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The Best of Men

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Entertaining drama about the birth of the Paralympics in 1948. The remarkable Dr Guttmann comes to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and begins to tranform the lives of his patients. They are paralysed soldiers, written off and facing death from neglect. Their big breakthrough comes when Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Tim Whitby
Dr Ludwig Guttmann:
Eddie Marsan
Private William Heath:
George MacKay
Cpl Wynne Bowen:
Rob Brydon
Sister Edwards:
Niamh Cusack
General Blake:
Nicholas Jones
Sgt "Q" Hills:
Tristan Sturrock
Mr Heath:
Nigel Lindsay
Mrs Heath:
Rachael Spence
Nurse Carr:
Leigh Quinn
Else Guttmann:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Shirley Bowen:
Mali Harries
Dr Greene, Houseman:
Stephen McGonigle

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