Oppenheimer

121980•50m•6.7/10

Drama

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6.7/10(13)

Spanning 1938 to 1953, theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed, his work initially makes him a hero in the United States, but an ever-changing world soon sees him recast as a security risk.

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BBC, GBH

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Status

Ended

First Aired

October 29, 1980

Last Aired

December 10, 1980

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Peter Prince

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 1980-10-29

1938: Robert Oppenheimer meets and decides to marry the hard-drinking, much-divorced Kitty, although his friends and relatives dislike her.

Episode 2

Air date: 1980-11-03

1942: America is at war. Now in charge of the top-secret Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer's left-wing politics mean that he's constantly under surveillance by the FBI and others.

Episode 3

Air date: 1980-11-12

1943: Oppenheimer is appointed director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI. Meanwhile, his extramarital relationship with the neurotic Jean Tatlock comes to a tragic end.

Episode 4

Air date: 1980-11-19

Summer 1944: With the death of President Roosevelt, the future of the Manhattan Project seems doubtful. Oppenheimer finds himself more and more at loggerheads with Teller.

Episode 5

Air date: 1980-11-27

May 1945: The European war is over but the conflict with Japan rages on. Oppenheimer discusses the almost completed atomic bomb with the Secretary of War. However, his colleagues have misgivings.

Episode 6

Air date: 1980-12-03

1949: A few years after the war, Oppenheimer finds himself regarded as a security risk, and must face the HUAC committee.

Episode 7

Air date: 1980-12-10

December 1953: Oppenheimer's examination by the committee proves disastrous and his career with the AEC is finished, whilst that of his rival Teller flourishes.