G.F. Newman’s The Corrupted: Series 3 and 4: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Crime Drama

The third and fourth series of the criminal family saga, based on G. F. Newman's best-selling novels.1971. As Ted Heath's government presides over the collapse of Rolls Royce, and Britain goes over to decimalisation, Brian Oldman is locked up in Brixton Prison.Joseph Oldman pulls every corrupt string in a desperate attempt to get him released; yet no sooner is Brian out than he finds himself back inside. Joseph, however, is on the expanding his business through dodgy deals with a Colombian drug cartel and making friends in high places, including Lord Goodman and Margaret Thatcher. Entering the murky world of politics, he becomes an MP and reverts to his old surname, Olinska.But just as he is about to receive a knighthood, putting the final seal on his acceptance into the Establishment, he receives news that could ruin everything. Brian, facing a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit, is launching an appeal. He knows who the real guilty party is - Joseph - and he's determined to prove it....Blending fact and fiction to gripping effect, The Corrupted charts the story of the Oldman family against a backdrop of a revolution in crime, as the underworld extends its reach into the highest echelons of society. Adapted by award-winning writer G. F. Newman (Law and Order, Judge John Deed) from his own acclaimed books, it stars Toby Jones as Joseph, with Izabella Urbanowicz as Cath, Joe Armstrong as Brian and a full cast including Jasmine Hyde, Richard Wilson and Steve Nallon.Please Contains violence, scenes of a sexual nature, prejudicial dialogue and attitudes prevalent in the time in which the events depicted took place.Created by G. F. Newman.Characters based on G. F. Newman's novels.Produced and directed by Clive Brill.A Brill production for BBC Radio 4.Joseph Oldman/Olinska - Toby JonesBrian Oldman - Joe ArmstrongCath - Izabella UrbanowiczJack - Jacob Fortune-LloydTony Wednesday/Michael O'Dell - Alec NewmanMargaret Courtney - Flora MontgomeryLeah Cohen - Jasmine HydeLord Goodman/Gerald Ronson - Edward MaxDCI Fenwick - Theo Fraser SteeleKen Drury/Sir Donald/Warder DeWitt - Matthew MarshSir Ralph Courtney - Nick SampsonMargaret Thatcher/Denis Thatcher - Steve NallonBobby Brown/John Bindon/Warder Shenton - Charles DaviesCharlie Peck/Terry Parrish- Patrick MarloweTerry Lynch/Terry Bishop - Sam DonnellyDCS Slipper - Mark PerryJohn Redvers - Joseph KloskaSenor Ortega/Jose Picado/Mr Wilkes - Will Harrison-WallacePongo - David AjaoMo Thompson/Doreen/Sonia - Suzanne ProctorSonia/Doreen - Lotte RiceJulian Tyrwhitt - Jonathan TaflerYvonne/Clair Hamil - Susie EmmettDCI Robertson/Kevin Wheeler - Lucas HareSir Robert Mark - Patrick CreminFranco/Simon Hatfield - Joshua AkehurstClaude Dobbs/Airey Neave - Jonathan RigbyLionel Smith/Andrew McDowell - Kieron JecchinisMartha - Serena JenningsGirls - Matilda & Bethany SuettDC Baldwin - Tom DawzeJudge Melford Stevenson - Richard WilsonGeorge Carman QC/Hank Nolan/AC Roland - Nigel CookeAC Jennings/Brian Perry/Ernest Saunders/Dr Rickard - Nicholas MurchieRobert Gallo - William MeredithHarding/Commissionaire - Simon PontinJack Lynn/Bobby Mark - Ben JacobsonPaul Newman - David JohnSir Roger Berry - Jamie NewallDonnie James - John HollingworthOther parts played by members of the cast.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 9th - 20th January 2017 (Series 3), 25th June - 6th July 2018 (Series 4).