Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius

Name: Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
Director: John Smithson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-09-07
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Steven Mackintosh, Brian Deacon, Rosamund Welchman, W. Gordon Welchman, Sinclair McKay

Documentary

September 7, 20150h 59m7.3 / 10

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.

Director

John Smithson

Production

BBCArrow Media

Cast

Steven MackintoshHimself - Narrator

Brian DeaconGordon Welchman (voice)

Rosamund WelchmanHerself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter

W. Gordon WelchmanHimself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)

Sinclair McKayHimself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'

Jimmy ThirskHimself - Veteran, Hut 6