The Year of the Sex Olympics

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 29, 1968

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Cast

Sheila Sands,Derek Fowlds,Tony Vogel,Hira Talfrey,Trevor Peacock,Leonard Rossiter,Vickery Turner,Martin Potter,Patricia Maynard,Job Stewartand 9 more

Director

Michael Elliott

Writer

Nigel Kneale

Producer

Ronald Travers

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0142001