Character Relationship Map: Micro Men

Characters

• Clive Sinclair (played by Alexander Armstrong) — protagonist

  Clive Sinclair is the creator of the ZX Spectrum and one of the drama’s two central figures. He leads the company competing in the late-1970s and early-1980s home-computer market, seeking the BBC gran...

• Chris Curry (played by Martin Freeman) — supporting

  Chris Curry is one of the drama’s two principal figures and a creator of the BBC Micro. He represents the company competing against Clive Sinclair’s business for the BBC grant, which would determine w...

• Hermann Hauser (played by Edward Baker-Duly) — supporting

  Hermann Hauser is identified as one of the creators of the BBC Micro and a major participant in the company’s side of the home-computer contest. His work is connected to Chris Curry and the effort to...

• Steve Furber (played by Sam Phillips) — supporting

  Steve Furber is identified as one of the creators of the BBC Micro. He belongs to the group working with Chris Curry on the computer competing for the BBC grant, placing him on the opposing side of Cl...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Hermann Hauser → Steve Furber (Alliance Project Collaborator) — Their shared connection is the creation of the BBC Micro.

  The drama explicitly lists Hermann Hauser and Steve Furber among the creators of the BBC Micro.

• Chris Curry → Steve Furber (Alliance Teammate) — They are part of the same BBC Micro creative and professional group.

  Chris Curry and Steve Furber are both identified as main characters associated with the BBC Micro project.

• Chris Curry → Hermann Hauser (Alliance Teammate) — They belong to the BBC Micro side of the computer competition.

  Chris Curry and Hermann Hauser are both presented among the principal figures connected with the BBC Micro.

• Clive Sinclair → Steve Furber (Conflict Competitive Counterpart) — They are associated with rival computer projects in the drama's central contest.

  Steve Furber is named among the BBC Micro creators, while Clive Sinclair is the creator of the competing ZX Spectrum.

• Clive Sinclair → Hermann Hauser (Conflict Competitive Counterpart) — Their companies represent opposing technological bids within the central market struggle.

  Hermann Hauser is identified as one of the creators of the BBC Micro, while Clive Sinclair is identified as the creator of the ZX Spectrum in the comp...

• Clive Sinclair → Chris Curry (Conflict Business Rival) — They stand on opposing sides of the competition for the BBC home-computer opportunity.

  The drama centers on Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry as leading players representing competing companies in the home computer market.

Story Analysis

A historical drama about the rivalry between Sinclair's ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro during the race to supply the BBC's school-programming computer.

Plot Progression

1. A New Computer Market — The drama introduces the late-1970s home computer market and its two principal sides. Clive Sinclair is associated with the ZX Spectrum, while Chris Curry, Hermann Hauser, and Steve Furber are associa...
2. The BBC Sets the Stakes — The BBC's programming for schools creates a major opportunity for a home-computer provider. The proposed BBC grant turns the market rivalry into a focused competition.
3. Rival Projects Collide — Sinclair's ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro become the central symbols of the competing companies. The professional rivalry intensifies as both sides are connected to the BBC opportunity.
4. The School Computer Race — The contest reaches its highest stakes as the competing projects are judged in relation to BBC programming for schools. The drama combines historical fact with dramatized presentation.
5. A Rivalry Remembered — The story closes around the lasting rivalry between Sinclair's ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro project. Its resolution remains framed by the historical computer-market contest.