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Dawn of the Clone Age (Season 34, Episode 16)
TV Episode | Documentary

Tells the story of the successful cloning of Dolly the sheep, the first cloned copy of an adult mammal, and the scientific possibilities it opens up. Charts the struggle of the scientists Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell and their team at the...See moreTells the story of the successful cloning of Dolly the sheep, the first cloned copy of an adult mammal, and the scientific possibilities it opens up. Charts the struggle of the scientists Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell and their team at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh to achieve this breakthrough in embryology, and examines the ethical implications raised by cloning. Written by BFI See less
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Writer
Deborah Cadbury (written by)
Producer
Cinematographers
John Adderley (photography) | Joe Vitagliano (photography)
Status
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Updated Oct 23, 1997

Release date
Oct 23, 1997 (United Kingdom)
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15 cast members
Name Known for
Hugh Quarshie
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Frank Barnes
Self - Granada Biosciences Self - Granada Biosciences   See fewer
Grahame Bulfield
Self - Director, Roslin Institute (as Prof Grahame Bulfield) Self - Director, Roslin Institute (as Prof Grahame Bulfield)   See fewer
Keith Campbell
Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr Keith Campbell) Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr Keith Campbell)   See fewer
John Clark
Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr John Clark) Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr John Clark)   See fewer
Harry Griffin
Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr Harry Griffin) Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr Harry Griffin)   See fewer
John Gurdon
Self - Welcome CRC Institute, Cambridge (as Prof John Gurdon) Self - Welcome CRC Institute, Cambridge (as Prof John Gurdon)   See fewer
Ron James
Self - PPL Therapeutics (as Dr Ron James) Self - PPL Therapeutics (as Dr Ron James)   See fewer
Jonathan King
Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (as Prof Jonathan King) Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (as Prof Jonathan King)   See fewer
Charles Looney
Self - Granada Biosciences Self - Granada Biosciences   See fewer
Douglas McGavin
Self - Roslin Institute Self - Roslin Institute   See fewer
Lee Silver
Self - Princeton University (as Prof Lee Silver) Self - Princeton University (as Prof Lee Silver)   See fewer
Jonathan Slack
Self - Bath University (as Prof Jonathan Slack) Self - Bath University (as Prof Jonathan Slack)   See fewer
Steen Willadsen
Self (as Dr Steen Willadsen) Self (as Dr Steen Willadsen)   See fewer
Ian Wilmut
Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr Ian Wilmut) Self - Roslin Institute (as Dr Ian Wilmut)   See fewer
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