Micro Men
| Micro Men | |
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Micro Men title card.
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| Genre | Documentary drama |
| Created by | Andrea Cornwell |
| Written by | Tony Saint |
| Directed by | Saul Metzstein |
| Starring |
Alexander Armstrong Martin Freeman |
| Theme music composer | Vangelis |
| Opening theme | "Pulstar" by Vangelis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Elinor Day Jamie Laurenson |
| Producer(s) | Andrea Cornwell |
| Cinematography | Hubert Taczanowski |
| Editor(s) | Ian Davies |
| Running time | 84 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Four |
| Original release | 8 October 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Micro Men, working title Syntax Era is a one-off BBC drama television show set in the late 1970s and the early-mid 1980s, about the rise of the British home computer market. 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.
The drama is centred on two of the leading players and their respective companies in the home computer market of the late 1970s and early 80s focusing on the race to become the provider of a home computer for the BBC's programming for schools. Certain parts of the drama are based on historical fact whilst others are dramatisation and a version of events at the time.
The programme was created by independent production company Darlow Smithson and was written by Tony Saint, directed by Saul Metzstein and produced by Andrea Cornwell. It was produced as a BBC Drama, shot in the UK, with some scenes shot in and around the colleges of Cambridge on 15 July 2009. Computers were supplied by The Centre for Computing History, then in Haverhill. They also supplied other technical props, including the Sinclair C5, and Jason Fitzpatrick, director of the museum, played the part of David Johnson-Davies.
The programme's working title was Syntax Era.
The programme's opening title theme is "Pulstar" from the 1976 album Albedo 0.39 by Vangelis.
It was first shown on the UK channel BBC Four on 8 October 2009.
Sophie Wilson, part of the Acorn development team (as Roger Wilson), played the part of the pub landlady calling time (around 1h 21m).
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