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 up: 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 note: 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.

Cast:

Joseph Oldman/Olinska - Toby Jones

Brian Oldman - Joe Armstrong

Cath - Izabella Urbanowicz

Jack - Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

Tony Wednesday/Michael O'Dell - Alec Newman

Margaret Courtney - Flora Montgomery

Leah Cohen - Jasmine Hyde

Lord Goodman/Gerald Ronson - Edward Max

DCI Fenwick - Theo Fraser Steele

Ken Drury/Sir Donald/Warder DeWitt - Matthew Marsh

Sir Ralph Courtney - Nick Sampson

Margaret Thatcher/Denis Thatcher - Steve Nallon

Bobby Brown/John Bindon/Warder Shenton - Charles Davies

Charlie Peck/Terry Parrish- Patrick Marlowe

Terry Lynch/Terry Bishop - Sam Donnelly

DCS Slipper - Mark Perry

John Redvers - Joseph Kloska

Senor Ortega/Jose Picado/Mr Wilkes - Will Harrison-Wallace

Pongo - David Ajao

Mo Thompson/Doreen/Sonia - Suzanne Proctor

Sonia/Doreen - Lotte Rice

Julian Tyrwhitt - Jonathan Tafler

Yvonne/Clair Hamil - Susie Emmett

DCI Robertson/Kevin Wheeler - Lucas Hare

Sir Robert Mark - Patrick Cremin

Franco/Simon Hatfield - Joshua Akehurst

Claude Dobbs/Airey Neave - Jonathan Rigby

Lionel Smith/Andrew McDowell - Kieron Jecchinis

Martha - Serena Jennings

Girls - Matilda & Bethany Suett

DC Baldwin - Tom Dawze

Judge Melford Stevenson - Richard Wilson

George Carman QC/Hank Nolan/AC Roland - Nigel Cooke

AC Jennings/Brian Perry/Ernest Saunders/Dr Rickard - Nicholas Murchie

Robert Gallo - William Meredith

Harding/Commissionaire - Simon Pontin

Jack Lynn/Bobby Mark - Ben Jacobson

Paul Newman - David John

Sir Roger Berry - Jamie Newall

Donnie James - John Hollingworth

Other 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).