Nineteen Eighty-Four (British TV programme)

For the American television version, see 1984 (1953 TV program). For the American unrelated television series, see 1984 (TV series).

Nineteen Eighty-Four
Opening title
GenreDrama
Based onNineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
Written byNigel Kneale
Directed byRudolph Cartier
Starring
Narrated byRichard Williams
ComposerJohn Hotchkis
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
ProducerRudolph Cartier
Running time105–107 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release12 December 1954 (1954-12-12)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four is a British television adaptation of the 1949 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. It starred Peter Cushing (as Winston Smith), Yvonne Mitchell, Donald Pleasence and André Morell.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Nineteen Eighty-Four (Dual Format Edition)". BFI. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "BFI - Features - TV 100 List of Lists". 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)