Summer of Rockets

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Wed, May 22, 201961 mins

1957. The Petrukhin family attend the Goodwood races where they meet Kathleen and Richard Shaw MP. When their eight year-old son Sasha Petrukhin wanders off, there is a frantic search and Kathleen eventually finds him. Over lunch, Sasha falls ill and is rushed to the hospital. A few months later, Sasha is preparing to go to Downham House boarding school. His 17 year-old sister Hannah is soon to be presented as a debutant to the Queen at Buckingham Palace, yet she can't help but question the futility of learning how to courtesy in a world that is shaken by the threat of the atom bomb. Both Sasha and Hannah dread their near futures. Kathleen Shaw unexpectedly visits Samuel Petrukhin at his hearing aid business as she is hoping he will have a suitable device for her aunt. He shows her his latest invention, the staff locator - a new piece of equipment that will revolutionize the way people communicate within hospitals and other businesses. In preparation for her London debutant season, Hannah begins etiquette classes. She is meant to be in Miss Laidlaw's class - the A Class - but chooses to attend the more casual B class run by Nicholas Halliday. Samuel and his colleague Courtney become suspicious when they realize they are constantly being followed by several men as they attend hearing aid fittings. At half term, the Petrukhins attend the Shaw's for lunch where they meet Lord Arthur Wallington. Samuel explores the garden and discovers something curious.