The Corrupted by G F Newman (Series 5 and 6)

For some strange reason I didn't post series 5,

So here it is along with the final series.

SERIES 5

It's the 1990s and Brian Oldman is still in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

He found a man in jail able to prove his innocence - but that man was soon found dead in his cell. He suspects that Joseph Oldman, now Sir Joseph Olinska MP, organised the killing.

GF Newman's The Corrupted weaves fiction with real characters from history, following the fortunes of the Oldman/Olinska family - from small-time business and opportunistic petty crime, through gang rivalries, to their entanglement in the highest echelons of society. It's a tale revealing a nexus of crime, business and politics that’s woven through the fabric of 20th century greed, as even those with hitherto good intentions are sucked into a web of corruption.

Joey Oldman, an uneducated Jewish child immigrant from Russia, has a natural instinct for business and a love of money - coupled with a knack for acquiring it. His wife Cath is as ruthless in both the pursuit of money and the protection of her son, Brian. Joey built his empire with the help of a corrupt bank manager in the 1950s, starting with small greengrocer shops before moving into tertiary banking and property development, dealing with many corrupt policemen on the way - and befriending both Lord Goodman and Margaret Thatcher. Now ennobled and on the board of Lehman Brothers, Joseph intends to extend his business interests into Russia with the help of Boris Yeltsin and his cronies. John Major is now the Prime Minister and a young man from the left, Tony Blair, also seems keen on making Joseph’s acquaintance. Meanwhile, Joseph is trying to divorce his first wife, Catherine.

The characters are based on GF Newman's novels.

Cast:

Joseph Oldman.......Toby Jones

Brian Oldman.......Joe Armstrong

Catherin....... Isabella Urbanowicz

Leah Cohen....... Jasmine Hyde

Margaret Courtney....... Flora Montgomery

Warder Peters/John Major/ Douglas Hurd/Menachem Hayek/.Judge Kelman.......Paul Kemp

 Asst Governor/Lord Miles.......Christian Rodska

 Dr Aziz/Pongo.......Damian Lynch

Dr Eaves....... Felicity Duncan

 Lord Goodman....... Edward Max

Kevin Wheeler/ Nurse Moriarty.......Lucas Hare

George Carmen/Tony Blair.......Nigel Cooke

The Master/. Peter Balladur/.Lord Carson....Jamie Newall

Jack Braden/Stranger.......John Hollingworth

Third Doctor/Usher/Secretary/Sonia Hope/Angela/Rita.......Sarah Lambie

Tony Wednesday/Boris Yeltsin.......Alec Newman

Eddie Richardson.......Charles Davies

Chuck Haley.......Matt Rippy

Anatoly Popov....... Boris Isarov

Brad Peterson.......William Meredith

2nd warder/prisoner/Supervisor.......Kieron Jechinnis

Brian Perry/DAC Henderson.......Nicholas Murchie

John Redvers.......Tom York

Alex Murray/Inspector Vallins.......John Hastings

Julian Tyrwhitt .......Jonathan Tafler

Produced and directed by Clive Brill A Brill production for BBC Radio 4

SERIES 6

It's now 2001 and Brian Oldman is still in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

He found a man in jail able to prove his innocence - but that man was soon discovered dead in his cell. He suspects that Joseph Oldman, now Sir Joseph Olinska MP, organised the killing.

In this final series, taking us to 2008, Joseph Olinska gets ever more involved in New Labour, while Brian Oldman becomes a vegan and studies law in jail in a bid to win justice for himself. Tony Wednesday continues to work behind the scenes for Sir Joseph at the same time as moving ever further up the ranks of the police force.

 

Whose fortunes will prosper? Who will get their just deserts?

 

Joey Oldman, an uneducated Jewish child immigrant from Russia, has a natural instinct for business and a love of money - coupled with a knack for acquiring it. His first wife Cath is as ruthless in both the pursuit of money and the protection of her son, Brian. Joey built his empire with the help of a corrupt bank manager in the 1950s, starting with small greengrocer shops before moving into tertiary banking and property development, dealing with many corrupt policemen on the way - and befriending both Lord Goodman, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Joseph now helps New Labour with their finances, while continuing to invest heavily in Russia, the US and a pharmaceutical company specialising in cancer drugs.

 

The characters are based on GF Newman's novels.

 

Cast :

Sir Joseph/Lord Olinska.......Toby Jones

Brian.......Joe Armstrong

Tony Wednesday.......Alec Newman

Sonia Hope/ Emma.......Sarah Lambie

 Catherine.......Isabella Urbanowicz

Anatoly Popov/ Clive Bunter/Justice Deed/Brad Thompson.......Matthew Marsh

Leah.......Jasmine Hyde

Margaret....... Flora Montgomery

PO Rogers/Paul Linthwaite/David Blunkett/Menachem Hyak / Robin Bleecher.......Paul Kemp

EXO Avedlund.......Nigel Pivaro

Sir Ralph Courtney/Magistrate.......Nick Sampson

Jeremy Corbyn.......Christopher Harper

DCS Redvers.......Arty Froushan

Tim Listfield/Dietrick Heller/Professor King.......Charles Davies

Chuck Haley.......Matt Rippy

Pongo/John Quayle....... David Ajao

Julian Tyrwhitt.......Jonathan Tafler

DAC Henderson.......Nicholas Murchie

Tony Blair/Dr Jordan.......Nigel Cooke

Mrs Jinks/Marcia Hoffman.......Suzan Sylvester

Hamid Afzal/Mt Kunar.......Akbar Kurtha

FBI Agent Pyke.......Will Meredith

Jack Braden.......Jacob Fortune Lloyd

Mr Justice Balardy - Christian Roadska

 

Produced and directed by Clive Brill

A Brill production for BBC Radio 4


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  • i haven't heard the last series of this yet, but so far, I truly think this has been on of the most epic radio drama serials I've ever listened to. 

  • Thank you so much, William, for this fine series!!

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