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Summer of Rockets (2019)

6.51h 0mDrama

Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.

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Little Island Productions

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Director: Helen Flint

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Toby Stephens as Samuel Petrukhin

Toby Stephens

Samuel Petrukhin

Keeley Hawes as Kathleen Shaw

Keeley Hawes

Kathleen Shaw

Linus Roache as Richard Shaw

Linus Roache

Richard Shaw

Mark Bonnar as Field

Mark Bonnar

Field

Lucy Cohu as Miriam Petrukhin

Lucy Cohu

Miriam Petrukhin

Claire Bloom as Aunt Mary

Claire Bloom

Aunt Mary

Lily Sacofsky as Hannah Petrukhin

Lily Sacofsky

Hannah Petrukhin

Timothy Spall as Lord Arthur Wallington

Timothy Spall

Lord Arthur Wallington

Gary Beadle as Courtney Johnson

Gary Beadle

Courtney Johnson

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Toby Woolf

Sasha Petrukhin

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