{"product_id":"book-g3gy","title":"G.F. Newman’s The Corrupted: Series 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first two series of the epic saga plotting the course of one family against the backdrop of a revolution in crime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Magnificently detailed'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1951. With the Festival of Britain in full swing, the country is looking forward to a brighter, more prosperous future. But young Brian Oldman cannot forget the past. Traumatised by a murder he witnessed when he was just six, he holds a terrible secret; but there is a more devastating secret he has yet to discover. Falling under the spell of his mother, Cath, he is drawn into London's criminal underworld, where territory battles are raging between the old guard and the new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian idolises his uncle, Jack Braden, who dreams of becoming a boxing champion. But when his ambition is thwarted by the army and the Kray twins, Jack's bitterness and anger turns him towards crime. Meanwhile, the head of the family, Joey Oldman - a Russian Jew with a talent for business and a love of money - is building an empire. Growing rich with the help of venal bankers, he and Cath join Macmillan's Conservative Party, and move in increasingly influential circles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey try in vain to keep their son Brian away from Jack, who has taken the 'firm' from running illicit clubs to armed robbery. Battling to escape the law, the Krays and their rivals the Richardsons, Joey finds himself so steeped in depravity, even his lawyer struggles to help him survive...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by award-winning writer G. F. Newman (\u003ci\u003eLaw and Order, Judge John Deed\u003c\/i\u003e) from his own bestselling books, this thrilling series spans six decades, following the fortunes of the Oldmans as they are sucked into a web of corruption reaching to the heart of the Establishment. Weaving fiction with real historical characters, it reveals the nexus of crime, business and politics woven through the fabric of 20th and 21st century greed. \u003cb\u003eToby Jones\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Joey, with \u003cb\u003eDenise Gough\u003c\/b\u003e as Cath, \u003cb\u003eTom Weston-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e as Jack, \u003cb\u003eJoe Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e as Brian and \u003cb\u003eRoss Kemp\u003c\/b\u003e as the Narrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB: Contains violence, scenes of a sexual nature, prejudicial dialogue and attitudes prevalent in the time in which the events depicted took place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated by G. F. Newman\u003cbr\u003eCharacters based on G. F. Newman's novels\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Clive Brill\u003cbr\u003eA Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrator - Ross Kemp\u003cbr\u003eJoey Oldman - Toby Jones\u003cbr\u003eCath Oldman - Denise Gough\u003cbr\u003eYoung Brian - Rory McMenamin\u003cbr\u003eBrian - Joe Armstrong\u003cbr\u003eJack Braden - Tom Weston-Jones\/Luke Allen Gale\u003cbr\u003eGracie Braden\/Violet Kray - Ruth Gemmell\u003cbr\u003eBilly Hill\/Keffo - Robert Glenister\u003cbr\u003eBobby Brown\/Eddie Richardson\/Selwyn Carruthers\/Lambert\/John Bindon - Charles Davies\u003cbr\u003eWatling\/Mr Thompson\/Tom Driberg - Nigel Cooke\u003cbr\u003eWin Booker - Lotte Rice\u003cbr\u003eFrank Cockain\/Tiger Braden\/Tinkerbell - Michael Eaves\u003cbr\u003eSpotty\/Sammy Cohen\/Capt Tyrwhitt - Jonathan Tafler\u003cbr\u003eDI Drury - Tom Weston-Jones\u003cbr\u003eRonnie Kray\/Mr Booker\/CSM\/Basil Jones\/Harold Wilson\/Alfie - Lewis MacLeod\u003cbr\u003eBank Manager\/DI Bulmer - Matthew Townshend\u003cbr\u003eStephen Ward\/Shop Owner\/Policeman\/Fenwick\/John Bloom\/Paul Raymond - Theo Fraser Steele\u003cbr\u003eAlice\/Gladys Brown - Catherine Henderson\u003cbr\u003eDriver\/Charlie Richardson\/Dealer - Oliver Mawdsley\u003cbr\u003eDI Drury\/Fat Cecil\/Rikki the Malt - Matthew Marsh\u003cbr\u003eLeah Cohen - Jasmine Hyde\u003cbr\u003eJoshua\/Pongo - Chinna Woddu\u003cbr\u003eRuth Sutton\/Martha Baines\/Student - Kellie Shirley\u003cbr\u003eArnold Goodman - Edward Max\u003cbr\u003eTony Wednesday - Petrice Jones\u003cbr\u003eJudge Stevenson - David Shaw Parker\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 21 October-1 November 2013 (Series 1), 19-30 January 2015 (Series 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49360999186736,"sku":"BDg3gy","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/220145-g3gy-Square.jpg?v=1734491081","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g3gy","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}