Rocket Man (2005)★ 7.3/10
- Drama
Directed by: Jon East, Jane Prowse, James Strong
Written by: Alison Hume, Shaun Prendergast, Simon Block, Samuel Rees
A recently widowed Welsh man struggles to build a rocket to launch his wife's ashes into space.
- Original title
- Rocket Man
- Storyline
- George enlists the help of friends and co-workers at the chocolate factory he works in to construct and launch a rocket to release his recently dead wife's ashes into space. Plus he deals with his young son's needs as well as his teenage daughter's ambitions to be a rock singer.
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 192
- Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Rocketman Productions Ltd., Touchpaper Television, BBC America
- Release dates
- GB October 30, 2005
- US April 18, 2006