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Summer of Rockets (2019)

6.5/10 Ended 60 min May 22, 2019 1 Season
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Samuel, a Russian-born Jewish inventor who specialises in the development of hearing aids, is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 to use his technological expertise to contribute to western Cold War efforts. Following the tensions of the space race and the first hydrogen bomb test, Samuel's efforts factor in to the emergence of the modern world.

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Show Details

Original Title Summer of Rockets
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 6
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 1.0

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Cast

Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens
Samuel Petrukhin
6 episodes
Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes
Kathleen Shaw
6 episodes
Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Richard Shaw
6 episodes
Mark Bonnar
Mark Bonnar
Field
6 episodes
Lucy Cohu
Lucy Cohu
Miriam Petrukhin
6 episodes
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Aunt Mary
6 episodes
Lily Sacofsky
Lily Sacofsky
Hannah Petrukhin
6 episodes
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Lord Arthur Wallington
6 episodes
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle
Courtney Johnson
6 episodes
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Toby Woolf
Sasha Petrukhin
6 episodes
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Rose Ayling-Ellis
Esther
5 episodes
Matthew James Thomas
Matthew James Thomas
Nicolas Halliday
4 episodes

Key Crew

Music Adrian Johnston
Executive Producer Helen Flint
Producer Jean Holdsworth

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes 2019

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Videos & Trailers

Summer of Rockets: Trailer - BBC
Summer of Rockets: Trailer - BBC
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Keywords

inventor deaf-mute deaf cold war russian immigrant  mi5 jewish family debutante missing son english upper class hearing aid

Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 7/10
Apr 4, 2020

I enjoyed this series, mostly, especially the way it represented the 50s era, which to me sometimes feels more ignored than the decades of the 40s and 60s. I felt the acting was very good and the writing mostly good. Every major character is given a subplot, which I usually found realistic and ente ... Read more

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Based on 22 votes

Details
First Air Date May 22, 2019
Last Air Date June 26, 2019
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 1.0
Links
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