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The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.
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Benedict CumberbatchStephen Hawking -
Peter FirthSir Fred Hoyle -
Tom WardRoger Penrose -
Lisa DillonJane Wilde -
John SessionsDennis Sciama -
Phoebe NichollsIsobel Hawking -
Michael BrandonArno Penzias -
Tom HodgkinsRobert Wilson -
Alice EveMartha Guthrie -
Adam GodleyFrank Hawking -
Matthew MarshDr. John Holloway -
Anastasia HilleNurse Susan McClean -
Christian RubeckReporter -
Bertie CarvelGeorge Ellis -
Carolina GiammettaLidia Sciama -
Sebastian ArmestoRobert Silkin -
Rohan SivaJayant Narlikar
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Deirdre CostelloBarmaid
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Linda SpurrierTrain Passenger -
Anthony HowellHamlet
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