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Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius

2015

46 minutes

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.

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Top Cast

Steven Mackintosh headshot

Steven Mackintosh

Himself - Narrator

Brian Deacon headshot

Brian Deacon

Gordon Welchman (voice)

Rosamund Welchman headshot

Rosamund Welchman

Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter

W. Gordon Welchman headshot

W. Gordon Welchman

Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)

Sinclair McKay headshot

Sinclair McKay

Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'

Jimmy Thirsk headshot

Jimmy Thirsk

Himself - Veteran, Hut 6

Asa Briggs headshot

Asa Briggs

Himself - Veteran, Hut 6

Jane Fawcett headshot

Jane Fawcett

Herself - Veteran, Hut 6

Tony Comer headshot

Tony Comer

Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst

John Naughton headshot

John Naughton

Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton)

John Scarlett headshot

John Scarlett

Himself - Chairman, Bletchley Park Trust, and Former Chief, MI6 (as Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE)

Jennifer Welchman headshot

Jennifer Welchman

Herself - Gordon Welchman's Granddaughter

Robert R. Everett headshot

Robert R. Everett

Himself - Former President, The MITRE Corporation

Eric Ellingson headshot

Eric Ellingson

Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague

Larry Hill headshot

Larry Hill

Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague