-
Photo: scientific pioneers
From left to right: Alexander Fleming (Denis Lawson), Howard Florey (Dominic West) and Edward Mallenby (John Sessions).
-
Photo: Fleming and Florey
The man who discovered penicillin, Alexander Fleming (Denis Lawson), alongside Howard Florey (Dominic West).
-
War Beneath the Skin
Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin is part of a season looking at the complex biological war that rages beneath our skin.
More on this season of biology programmes at the BBC Press Office site
Credits
- Professor Howard Florey
- Dominic West
- Professor Alexander Fleming
- Denis Lawson
- Dr Ernst Chain
- Oliver Dimsdale
- Norman Heatley
- Joe Armstrong
- Dr Edward Mellanby
- John Sessions
- Dr Margaret Jennings
- Kate Fleetwood
- Dr Arthur Gardener
- Stephen Boxer
- Dr Ethel Florey
- Amanda Douge
- Charles Fletcher
- Sam Heughan
- Cecil Weir
- Ian Lindsay
- Master
- Christopher Godwin
- Charles Florey
- Harry Hosier Beeson
- Paquita Florey
- Ambra Lily Keegan
- Albert Alexander
- Jefferson Hall
- Janet
- Joanna Horton
- Mr Cox
- Peter McNeil O'Connor
- Mother
- Sarah Ball
- Suit One
- Julien Ball
- Johnny Cox
- Henry Wood
- Mrs Campbell Renton
- Dolly Wells
- Journalist No. 2
- Phillip Langhorne
- Journalist No. 1
- Andrew McKay
- Director
- Peter Hoar
- Producer
- Pier Wilkie
- Writer
- Kate Brooke
Broadcasts
Commercial Availability
Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin is available in the following formats:
See all Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin Commercial Availability
