
Summer of Rockets
Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.
Last Episode Date: 2019-06-26
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (21 votes)
Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078h648
Casts

Toby Stephens
as Samuel Petrukhin

Keeley Hawes
as Kathleen Shaw

Linus Roache
as Richard Shaw

Mark Bonnar
as Field

Lucy Cohu
as Miriam Petrukhin

Claire Bloom
as Aunt Mary

Lily Sacofsky
as Hannah Petrukhin

Timothy Spall
as Lord Arthur Wallington

Gary Beadle
as Courtney Johnson