Picture Shows: Kathleen Shaw (KEELEY HAWES), Samuel Petrukhin (TOBY STEPHENS)
Summer of Rockets
A semi-autobiographical thriller from BAFTA and Emmy-winning writer Stephen Poliakoff.
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Picture Shows: Kathleen Shaw (KEELEY HAWES), Samuel Petrukhin (TOBY STEPHENS)
Watch Summer of Rockets beginning Thursday, January 21 at 9:00pm on WITF. You can stream WITF TV live on our website and through the PBS Video app on Roku, Apple TV and iPhone and Android smartphones.
A semi-autobiographical thriller from BAFTA and Emmy-winning writer Stephen Poliakoff. Toby Stephens and Keeley Hawes lead a stellar cast.
Britain, 1958. As a Russian émigré, businessman Samuel Petrukin is determined to integrate his young family into the establishment.
So when Samuel meets the captivating Kathleen Shaw and her husband Richard – a war-hero and member of parliament – he’s dazzled by their upper-class glamour. But then MI5 agents blackmail Samuel into spying on the Shaws, and he’s drawn into a dark web of deception.
These shadowy government operatives could be tempting him into a deadly trap. Are the Shaws really involved in a plot to betray their nation? The country’s future is shrouded in doubt.
Who can Samuel trust? Anyone??
Watch Summer of Rockets in six parts on WITF beginning Thursday January 21 at 9:00pm. This program is not available on-demand currently.
A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.
