As part of the celebrations for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the BBC produced the film Bert and Dickie (also called Going For Gold: The '48 Games), depicting Dickie Burnell and Bert Bushnell's achievement at the 1948 Games.[1][2] The drama was written by William Ivory and directed by David Blair.
| Bert and Dickie | |
|---|---|
 Cover of DVD | |
| Written by | William Ivory |
| Directed by | David Blair |
| Starring | Sam Hoare Matt Smith Geoffrey Palmer Douglas Hodge James Frain |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 25 July 2012 |
Plot
editThrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell and Dickie Burnell row to victory in the double sculls.
Cast
edit- Sam Hoare as Dickie Burnell
- Matt Smith as Bert Bushnell
- Geoffrey Palmer as Charles Burnell
- James Frain as Jack Beresford
- Douglas Hodge as John Bushnell
- Anastasia Hille as Lena Bushnell
- Alexandra Moen as Rosalind Burnell
Reception
editPaddy Shennan of the Liverpool Echo said Bert and Dickie is "thoroughly absorbing and uplifting" and "a winning drama about a winning team".[3] James Watson of The Telegraph highlighted the performances of Douglas Hodge and Geoffrey Palmer: "Douglas Hodge brilliantly conveyed John Bushnell’s almost embarrassed desperation for Bert to succeed where he’d failed. Playing Charles Burnell, Geoffrey Palmer was, as ever, hard to beat for lugubrious gruffness"' and concluded his review with "anybody whose eyes didn’t join Bushnell Snr’s in filling with tears is stronger than me."[4]
Awards and nominations
editThe following is a table listing the awards and nominations received by Bert and Dickie:[5]
| Year | Association | Award Category | Notes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Golden Nymph | Best Television Film | Nominated |
| 2012 | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Golden Nymph | Television Films - Best Director: David Blair | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Going for Gold – The '48 Games". BBC America. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Jeavans, Christine (23 July 2012). "Matt Smith on pain behind 1948 Olympics' Bert and Dickie". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Paddy Shennan's TV Review: Bert and Dickie". Liverpool Echo. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.
- ^ Walton, James (29 July 2012). "Bert and Dickie, BBC One, Review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Awards list for Bert and Dickie". IMDb. Retrieved 11 June 2017.