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Award-winning true story starring Geoffrey Rush. David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, suffers a mental breakdown that threatens to derail his career.
Award-winning drama based on a true story. Living in fifties Australia, the young David Helfgott excels at piano playing but is forbidden by his father to accept a scholarship to study further. In spite of his father's misgivings he travels to England where his genius is recognised, but then suffers a setback that will change his life forever.
Last on
Fri 2 Sep 201600:30
BBC One Scotland HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| David Helfgott as an Adult | Geoffrey Rush |
| Peter | Armin Mueller-Stahl |
| David Helfgott as an Adolescent | Noah Taylor |
| Cecil Parkes | John Gielgud |
| Gillian | Lynn Redgrave |
| Tony | Justin Braine |
| Sylvia | Sonia Todd |
| Sam | Chris Haywood |
| David Helfgott as a Child | Alex Rafalowicz |
| Eisteddfod Presenter | Gordon Poole |
| Ben Rosen | Nicholas Bell |
| Margaret | Rebecca Gooden |
| Isaac Stern | Randall Berger |
| Katharine Susannah Prichard | Googie Withers |
| Ray | Marc Warren |
| Director | Scott Hicks |
| Writer | Jan Sardi |
| Producer | Jane Scott |
| Composer | David Hirschfelder |
| Director of photography | Geoffrey Simpson |
Broadcasts
- Tue 22 Jul 200823:20BBC One except Northern Ireland
- Tue 22 Jul 200823:50BBC One Northern Ireland
- Sun 1 Mar 200923:00BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Sun 1 Mar 200923:20BBC One Northern Ireland
- Mon 2 Mar 200900:00BBC One Wales
- Mon 2 Aug 201023:35BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Tue 3 Aug 201000:05BBC One Wales
Sun 1 May 201123:00BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only- Tue 13 Nov 201200:00BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Tue 13 Nov 201200:30BBC One Wales
- Sat 11 Oct 201423:50BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 25 Nov 201523:45BBC One except Scotland & Wales
- Thu 26 Nov 201500:20BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 26 Nov 201500:50BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Thu 1 Sep 201623:30BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
- Fri 2 Sep 201600:25BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Fri 2 Sep 201600:30BBC One Scotland HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
