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Drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. When a brilliant but mentally ill mathematician dies, his daughter is worried that she too will suffer from a mental disorder.

Drama. When a brilliant but mentally unstable mathematician dies, his daughter Catherine is visited by one of his former students, who has been studying his late notebooks. While grieving for her loss and dealing with the unwanted attentions of her enstranged sister Claire, Catherine - also a mathematician - must come to terms with the possibility that, together with her father's talent, she might have also inherited his insanity.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Aug 201300:40
BBC One Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Wales & Northern Ireland only

Credits

CatherineGwyneth Paltrow
RobertAnthony Hopkins
HalJake Gyllenhaal
ClaireHope Davis
DirectorJohn Madden
CopDanny McCarthy
Limo DriverTobiacz Daszkiewicz
Professor BarrowGary Houston
Friend at PartyAnne Wittman
Friend at PartyLeigh Zimmerman
Theoretical PhysicistColin Stinton
Band VocalistLeland Burnett
University FriendJohn Keefe
University FriendChipo Chung
University FriendC Gerod Harris
Professor BhandariRoshan Seth
WriterDavid Auburn
WriterRebecca Miller
ProducerJohn N Hart Jr
ProducerRobert Kessel
ProducerAlison Owen
ProducerJeffrey Sharp
ComposerStephen Warbeck
Director of photographyAlwin Kuchler

Broadcasts

  • Sun 29 Mar 200922:00
    BBC Two except Yorkshire
  • Tue 25 Jan 201123:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 26 Jan 201100:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Thu 7 Jun 201223:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Thu 15 Aug 201323:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Fri 16 Aug 201300:35
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Fri 16 Aug 201300:40
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Wales & Northern Ireland only