Micro Men

Micro Men
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GenreDocumentary drama
Created byAndrea Cornwell
Written byTony Saint
Directed bySaul Metzstein
StarringAlexander Armstrong
Martin Freeman
Theme music composerVangelis
Opening theme"Pulstar"
ComposerIlan Eshkeri
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersElinor Day
Jamie Laurenson
ProducerAndrea Cornwell
CinematographyHubert Taczanowski
EditorIan Davies
Running time84 mins
Original release
NetworkBBC Four
Release8 October 2009 (2009-10-08)[1]
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Micro Men is a 2009 one-off BBC drama television programme set in the late 1970s and the early-mid 1980s, about the rise of the British home computer market and the early fortunes of Sinclair and Acorn Computers. It focuses on the rivalry between Sir Clive Sinclair (played by Alexander Armstrong), who developed the ZX Spectrum, and Chris Curry (played by Martin Freeman), the man behind the BBC Micro.[2]

  1. ^ Teeman, Tim (9 October 2009). "Last Night's TV". The Times. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. ^ Wollaston, Sam (9 October 2009). "Micro Men". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

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