Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius

59min

Documentary

Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.

Production Companies

BBC

Arrow Media

Cast

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Himself - Narrator
Brian Deacon

Brian Deacon

Gordon Welchman (voice)
Rosamund Welchman

Rosamund Welchman

Herself - Gordon Welchman's Daughter
W. Gordon Welchman

W. Gordon Welchman

Himself - Ex-Head of Hut 6, Bletchley Park (1939-1941) (archive footage)
Sinclair McKay

Sinclair McKay

Himself - Author, 'The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'
Jimmy Thirsk

Jimmy Thirsk

Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Asa Briggs

Asa Briggs

Himself - Veteran, Hut 6
Jane Fawcett

Jane Fawcett

Herself - Veteran, Hut 6
Tony Comer

Tony Comer

Himself - GCHQ Historian and Former Analyst
John Naughton

John Naughton

Himself - Vice President, Wolfson College, Cambridge (as Prof John Naughton)
John Scarlett

John Scarlett

Himself - Chairman, Bletchley Park Trust, and Former Chief, MI6 (as Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE)
Jennifer Welchman

Jennifer Welchman

Herself - Gordon Welchman's Granddaughter
Robert R. Everett

Robert R. Everett

Himself - Former President, The MITRE Corporation
Eric Ellingson

Eric Ellingson

Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague
Larry Hill

Larry Hill

Himself - Gordon Welchman's Colleague

Release date

7th Sep 2015

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français