Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind Franklin can find the key to unlocking the secret.
Acting
Goldblum's chaotic energy as the most annoying genius in Cambridge.
Production
Charming low-budget BBC lab sets that scream '1987 television movie.'
Director
Mick Jackson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Watson hated this film and called it 'a disaster'—apparently even he could spot the villain edit.
This aired the same year Watson published his controversial memoir, accidentally making Franklin's erasure a double feature.
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