Directed by:
Philip MartinScreenplay:
Peter MoffatCinematography:
Julian CourtComposer:
Murray GoldCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Brandon, Lisa Dillon, Peter Firth, Tom Ward, John Sessions, Alice Eve, Rory Copus, Adam Godley, Mark Wells, Sebastian Armesto (more)Plots(1)
Fictionalised biography of Professor Stephen Hawking starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the young Stephen Hawking who, as a bright and ambitious 21 year-old PhD student at Cambridge University, is diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease and given two years to live. The drama tells how, against the odds, he goes on to achieve scientific success and worldwide acclaim. (Dazzler Media)
(more)Cast
![Benedict Cumberbatch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/211/166211759_670f1e.jpg)
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
![Michael Brandon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272501_a56c1c.jpg)
Michael Brandon
USA
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Lisa Dillon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/136/794/136794970_efdb68.jpg)
Lisa Dillon
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
![Peter Firth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218503_f0f40c.jpg)
Peter Firth
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
![Tom Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279688_07285b.jpg)
Tom Ward
UK
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
![John Sessions](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/251/164251495_813a8c.png)
John Sessions
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Loving Vincent (2017)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
![Alice Eve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/104/166104357_12c9e8.jpg)
Alice Eve
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Rory Copus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/371/162371176_42e548.jpg)
Rory Copus
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Hellboy (2004)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
![Adam Godley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278297_007c18.jpg)
Adam Godley
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
![Mark Wells](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/376/159376096_0058f1.jpg)
Mark Wells
New Zealand
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Walking with the Enemy (2013)
![Sebastian Armesto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/778/162778238_2f546f.jpg)
Sebastian Armesto
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Zen (2011) (series)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
![Anastasia Hille](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656158_cad409.jpg)
Anastasia Hille
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
New Year's Day (2000)
![Philip McGinley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/454/158454905_785d14.jpg)
Philip McGinley
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Cold Blood (2005) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Leon Ockenden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/413/159413699_4a1e13.jpg)
Leon Ockenden
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Dread (2009)
![Bertie Carvel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/874/160874688_ebfb8b.jpg)
Bertie Carvel
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
John Adams (2008) (series)
![Anthony Howell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/995/159995354_8803bb.jpg)
Anthony Howell
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018) (theatrical recording)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
![Phoebe Nicholls](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/439/160439283_4fe693.gif)
Phoebe Nicholls
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
![Tom Hodgkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/358/162358102_7c742e.jpg)
Tom Hodgkins
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
One Against the Wind (1991) (TV movie)
Spy Game (2001)
![Christian Rubeck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798561_23857e.jpg)
Christian Rubeck
Norway
Charlie Beall
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003) (TV movie)
Vanity Fair (2004)