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The Story of Penicillin

Breaking the Mould

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology

Credits

Breaking the Mould Cast

Name Character
Dominic West He was 39, now 54 years old as Howard Florey
Denis Lawson He was 61, now 76 years old as Alexander Fleming
John Sessions He was 56, now 71 years old as Edward Mellanby
Kate Fleetwood She was 36, now 51 years old as Margaret Jennings
Amanda Douge She was 32, now 47 years old as Ethel Florey
Stephen Boxer He was 59, now 73 years old as Arthur Gardner
Sam Heughan He was 29, now 43 years old as Charles Fletcher
Joe Armstrong He was 58, 68 years old when he died as Norman Heatley
Peter O'Connor He was 136, 85 years old when he died as Mr. Cox

Breaking the Mould Crew

Name Department
Kate Brooke as Writer. She was 108 (now 123) years old Writing
Peter Hoar as Director. Directing
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Breaking the Mould (14 years)

The Story of Penicillin

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
  • Runtime: 80 minutes