The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.

Benedict Cumberbatch
Stephen Hawking

Peter Firth
Sir Fred Hoyle

Tom Ward
Roger Penrose

Lisa Dillon
Jane Wilde

John Sessions
Dennis Sciama

Phoebe Nicholls
Isobel Hawking

Michael Brandon
Arno Penzias

Tom Hodgkins
Robert Wilson
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Release Date
December 10, 2004
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
PG
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director