| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/breaking_the_code.png]] |
| 2 | A 1986 play by Hugh Whitmore, based on the life of UsefulNotes/AlanTuring, starring Creator/DerekJacobi, who also played the title character in the BBC adaptation from 1996. |
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| 6 | !!Provides examples of: |
| 7 | * AdaptationNameChange: Pat Green and Ron Miller, who were based on Joan Clarke and Arnold Murray respectively. |
| 8 | * DownerEnding: The apple on the cover is a reference to [[spoiler: Turing's suicide by consuming an apple laced with cyanide.]] |
| 9 | * FairytaleMotifs: Alan was a fan of ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. The TV movie ends with "Someday My Prince Will Come" playing over his empty house. |
| 10 | * RealNameAsAnAlias: John Smith from Security, [[MrSmith which EVERYBODY thinks is an alias]]. |
| 11 | * StiffUpperLip: Turing is called before Dilly Knox, manager of Bletchley Park, because his overt homosexuality is upsetting his co-workers. Knox tries to convince Turing that discretion is not only appropriate, but also kinder to his friends. |
| 12 | -->'''Knox:''' Supposing I said that I'm mortally ill, and that I've only a year or so to live. Supposing I'd broken down and wept. Supposing I'd opened my heart to you, and said that I have no wish to die; that I am frightened and in despair. ''[laughs]'' Well, I can't believe that you'd welcome such a disclosure, finding it distressing, and embarrassing--somewhat inconsiderate. And so, having regard for your feelings as well as my own, it would seem to be both correct and appropriate to...moderate my response. |
| 13 | -->'''Turing:''' ''[quietly]'' Are you dying? ''[Knox ignores the question[[note]]Dilly Knox died in 1943 from lymphoma.[[/note]]]'' |
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