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Episode 6

Third series of the criminal family saga, based on GF Newman's novel. Joseph (Toby Jones) is still being stymied by lack of progress in his building project.

Joseph (Toby Jones) is still being stymied by lack of progress in his building project - while in Brixton prison, Jack is attempting to take over the drug deliveries.

GF Newman's The Corrupted weaves fiction with real characters from history, following the fortunes of the Oldman 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 the nexus of crime, business and politics 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.

Written by G F Newman
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for 91热爆 Radio 4.

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44 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Jan 2017 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Joseph Oldman Toby Jones
Brian Joe Armstrong
Tony Wednesday Alec Newman
Cath Izabella Urbanowicz
Julian Tyrwhitt Jonathan Tafler
Margaret Courtney Flora Montgomery
Jack Jacob Fortune Lloyd
Charlie Richardson Patrick Marlowe
John Redvers Joseph Kloska
Leah Jasmine Hyde
Jose Picado Will Harrison-Wallace
Claude Dobbs Jonathan Rigby
John Binden Charles Davies
Writer GF Newman
Director Clive Brill
Producer Clive Brill

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Jan 2017 14:15