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Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a British television adaptation of the novel of the same name by George Orwell, originally broadcast on BBC Television in December 1954. The production proved to be hugely controversial, with questions asked in Parliament and many viewer complaints over its supposed subversive nature and horrific content. In a 2000 poll of industry experts conducted by the British Film Institute to determine the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four was ranked in seventy-third position.

English
  • Originally Aired December 16, 1954
  • Runtime 120 minutes
  • Network BBC One
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created November 7, 2015 by
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Name Type Role
Nigel Kneale Writer
Arnold Diamond Guest Star Emmanuel Goldstein
Peter Cushing Guest Star Winston Smith
Campbell Gray Guest Star Parsons
André Morell Guest Star O'Brien
Hilda Fenemore Guest Star Mrs. Parsons
Yvonne Mitchell Guest Star Julia Dixon
Donald Pleasence Guest Star Syme
Rudolph Cartier Director