Summer of Rockets

Summer of Rockets
GenreDrama
Screenplay byStephen Poliakoff
Directed byStephen Poliakoff
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Helen Flint
  • Lucy Richer
Production locations
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLittle Island Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
BBC Two HD
Release22 May (2019-05-22) –
26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)
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Summer of Rockets is a six-episode British Cold War television miniseries, which premiered on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2019. The series was written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and stars Keeley Hawes, Linus Roache, Timothy Spall and Toby Stephens.[1] It is a semi-autobiographical story based on Poliakoff's childhood and his father, Alexander Poliakoff.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC - BBC Two announces Toby Stephens, Keeley Hawes, Linus Roache and Timothy Spall lead cast of Stephen Poliakoff's Summer Of Rockets - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ Saner, Emine (22 May 2019). "Summer of Rockets review – Poliakoff has pulled it off at last!". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2021.