Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius (2015)

  • NR
  • 09/07/2015 (GB)
  • Documentary
  • 46m

Overview

Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.

John Smithson

Director

Russell England

Director

Cast

Steven Mackintosh's headshot

Steven Mackintosh

Himself - Narrator
Brian Deacon's headshot

Brian Deacon

Gordon Welchman (voice)
Rosamund Welchman's headshot

Rosamund Welchman

Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
W. Gordon Welchman's headshot

W. Gordon Welchman

Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
Sinclair McKay's headshot

Sinclair McKay

Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'
Jimmy Thirsk's headshot

Jimmy Thirsk

Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Asa Briggs's headshot

Asa Briggs

Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jane Fawcett's headshot

Jane Fawcett

Herself - Veteran, Hut 6

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