Episode 7
Toby Jones stars as corrupt businessman and MP Joseph Olinska. Gallo's Ponzi scheme has imploded, and it seems that Joseph's bank is under threat. But Joseph got out in time.
It's the 1980s and Brian Oldman is back in jail for a crime he didn't commit. He suspects, but cannot prove, that Joseph Oldman, now Joseph Olinska MP, was the perpetrator.
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.
The characters are based on GF Newman's novels.
Produced and directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Joseph Oldman/Olinska | Toby Jones |
Brian | Joe Armstrong |
Catherine | Izabella Urbanowicz |
Tony Wednesday | Alec Newman |
Michael O'Dell | Alec Newman |
Margaret Courtney | Flora Montgomery |
Kevin Wheeler | Lucas Hare |
Margaret Thatcher | Steve Nallon |
Hank Nolan | Nigel Cooke |
AC Roland | Nigel Cooke |
Tyrwhitt | Jonathan Tafler |
Pongo | David Ajao |
Brian Perry | Nicholas Murchie |
Lionel Smith | Kieron Jecchinis |
Gerald Ronson | Edward Max |
Warder Shenton | Charles Davies |
Author | GF Newman |
Director | Clive Brill |
Producer | Clive Brill |
Broadcasts
- Tue 3 Jul 2018 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sat 29 Apr 2023 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4