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Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius

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

  • Brian Deacon

    Brian Deacon

    Gordon Welchman (voice)

  • Rosamund Welchman

    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)

  • Sinclair McKay

    Sinclair McKay

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

  • Jimmy Thirsk

    Jimmy Thirsk

    Himself - Veteran, Hut 6

  • Asa Briggs

    Asa Briggs

    Himself - Veteran, Hut 6

  • Jane Fawcett

    Jane Fawcett

    Herself - Veteran, Hut 6

  • Tony Comer

    Tony Comer

    Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst

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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