Nineteen Ninety-Four
# Nineteen Ninety-Four

Nineteen Ninety-Four is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series and a book written by William Osborne and Richard Turner. The six-part radio series was first broadcast in March 1985, and the book published in 1986. The title is a reference to the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.

BBC Radio 4 Extra rebroadcast Nineteen Ninety-Four between 17 August and 21 September 2011.

## Cast

* Robert Lindsay as Edward Wilson
* Paul Shearer as Charles
* Siobhan Redmond as Sophie
* Stephen Fry
* Hugh Laurie
* Emma Thompson
* David Goodland
* Pam Ferris
* Richard Turner
* Mark Knox

### Episodes

| # | Title | Original airdate |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "Work is Freedom" | 23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) |
| Edward Wilson is hired by the Ministry of the Environment and gets embroiled in mysterious government machinations. |||
| 2 | "Freedom is Choice" | 30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) |
| Sub-Officer Edward probes a mysterious incident in Cumbria and ends up leading a revolution. |||
| 3 | "Choice is Progress" | 6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) |
| After an eventful night with Sophie, Edward can't find his office but finds his job title changing with alarming alacrity. |||
| 4 | "Progress is Power" | 13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) |
| Edward's knack for blunt honesty gets him noticed in a bad way. |||
| 5 | "Power is Happiness" | 20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) |
| Edward could be up for promotion - but will it go to his head? |||
| 6 | "Happiness is Work" | 27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) |
| Edward is now in charge of the Environment - but for how long? |||

## Nineteen Ninety-Eight

A sequel series of six episodes entitled Nineteen Ninety-Eight broadcast in 1987 continued the plot line. It was published as a book in 1988 and rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 8 February to 14 March 2012.

### Cast

* David Threlfall as Edward Wilson
* Mike Myers
* Stephen Fry
* Hugh Laurie
* Pam Ferris
* Jenny Luckraft
* Steve Steen
* Rebecca Stevens
* Richard Turner

### Episodes

| # | Original airdate |
| - | - |
| 1 | 28 March 1987 (1987-03-28) |
| Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? ||
| 2 | 4 April 1987 (1987-04-04) |
| Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen? ||
| 3 | 11 April 1987 (1987-04-11) |
| On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive? ||
| 4 | 18 April 1987 (1987-04-18) |
| Edward's quest for truth becomes the Movement. ||
| 5 | 25 April 1987 (1987-04-25) |
| Even Edward's allies find themselves absorbed by AmJap. ||
| 6 | 2 May 1987 (1987-05-02) |
| Edward and Tabitha finally face their foe - Colonel Brad. ||
