The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968)

★ 4.2 1h 45m IMDb

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.

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Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest Died 1984 · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor known for his roles as Rupert Rigsby, in the British comedy television series Rising Damp (1974–78), and Reginald Iolanthe Perr...
Brian Cox
Brian Cox as Lasar Opie Age 79 · Dundee, Scotland, UK Brian Denis Cox (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Aw...
Tony Vogel
Tony Vogel as Nat Mender Died 2015 · England, UK Tony Vogel is an English actor. He played St Andrew in Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, and the title role in the 1979 television adaptation of Dick Barton. He graduated from RADA in 1963..
Vickery Turner
Vickery Turner as Misch Died 2006 · Sunbury, Surrey, England, UK Vickery Turner (born Christine Hazel Turner; 3 April 1940 – 4 April 2006) was a British actress, playwright, author and theatre director..
Martin Potter
Martin Potter as Kin Hodder Age 81 · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Martin Potter (born 4 October 1944) is a British actor. After the National Youth Theatre and repertory theatre in Guildford and Hampstead, Potter received hi...
Patricia Maynard
Patricia Maynard as Nurse Age 84 · Beighton, Sheffield, England, UK Patricia Maynard is a British actress. She was the second wife of actor Dennis Waterman, and they have two daughters, one of whom is the actress Hannah Waterman. She is now married to Jeremy Griggs, a...

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