The BBC is cashing in on the popularity of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer by releasing its 1980s drama series of the same name on iPlayer.

The Bafta-winning seven-part series originally aired on the BBC in 1980.

Sam Waterson plays the titular scientist as he leads the weapons laboratory of the Manhattan Project.

The cast also includes John Carson, Christopher Munke, Jana Shelden, Kate Harper, and David Suchet.

Every episode is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer, and the series will air weekly on BBC Four on Saturday nights from 12th August.