Bert and Dickie SYNOPSIS
Doctor Who star Matt Smith swaps his sonic screwdriver for a set of oars in this timely fact-based drama about the 1948 London Olympics, an event that grew out of the country`s determination to recover from the Second World War. It focuses on the story of Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell, rowers from either side of the class divide who are thrown together just a few weeks before the Games.
Although both are experienced oarsmen, neither has competed in the double sculls, leading to a month of intensive training during which they push themselves to physical and emotional limits as they chase their dream of bagging gold. Sam Hoare co-stars, with James Frain, Douglas Hodge and Geoffrey Palmer
