Micro Men

2009    84m
7.486%73%
In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opposes former assistant Chris Curry's belief that he can successfully market a micro-chip for a home computer. A parting of the ways sees Curry, in partnership with the Austrian Hermann Hauser and using whizz kid Cambridge students, set up his own, rival firm to Sinclair Radionics, Acorn. Acorn beat Sinclair to a lucrative contract supplying the BBC with machines for a computer series. From here on it is a battle for supremacy to gain the upper hand in the domestic market.
Directed By
Saul Metzstein
Written By
Tony Saint
Studio
DSP, BBC

Watch on these services

This title is currently not available on any service.
Cast of Micro Men
  • Alexander ArmstrongClive Sinclair
  • Martin FreemanChris Curry
  • Edward Baker-DulyHermann Hauser
  • Sam PhillipsSteve Furber
  • Peter DavisonBank manager
  • Derek RiddellNigel Searle
  • James FleetKenneth Baker
  • Theo Barklem-BiggsSinclair journalist
Micro Men Reviews

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices