The Road to 1984

1984•1h 25m

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A biopic of George Orwell, feauturing dramatised sections from Animal Farm and 1984.

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Production

Granada Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

James Fox

Eric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith

Janet Dale

Janet Dale

Eileen Blair

Julia Goodman

Julia Goodman

Sonia Brownell/Julia

Judy Holt

Susan Watson

Don McKillop

Don McKillop

O'Brien/Doctor

David Hirsch

Goldstein

Hugh Cross

Hugh Cross

Richard Blair (Snr)

Pauline Jefferson

Ida Blair

Mark Jax

Mark Jax

David Holbrook

Michael Wynne

Cyril Connolly

Jack Walters

Bozo

Bryan Coleman

Refined Tramp (Maurice)

Stuart Richman

Hospital Chaplain

David Webb

David Webb

Magazine Editor

Brian Spink

Dept. Head (BBC)

Olive Pendleton

Matron

Madhav Sharma

Madhav Sharma

Indian Actor (BBC)

Robin Hayter

Spanish Police Officer

Jimmy Fung

Condemned Prisoner

Bernard Atha

Bernard Atha

Shop Manager

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