Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television.
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Brian Cox, Tony Vogel, Susan Neve, Vickery Turner, George Murcell
Crew: Michael Elliott (Director), Nigel Kneale (Writer), Ronald Travers (Producer)
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Language: English
Studio: BBC
Runtime: 105 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 29, 1968
IMDb: 5.7
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