Overview - Hawking

Overview

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.

Cast

• Name: Benedict Cumberbatch

  Character: Stephen Hawking

  Popularity: 5.2983

  

• Name: Peter Firth

  Character: Sir Fred Hoyle

  Popularity: 0.8125

  

• Name: Tom Ward

  Character: Roger Penrose

  Popularity: 0.5526

  

• Name: Lisa Dillon

  Character: Jane Wilde

  Popularity: 0.0946

  

• Name: John Sessions

  Character: Dennis Sciama

  Popularity: 0.4708

  

• Name: Phoebe Nicholls

  Character: Isobel Hawking

  Popularity: 1.5334

  

• Name: Michael Brandon

  Character: Arno Penzias

  Popularity: 0.5495

  

• Name: Tom Hodgkins

  Character: Robert Wilson

  Popularity: 0.1274