Hawking

Hawking

90 mins | Drama | Dec. 10, 2004

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.

Hawking

90 mins | Drama | Dec. 10, 2004

Hawking
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers BBC
Original title Hawking
Directors Philip Martin
Writers Peter Moffat

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Stephen Hawking

Alice Eve

as Martha Guthrie

Michael Brandon

as Arno Penzias

Tom Hodgkins

as Robert Wilson

Peter Firth

as Sir Fred Hoyle

Lisa Dillon

as Jane Wilde

Phoebe Nicholls

as Isobel Hawking

Adam Godley

as Frank Hawking

Matthew Marsh

as Dr. John Holloway

Anastasia Hille

as Nurse Susan McClean

Christian Rubeck

as Reporter

Bertie Carvel

as George Ellis

John Sessions

as Dennis Sciama

Carolina Giammetta

as Lidia Sciama

Tom Ward

as Roger Penrose

Sebastian Armesto

as Robert Silkin

Rohan Siva

as Jayant Narlikar

Deirdre Costello

as Barmaid

Linda Spurrier

as Train Passenger

Anthony Howell

as Hamlet

Che Cartwright

as Guildenstern

Leon Ockenden

as Rosencrantz

James Warrior

as Cab Driver

David McKail

as Frink

Rory Copus

as Edgar

Philip McGinley

as Chris

Charlie Beall

as Hugh

Mark Wells

as Cyclist