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Micro Men

Micro Men

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Oct 08, 20091h 24minUS
7.1
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Synopsis

In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's belief that he can successfully market a micro-chip for a home computer. A parting of the ways sees Curry, in partnership with the Austrian Hermann Hauser and using whizz kid Cambridge students, set up his own, rival firm to Sinclair Radionics, Acorn. Acorn beat Sinclair to a lucrative contract supplying the BBC with machines for a computer series. From here on it is a battle for supremacy to gain the upper hand in the domestic market.

TitleMicro Men
RealesedOct 08, 2009
WriterTony Saint
DirectorSaul Metzstein
CountryUnited Kingdom
CompaniesDSP
Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong

Clive Sinclair
Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Chris Curry
Edward Baker-Duly

Edward Baker-Duly

Hermann Hauser
Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips

Steve Furber
Peter Davison

Peter Davison

Bank manager
Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell

Nigel Searle
James Fleet

James Fleet

Kenneth Baker
Theo Barklem-Biggs

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Sinclair journalist
Tim Downie

Tim Downie

Tony Wood Rogers
Stefan Butler

Stefan Butler

Roger Wilson
Colin Michael Carmichael

Colin Michael Carmichael

Jim Westwood
Rhona Croker

Rhona Croker

Valerie
Amy Beth Hayes

Amy Beth Hayes

Cynthia
Nicola Harrison

Nicola Harrison

Ann Sinclair
Anthony Smee

Anthony Smee

Norman Hewett
Michael Keating

Michael Keating

Derek Holley
Jon Glover

Jon Glover

John Radcliffe
Renny Krupinski

Renny Krupinski

Foreman
James Garnon

James Garnon

Acorn Journalist
Rasmus Hardiker

Rasmus Hardiker

Shop Assistant Luke
Alison Dowling

Alison Dowling

Shopper
Perdita Avery

Perdita Avery

Susan
Elizabeth Bower

Elizabeth Bower

Mindy
Sir Clive Sinclair

Sir Clive Sinclair

Self (archive footage)
Lord Alan Sugar

Lord Alan Sugar

Self
James Corker

James Corker

Cambridge Graduate (uncredited)
Jason Fitzpatrick

Jason Fitzpatrick

David Johnson-Davies (uncredited)
David Mahoney

David Mahoney

Clapper Loader - Sinclair QL Commercial (Nicht genannt)
Mark Mansfield

Mark Mansfield

Rick Dickinson (uncredited)
Rob Mcloughlin

Rob Mcloughlin

Nick Toop (uncredited)
Cal O'Connell

Cal O'Connell

Reporter (uncredited)
Sophie Wilson

Sophie Wilson

Pub Landlady (uncredited)
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