Life Story (1987)

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Genre

docudrama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV drama shows scientists in the 1950s racing to figure out the structure of DNA. It focuses on the key researchers like Watson, Crick, and Franklin, and the competition and teamwork involved in the discovery.

educationalcompetitivefocusedintellectualearnesthistoricalmethodicalconversation-driven

What happens

Life Story (known in a much-shortened version in the United States as The Race for the Double Helix) is a 1987 television historical drama which depicts the progress toward, and the competition for, the discovery of the structure of DNA in the early 1950s. It was directed by Mick Jackson for the BBC's Horizon science series, and stars Jeff Goldblum, Tim Pigott-Smith, Juliet Stevenson, and Alan Howard. It won several awards in the UK and U.S., including the 1988 BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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