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Summer of Rockets

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.

2019 |1 Season  | 60m |  Drama

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Cast

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Toby Stephens

Samuel Petrukhin

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Keeley Hawes

Kathleen Shaw

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Linus Roache

Richard Shaw

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Mark Bonnar

Field

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Lucy Cohu

Miriam Petrukhin

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Claire Bloom

Aunt Mary

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Lily Sacofsky

Hannah Petrukhin

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Timothy Spall

Lord Arthur Wallington

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Gary Beadle

Courtney Johnson

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC Two