Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Name: Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
Director: Clare Beavan
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Released: 2012-10-17
Rating: 6.094
Cast: Ed Stoppard, Henry Goodman, Paul McGann, Asa Briggs, Jean Valentine

Original title: Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

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Synopsis

Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German naval Enigma Code during World War II, arguably saving millions of lives. Turing's achievements went unrecognised during his lifetime. Instead he ended up being treated as a common criminal, for being homosexual at a time when homosexual acts were a crime. In 1952, he was convicted of 'gross indecency' with another man and was forced to undergo so-called 'organo-therapy' - chemical castration. Two years later, he killed himself with cyanide, aged just 41. Alan Turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation he'd done so much to save.

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker cast

Ed Stoppard

Character:

Alan Turing
Henry Goodman

Character:

Franz Greenbaum
Paul McGann

Character:

Himself - Narrator (voice)
Asa Briggs

Character:

Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine

Character:

Herself - WRNS and Bombe Operator, Bletchley Park
David Leavitt

Character:

Himself - Alan Turing's Biographer
Rolf Noskwith

Character:

Himself - Codebreaker, Bletchley Park
Dermot Turing

Character:

Himself - Alan Turing's Nephew
Christopher Morcom

Character:

Himself - Christopher Morcom's Nephew (as Christopher Morcom QC)
Ian Stewart

Character:

Himself - University of Warwick (as Professor Ian Stewart)