Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | Rationality | 20040418 | 20160910 (BBC7) 20190706 (BBC7) 20210814 (BBC7) 20240114 (BBC7) | In a post-revolutionary future, OneState is ruled according to the principles of rationality. The penalty for dissent is death. D-503, the chief engineer of the state, meets the beautiful 1-330. Her initial intentions seem innocent, but soon D starts to question her identity and indeed his own. Starring Anton Lesser, Don Warrington and Brigit Forsyth. The first great dystopian novel of the 20th century, written in secret in early Soviet Russia by Yevgeni Zamyatin. D-503 - Anton Lesser R-13 - Don Warrington U - Brigit Forsyth 1-330 - Joanna Riding 0-90 - Julia Rounthwaite Benefactor - Russell Dixon Tannoy - Emma Clarke Babushka - Judith Davis S - Patrick Bridgman 2nd Engineer - Paul Viragh Dramatised in two-parts by Sean O'Brien. Engineer D-503 questions his life in One State, a post-revolutionary future ruled by absolute rationality. Stars Anton Lesser. |
02 | Infatuation | 20040425 | 20160917 (BBC7) 20190713 (BBC7) 20210821 (BBC7) 20240121 (BBC7) | OneState engineer D-503 gets increasingly infatuated by the beautiful 1-330, though he harbours suspicions. The key to his fate seems to lie in the hands of the mysterious S - but who is S? Will his fascination lead him to love or revolution? Starring Anton Lesser, Don Warrington and Brigit Forsyth. The conclusion of the first great dystopian novel of the 20th century, written in secret in early Soviet Russia by Yevgeni Zamyatin. D-503 - Anton Lesser R-13 - Don Warrington U - Brigit Forsyth 1-330 - Joanna Riding 0-90 - Julia Rounthwaite Benefactor - Russell Dixon Tannoy - Emma Clarke Babushka - Judith Davis S - Patrick Bridgman 2nd Engineer - Paul Viragh Dramatised by Sean O'Brien. Will OneState engineer D-503's fascination with I-330 lead him to love or revolution? Will OneState engineer D-503's fascination with the mysterious I-330 lead him to love or revolution? Stars Anton Lesser. |