A remote farmhouse on an isolated island. Strangers with English accents. Quarrels and a lonely child. The year is 1946. The man is George Orwell. The book he has come to write is Nineteen Eighty-four.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ronald PickupGeorge Orwell | George Orwell |
| FFiona WalkerAvril Blair | Avril Blair |
| DDavid SwiftRichard Rees | Richard Rees |
| KKit ThackerBill Dunn | Bill Dunn |
| MMelanie ParrSusan Watson | Susan Watson |
| LLucinda GaneMargaret Fletcher | Margaret Fletcher |
 Eileen McCallumShopkeeper | Shopkeeper |
 Billy RiddochDonald Darroch | Donald Darroch |
 Robin DaviesHenry Dakins | Henry Dakins |
| SSally KinghornLucy Dakin | Lucy Dakin |
| WWendy MarshJane Dakin | Jane Dakin |
| GGraeme RozgaRichard Blair (Age 2) | Richard Blair (Age 2) |
| RRoss RozgaRichard Blair (Age 13) | Richard Blair (Age 13) |