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Breaking the Mould

The Story of Penicillin

5.5

1h 20m

2009

“The Story of Penicillin”

Synopsis

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology

Director

Peter Hoar

DramaHistory

Cast & Crew

Dominic West

Dominic West

as Howard Florey

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

as Alexander Fleming

Joe Armstrong

Joe Armstrong

as Norman Heatley

John Sessions

John Sessions

as Edward Mellanby

Kate Fleetwood

Kate Fleetwood

as Margaret Jennings

Stephen Boxer

Stephen Boxer

as Arthur Gardner

Amanda Douge

Amanda Douge

as Ethel Florey

Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan

as Charles Fletcher

Peter McNeil O'Connor

as Mr. Cox

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