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Breaking the Code is a 1996 BBC television movie directed by Herbert Wise, based on the 1986 play by Hugh Whitemore about British mathematician Alan Turing, the play thematically links Turing's cryptographic activities with his attempts to grapple with his homosexuality.
Original Release
09/17/1996
US Release
02/02/1997
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Derek Jacobi | Alan Turing |
| Alun Armstrong | Mick Ross |
| Blake Ritson | Christopher Morcom |
| William Mannering | Young Alan Turing |
| Prunella Scales | Sara Turing |
| Julian Kerridge | Ron Miller |
| Harold Pinter | John Smith |
| Richard Johnson | Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox |
| Amanda Root | Patricia 'Pat' Green |
| Scott McKinstry | Smoker |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Derek Jacobi | Alan Turing |
| Alun Armstrong | Mick Ross |
| Blake Ritson | Christopher Morcom |
| William Mannering | Young Alan Turing |
| Prunella Scales | Sara Turing |
| Julian Kerridge | Ron Miller |
| Harold Pinter | John Smith |
| Richard Johnson | Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox |
| Amanda Root | Patricia 'Pat' Green |
| Scott McKinstry | Smoker |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Drury | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Richard Langridge | Executive Producer |
| Jack Emery | Producer |
| Andrew Rowley | Producer |
| John Rushton | Producer |
