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Hawking is a BBC television film about Stephen Hawking's early years as a PhD student at Cambridge University, following his search for the beginning of time, and his struggle against motor neuron disease. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Hawking and premiered in the UK in April 2004.
Original Release
04/13/2004
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Stephen Hawking |
| Alice Eve | Martha Guthrie |
| Michael Brandon | Arno Penzias |
| Tom Hodgkins | Robert Wilson |
| Christian Rubeck | Reporter |
| Lisa Dillon | Jane Wilde |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Isobel Hawking |
| Matthew Marsh | Dr. John Holloway |
| Anastasia Hille | Nurse Susan McClean |
| Adam Godley | Frank Hawking |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Stephen Hawking |
| Alice Eve | Martha Guthrie |
| Michael Brandon | Arno Penzias |
| Tom Hodgkins | Robert Wilson |
| Christian Rubeck | Reporter |
| Lisa Dillon | Jane Wilde |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Isobel Hawking |
| Matthew Marsh | Dr. John Holloway |
| Anastasia Hille | Nurse Susan McClean |
| Adam Godley | Frank Hawking |
| Peter Firth | Sir Fred Hoyle |
| Bertie Carvel | George Ellis |
| John Sessions | Dennis Sciama |
| Anthony Howell | Hamlet |
| Tom Ward | Roger Penrose |
| Sebastian Armesto | Robert Silkin |
| Rohan Siva | Jayant Narlikar |
| Deirdre Costello | Barmaid |
| Leon Ockenden | Rosencrantz |
| Che Cartwright | Guildenstern |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Lynch | Executive Producer |
| Laura Mackie | Executive Producer |
| Simon Bird | Producer |
| Jessica Pope | Producer |
| Grace Hartley | Producer |
