Movie Description
The Year of the Sex Olympics
(1968)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Elliott
- Producer : Ronald Travers
- Writer : Nigel Kneale
- Editor : David Taylor
- Cast : Leonard Rossiter,Brian Cox,Tony Vogel,Suzanne Neve,Vickery Turner,George Murcell,Martin Potter,Lesley Roach,Hira Talfrey,Patricia Maynard,Trevor Peacock,Brian Coburn,Derek Fowlds,Wolfe Morris,Braham Murray,Job Stewart,Sheila Sands,Eddie Sommer,Michael Feast
Cast
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Lasar Opie
Nat Mender
Deanie Webb
Misch
Grels
Kin Hodder
Keten Webb
Betty
Nurse
Custard Pie Expert
Custard Pie Expert
Custard Pie Expert
Custard Pie Expert
Custard Pie Expert
Custard Pie Expert
Artsex Girl
Jay Fowler
Sportsex Contestant
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Facts
Original TitleThe Year of the Sex Olympics
Status Released
Release Information
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1968-07-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 45m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- TV Movie
