Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (2012)

Name: Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Tom Bonington, Bill Hutchens

Documentary

Stephen Hawking draws on 40 years of research to answer some of life's most compelling questions.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (1,487 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch Narrator (voice)
Stephen Hawking Self
Tom Bonington Brain Surgeon
Bill Hutchens Galileo

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

8.27 avg 3 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 44 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Meaning of Life	8.2	113
2	The Key to the Cosmos	8.2	85
3	Did God Create the Universe?	8.4	119