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Top billed cast
- James FoxEric Blair/George Orwell/Winston Smith
Janet DaleEileen Blair
Julia GoodmanSonia Brownell/Julia- Judy HoltSusan Watson
Don McKillopO'Brien/Doctor- David HirschGoldstein
Hugh CrossRichard Blair (Snr)- Pauline JeffersonIda Blair
Mark JaxDavid Holbrook- Michael WynneCyril Connolly
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