Going for Gold

Matt Smith and Sam Hoare star in the powerful and uplifting story of an unlikely pair of athletes competing together against all odds in an Olympic games that almost did not even happen. The fact that the 1948 Olympic Games took place at all was miraculous in a London that was still devastated from World War II. Going for Gold The '48 Games follows the compelling journey to the Olympic final of boat builders son Bert Bushnell and Oxford-educated Richard "Dickie" Burnell. Thrown together as double sculling partners just six weeks before the games, they had to overcome vast differences in their backgrounds to become a world class rowing team on an International Olympic stage. With compelling supporting performances from James Frain and Geoffrey Palmer, Going for Gold The '48 Games is an inspiring tale worthy of an Olympic gold medal.