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The Summer Of Rockets series is set in UK during the summer of 1958. During this period, there was a man named Samuel Petrukhin, a Russian-born Jewish inventor and businessman. Samuel was a specialist in manufacturing hearing aids in a turbulent period. The first intercontinental ballistic missile was launched by the Soviets as the space race began and everyone began to feel fear at that time.
Hallelujah! At last the BBC have commissioned a Stephen Poliakoff series that makes you want to come back for episode two (and hopefully all six), thanks to a powerful cast making the most of some perceptively-written roles.
Usually the characters are too chilly, too unsettling, with his strange, stilted dialogue in their mouths. But the Petrukhins seem warmer, and more engaging, than usual.
The cast worked hard to tether the rarefied thing to reality. A restrained, enigmatic Stephens reminded us why he was once so feted, Hawes was as reliable as always and Roache appealingly erratic.
At times the drama and script feel a little hammy and there's some clunky exposition, but with typical skill Poliakoff also lays down some promisingly mysterious threads you'll want to pull on.