawking

Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh

Dr. John Holloway

Anastasia Hille

Anastasia Hille

Nurse Susan McClean

Christian Rubeck

Christian Rubeck

Reporter

Bertie Carvel

Bertie Carvel

George Ellis

Carolina Giammetta

Lidia Sciama

Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto

Robert Silkin

Rohan Siva

Jayant Narlikar

Deirdre Costello

Barmaid

Linda Spurrier

Linda Spurrier

Train Passenger

Anthony Howell

Anthony Howell

Hamlet

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