/czAZxsaAkx6yFXoKyWc02EcT0xK.jpg
Drama

Micro Men

-

In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's belief that he can successfully market a micro-chip for a home computer. A parting of the ways sees Curry, in partnership with the Austrian Hermann Hauser and using whizz kid Cambridge students, set up his own, rival firm to Sinclair Radionics, Acorn. Acorn beat Sinclair to a lucrative contract supplying the BBC with machines for a computer series. From here on it is a battle for supremacy to gain the upper hand in the domestic market.

Release Date : 2009-10-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DSPBBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Alexander Armstrong

Character Name : Clive Sinclair

Original Name : Alexander Armstrong

Gender : Male

Martin Freeman

Character Name : Chris Curry

Original Name : Martin Freeman

Gender : Male

Edward Baker-Duly

Character Name : Hermann Hauser

Original Name : Edward Baker-Duly

Gender : Male

Sam Phillips

Character Name : Steve Furber

Original Name : Sam Phillips

Gender : Male

Peter Davison

Character Name : Bank manager

Original Name : Peter Davison

Gender : Male

Derek Riddell

Character Name : Nigel Searle

Original Name : Derek Riddell

Gender : Male

James Fleet

Character Name : Kenneth Baker

Original Name : James Fleet

Gender : Male

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Character Name : Sinclair journalist

Original Name : Theo Barklem-Biggs

Gender : Male

Tim Downie

Character Name : Tony Wood Rogers

Original Name : Tim Downie

Gender : Male

Stefan Butler

Character Name : Roger Wilson

Original Name : Stefan Butler

Gender : Male

Colin Michael Carmichael

Character Name : Jim Westwood

Original Name : Colin Michael Carmichael

Gender : Male

Rhona Croker

Character Name : Valerie

Original Name : Rhona Croker

Gender : Male

Amy Beth Hayes

Character Name : Cynthia

Original Name : Amy Beth Hayes

Gender : Female

Nicola Harrison

Character Name : Ann Sinclair

Original Name : Nicola Harrison

Gender : Female

Anthony Smee

Character Name : Norman Hewett

Original Name : Anthony Smee

Gender : Male

Michael Keating

Character Name : Derek Holley

Original Name : Michael Keating

Gender : Male

Jon Glover

Character Name : John Radcliffe

Original Name : Jon Glover

Gender : Male

Renny Krupinski

Character Name : Foreman

Original Name : Renny Krupinski

Gender : Male

James Garnon

Character Name : Acorn Journalist

Original Name : James Garnon

Gender : Male

Rasmus Hardiker

Character Name : Shop Assistant Luke

Original Name : Rasmus Hardiker

Gender : Male

Alison Dowling

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Alison Dowling

Gender : Female

Perdita Avery

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Perdita Avery

Gender : Female

Elizabeth Bower

Character Name : Mindy

Original Name : Elizabeth Bower

Gender : Female

Sir Clive Sinclair

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Sir Clive Sinclair

Gender : Male

Lord Alan Sugar

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Lord Alan Sugar

Gender : Male

James Corker

Character Name : Cambridge Graduate (uncredited)

Original Name : James Corker

Gender : Male

Jason Fitzpatrick

Character Name : David Johnson-Davies (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Fitzpatrick

Gender : Male

David Mahoney

Character Name : Clapper Loader - Sinclair QL Commercial (Nicht genannt)

Original Name : David Mahoney

Gender : Male

Mark Mansfield

Character Name : Rick Dickinson (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Mansfield

Gender : Male

Rob Mcloughlin

Character Name : Nick Toop (uncredited)

Original Name : Rob Mcloughlin

Gender : Male

Cal O'Connell

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Cal O'Connell

Gender : Male

Sophie Wilson

Character Name : Pub Landlady (uncredited)

Original Name : Sophie Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

No Reviews Found