Battle between ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro

Alexander Armstrong and Martin Freeman are to star in a new BBC4 factual-based comedy drama about the rise of the home computer market in the 1980s.

The show, which is currently in production with an expected broadcast date later this year, will focus on the rivalry between the maverick Sir Clive Sinclair, played by Armstrong, and his former colleague Chris Curry, portrayed by Freeman.

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