G.F. Newman’s The Corrupted: Series 5 and 6: A BBC Radio full-cast crime drama

The fifth and sixth series of the East End family crime saga, starring Toby Jones as Joseph Olinska

'G. F. Newman's powerful story of ambition and crooks' The Times

1991. Britain and the US are waging war in Iraq, the Soviet Union is breaking up - and Brian Oldman is banged up in Parkhurst, his 30-year sentence restarted. Set on proving his innocence, he studies law from his cell in a bid to win justice at last. But will he ever be released from prison?

Joseph Olinska, meanwhile, seems unstoppable. Now ennobled and on the board of Lehman Brothers, he plans to extend his business interests into Russia - with a little help from Boris Yeltsin and his cronies. He also cultivates the new Prime Minister, John Major: as well as a young centre-left politician named Tony Blair. The only fly in the ointment is his acrimonious divorce from Catherine, who's seeking a multi-million-pound settlement and has engaged top barrister George Carman to get it. And in the meantime, she's airing all Joseph's dirty laundry in court...

With his crimes revealed for all to see, will Joseph finally get his comeuppance? And as a new millennium dawns, whose fortunes will prosper - and who will get their just deserts?

Adapted by double BAFTA-winning writer G. F. Newman (Law and Order, Judge John Deed) from his own hit novels, this compelling tale mingles fact and fiction to shine a light on the corruption woven through the fabric of our society. Toby Jones stars as Joseph, with Joe Armstrong as Brian and Izabella Urbanowicz as Catherine.

NB: Contains violence, scenes of a sexual nature, prejudicial dialogue and attitudes prevalent in the time in which the events depicted took place

Written 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

Cast Sir Joseph Olinska - Toby Jones Brian Oldman - Joe Armstrong Catherine - Izabella Urbanowicz Leah Cohen - Jasmine Hyde Margaret - Flora Montgomery Warder Peters/John Major/Douglas Hurd/Menachem Hayek/Judge Kelman/PO Rogers/Paul Linthwaite/David Blunkett/Robin Bleecher - Paul Kemp Asst Governor/Lord Miles/Assistant Governor/Warder Thompson/Mr Justice Balardy - Christian Rodska Dr Aziz/Pongo/Bob Reed/John Quayle - Damian Lynch Dr Eaves - Felicity Duncan Lord Goodman - Edward Max Kevin Wheeler/Nurse Moriarty/Reggie Kray - Lucas Hare George Carman QC/Tony Blair/Dr Jordan - Nigel Cooke The Master/Peter Balladur/Lord Carson/Judge - Jamie Newall Jack Braden - John Hollingworth/Jacob Fortune-Lloyd Third Doctor/Usher/Secretary/Sonia Hope/Angela/Rita/Audrey/Emma - Sarah Lambie Tony Wednesday/Boris Yeltsin/Malcolm Rifkind - Alec Newman Eddie Richardson/Tim Listfield/Dietrich Heller/Professor King - Charles Davies Chuck Haley - Matt Rippy Anatoly Popov - Boris Isarov/Matthew Marsh Brad Peterson/FBI Agent Pyke - William Meredith 2nd Warder/Prisoner/Supervisor/Nikolai Lebedev/Alexei Egorkin/Jodi Monserrat/Prison Doctor- Kieron Jecchinis Brian Perry/DAC Henderson - Nicholas Murchie John Redvers - Tom York/Arty Froushan Sir Ralph Courtney/Magistrate - Nick Sampson Alex Murray/Inspector Vallins/Gianni/Technician - John Hastings Julian Tyrwhitt - Jonathan Tafler Detective Albright/Sir Michael O'Dell/EXO Avedlund - Nigel Pivaro Clive Bunter/Justice Deed/Brad Thompson - Matthew Marsh Jeremy Corbyn - Christopher Harper Pongo/John Quayle - David Ajao Mrs Jinks/Marcia Hoffman - Suzan Sylvester Hamid Afzal/Mr Kumar - Akbar Kurtha Other parts played by members of the cast

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 20 April-1 May 2020 (Series 5), 10-20 May 2021 (Series 6)

'G. F. Newman's powerful story of ambition and crooks' The Times

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