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Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin
History books tell us that Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, but that's not the whole story. This drama uncovers the forgotten team involved in the development and manufacture of the drug that transformed medicine.
Last on
Tue 19 Apr 2011
22:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Professor Howard Florey | Dominic West |
| Professor Alexander Fleming | Denis Lawson |
| Dr Ernst Chain | Oliver Dimsdale |
| Norman Heatley | Joe Armstrong |
| Dr Edward Mellanby | John Sessions |
| Dr Margaret Jennings | Kate Fleetwood |
| Dr Arthur Gardener | Stephen Boxer |
| Dr Ethel Florey | Amanda Douge |
| Charles Fletcher | Sam Heughan |
| Cecil Weir | Ian Lindsay |
| Master | Christopher Godwin |
| Paquita Florey | Ambra Lily Keegan |
| Albert Alexander | Jefferson Hall |
| Janet | Joanna Horton |
| Mr Cox | Peter McNeil O'Connor |
| Mother | Sarah Ball |
| Suit One | Julien Ball |
| Johnny Cox | Henry Wood |
| Mrs Campbell Renton | Dolly Wells |
| Journalist No. 2 | Phillip Langhorne |
| Journalist No. 1 | Andrew McKay |
| Producer | Pier Wilkie |
| Director | Peter Hoar |
Broadcasts
- Wed 29 Jul 2009 21:00
- Thu 30 Jul 2009 00:20
Thu 30 Jul 2009 22:30BBC HD- Sun 2 Aug 2009 20:00
- Mon 3 Aug 2009 00:15
- Mon 3 Aug 2009 02:35
- Tue 4 Aug 2009 23:30
- Sat 24 Apr 2010 22:30
- Sun 25 Apr 2010 03:20
- Sat 11 Sep 2010 23:40BBC HD
- Tue 19 Apr 2011 22:30