
Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
Documentary
Overview
Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.
Top Cast


Steven Mackintosh
Steven Mackintosh
Himself - Narrator
Steven Mackintosh
Himself - Narrator


Brian Deacon
Brian Deacon
Gordon Welchman (voice)
Brian Deacon
Gordon Welchman (voice)
Rosamund Welchman
Rosamund Welchman
Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
Rosamund Welchman
Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
W. Gordon Welchman
W. Gordon Welchman
Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
W. Gordon Welchman
Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
Sinclair McKay
Sinclair McKay
Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'
Sinclair McKay
Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'
Jimmy Thirsk
Jimmy Thirsk
Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jimmy Thirsk
Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Asa Briggs
Asa Briggs
Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Asa Briggs
Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jane Fawcett
Jane Fawcett
Herself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jane Fawcett
Herself - Veteran, Hut 6
Tony Comer
Tony Comer
Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
Tony Comer
Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
John Naughton
John Naughton
Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton)
John Naughton
Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton)
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