Episode 3

Joseph Oldman (Toby Jones) is expanding his business by doing deals with a Colombian drugs cartel, while Jack threatens violence when he thinks he is missing out.

GF Newman's The Corrupted weaves fiction with real characters from history, following the fortunes of the Oldman family - from small-time business and opportunistic petty crime, through gang rivalries, to their entanglement in the highest echelons of society. It's a tale revealing the nexus of crime, business and politics woven through the fabric of 20th century greed as even those with hitherto good intentions are sucked into a web of corruption.

Joey Oldman, an uneducated Jewish child immigrant from Russia, has a natural instinct for business and a love of money - coupled with a knack for acquiring it. His wife Cath is as ruthless in both the pursuit of money and the protection of her son, Brian. Joey built his empire with the help of a corrupt bank manager in the 1950s, starting with small greengrocer shops before moving into tertiary banking and property development, dealing with many corrupt policemen on the way - and befriending both Lord Goodman and Margaret Thatcher.

Cast:
Joey Toby Jones
Brian Joe Armstrong
Tony Wednesday Alec Newman
Cath Izabella Urbanowicz
Jack Jacob FL
Julian Tyrwhitt Jonathan Tafler
Jack Jacob Fortune Lloyd
Pongo David Ajao
Lord Goodman Edward Max
Sir Ralph Courtney Nick Sampson
Leah Jasmine Hyde
Jose picado Will Harrison-Wallace
Yvonne Susie Emmett
Margaret Courtney Flora Montgomery
DCI Robertson Lucas Hare
John Redvers Joseph Kloska
George Fenwick Theo Fraser Steele
DCS Slipper Mark Perry

Written by G F Newman
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4.