Bert & Dickie

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Matt SmithBert Bushnell

Sam HoareDickie Burnell

Geoffrey PalmerCharles Burnell

Ron CookAlbert

James FrainJack Beresford

Clive MerrisonClement Attlee

Alexandra MoenRosalind Burnell

Douglas HodgeMr. Bushnell

Sara VickersMargaret

Brian Shelley

Brian ShelleyOlympic Official

Kevin Hudson

Kevin HudsonWheelwright (uncredited)