Breaking the Code

A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk..

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Overview

A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk.

Cast

Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Alan Turing
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
Mick Ross
Blake Ritson
Blake Ritson
Christopher Morcom
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Sara Turing
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
John Smith
Julian Kerridge
Julian Kerridge
Ron Miller
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
Amanda Root
Amanda Root
Patricia 'Pat' Green
William Mannering
William Mannering
Young Alan Turing