The powerful and uplifting story of how two men from very different backgrounds triumphed against the odds, capturing Olympic Gold and embodying the battling spirit of the 1948 London games. The unlikely pairing of boat builder's son Bert Bushnell and Eton and Oxford educated Richard 'Dickie' Burnell are thrown together as double sculling partners just six weeks before the games. The duo is forced to confront and overcome vast differences in their personal and professional lives, as well as push themselves to their physical and emotional limits.