Bert and Dickie

Bert and Dickie
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Written byWilliam Ivory
Directed byDavid Blair
StarringSam Hoare
Matt Smith
Geoffrey Palmer
Douglas Hodge
James Frain
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time89 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release25 July 2012 (2012-07-25)
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As part of the celebrations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the BBC produced the film Bert and Dickie (also called Going For Gold: The '48 Games), depicting Dickie Burnell and Bert Bushnell's achievement at the 1948 Games.[1][2] The drama was written by William Ivory and directed by David Blair.

  1. ^ "Going for Gold – The '48 Games". BBC America. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ Jeavans, Christine (23 July 2012). "Matt Smith on pain behind 1948 Olympics' Bert and Dickie". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2012.