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Breaking the Mould
Breaking the Mould
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  2. Breaking the Mould

Breaking the Mould

2009
1h 20m
Drama
History

Status

Released

Release

2009

Runtime

1h 20m

Storyline

"The Story of Penicillin"

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Jul 29, 2009
Languages
English
Director
Peter Hoar
Peter Hoar
Production
BBC
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Dominic West

Dominic West

Howard Florey

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Alexander Fleming

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

Norman Heatley

John Sessions

John Sessions

Edward Mellanby

Kate Fleetwood

Kate Fleetwood

Margaret Jennings

Stephen Boxer

Stephen Boxer

Arthur Gardner

Amanda Douge

Amanda Douge

Ethel Florey

Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan

Charles Fletcher

Peter McNeil O'Connor

Mr. Cox

Oliver Dimsdale

Oliver Dimsdale

Ernst Chain

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