Bert And Dickie Broadcast Date
Tuesday, 17 July 2012 - Reported by John Bowman
Bert and Dickie - the 1948 Olympic rowing drama starring Matt Smith - is to be broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday 25th July at 8.30pm.
Written by William Ivory and directed by David Blair, the 90-minute production, filmed last August, tells the true story of chalk-and-cheese scullers Bert Bushnell, played by Smith, and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare), who were paired to row for Great Britain in the double sculls event a matter of weeks before the 1948 Games in London and won gold.
Also appearing in the drama are Geoffrey Palmer, Alexandra Moen, Clive Merrison, Ron Cook, and Graham Padden.
The BBC has released a series of pictures from the production. Click on the images below to enlarge them.
Written by William Ivory and directed by David Blair, the 90-minute production, filmed last August, tells the true story of chalk-and-cheese scullers Bert Bushnell, played by Smith, and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare), who were paired to row for Great Britain in the double sculls event a matter of weeks before the 1948 Games in London and won gold.
Also appearing in the drama are Geoffrey Palmer, Alexandra Moen, Clive Merrison, Ron Cook, and Graham Padden.
The BBC has released a series of pictures from the production. Click on the images below to enlarge them.
Getting ready for action!
Sam Hoare as Dickie Burnell
James Frain as Jack Beresford
Geoffrey Palmer as Charles Burnell and Matt Smith as Bert Bushnell
James Frain as Jack Beresford
Douglas Hodge as John Bushnell
Matt Smith as Bert Bushnell and Sam Hoare as Dickie Burnell
Matt Smith as Bert Bushnell and Sam Hoare as Dickie Burnell