Breaking the Mould (2009)

  • NR
  • 07/29/2009 (GB)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 20m

The Story of Penicillin

Overview

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

Kate Brooke

Writer

Peter Hoar

Director

Cast

Dominic West's headshot

Dominic West

Howard Florey
Denis Lawson's headshot

Denis Lawson

Alexander Fleming
Joe Armstrong's headshot

Joe Armstrong

Norman Heatley
John Sessions's headshot

John Sessions

Edward Mellanby
Kate Fleetwood's headshot

Kate Fleetwood

Margaret Jennings
Stephen Boxer's headshot

Stephen Boxer

Arthur Gardner
Amanda Douge's headshot

Amanda Douge

Ethel Florey
Sam Heughan's headshot

Sam Heughan

Charles Fletcher

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