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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.
Jul 24, 2012 · William Ivory is the writer of Bert & Dickie. Bert & Dickie is on Wednesday, 25 July at 8.30pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.
Bert & Dickie: Directed by David Blair. With Matt Smith, Sam Hoare, James Frain, Douglas Hodge. Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell row together in the the double sculls.
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Written by William Ivory and starring Matt Smith, Bert And Dickie is the uplifting story of how two young men defied all the odds and achieved gold in the double sculls.
Oct 30, 2016 · Period drama Bert and Dickie was made to tie in with the 2012 London Olympics and telling the real life story of working class Bert Bushnell who teamed up with Eton and Oxford educated Dickie Burnell to win gold in the double sculls rowing event at the 1948 Olympics (also held in London).
Jul 23, 2012 · By Christine Jeavans. BBC 2012. The BBC film Bert and Dickie, starring Doctor Who star Matt Smith and Sam Hoare, tells the true story of two British rowers, thrown together just weeks...
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Jul 25, 2012 · Written by William Ivory, directed by David Blair and starring Matt Smith and Sam Hoare, Bert & Dickie evokes the unique and inspiring spirit of those austerity games.
