{"id":43369,"date":"2024-01-09T18:04:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T17:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1956958"},"modified":"2024-01-09T19:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T18:52:11","slug":"andrew-garfield-and-tom-hardy-for-all-new-1984-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/andrew-garfield-and-tom-hardy-for-all-new-1984-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Garfield and Tom Hardy for all-new 1984 adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Scott and Cynthia Erivo are also attached to the starry project. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 09 January 2024 at 17:04 PM<\/p>

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Andrew Garfield and Tom Hardy are to play the iconic roles of Winston Smith and Big Brother in an audio adaptation of George Orwell\u2019s world-famous novel, 1984.<\/p>\n

The dystopian tale is set in a nightmarish future, where a superstate named Oceania is held in the grip of a totalitarian leader, whose forces ensure freedom of thought and expression is harshly restricted.<\/p>\n

The story unfolds from the perspective of Winston, the archetypal \u2018everyman\u2019, who begins to question the regime and \u2013 together with his colleague and lover, Julia (Cynthia Erivo) \u2013 seeks out a resistance group called The Brotherhood.<\/p>\n

This latest adaptation also features celebrated Fleabag and All of Us Strangers<\/a> star Andrew Scott as O\u2019Brien, a mysterious figure who crosses paths with Winston and Julia on their journey.<\/p>

This full cast for the audio drama also features Romesh Ranganathan as Parsons, Natasia Demetriou as Mrs Parsons, Chukwudi Iwuji as Charrington, Francesca Mills as Syme, Katie Leung as Ling and Alex Lawther as Ampleforth.<\/p>\n

For Lawther, 1984 marks a reunion with director Destiny Ekaragha, who previously helmed episodes of Channel 4 comedy-drama The End of the F***ing World<\/a>, which proved to be his breakout project.<\/p>\n

Ekaragha said: \u201cThis is my first experience directing an audio drama, and what an honour it was to work so closely with a cast of this calibre. I can\u2019t wait for everyone to hear what the Andrews, Cynthia and Tom have done with these iconic characters.\u201d<\/p>\n