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Episode 9

The police have found a tape proving who started the fire at Joseph's buildings, while Tony Wednesday takes his proof on the paedophile ring to a high ranking MP.

The police have found a tape proving who started the fire at Joseph's buildings, while Tony Wednesday takes his proof on the paedophlie ring to a high ranking MP.

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 Radio 4.

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44 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Oct 2022 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Joseph Toby Jones
Brian Joe Armstrong
Tony Wednesday Alec Newman
Catherine Izabella Urbanowicz
Margaret Courtney Flora Montgomery
Margaret Thatcher Steve Nallon
Jose Picado Will Harrison-Wallace
DC Baldwin Tom Dawze
Lionel Smith Kieron Jecchinis
DC Slipper Mark Perry
Airey Neave Jonathan Rigby
Lord Goodman Ed Max
Kevin Wheeler Lucas Hare
Writer GF Newman
Director Clive Brill
Producer Clive Brill

Broadcasts

  • Thu 19 Jan 2017 14:15
  • Sat 8 Oct 2022 21:00