Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Doctor Who's Matt Smith) and Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) defied all the odds and made history in the double sculls. This is the story of how they did it - not only by pushing physical and emotional limits, but also by overcoming their vast professional and personal differences.
Matt Smith
as Bert Bushnell
Sam Hoare
as Dickie Burnell
Geoffrey Palmer
as Charles Burnell
Ron Cook
as Albert
James Frain
as Jack Beresford
Clive Merrison
as Clement Attlee
Alexandra Moen
as Rosalind Burnell
Douglas Hodge
as Mr. Bushnell
Sara Vickers
as Margaret
Brian Shelley
as Olympic Official
