Beautiful Lies

August 1941: HG Wells confronts George Orwell, who has just published a scathing attack on him. As wartime London endures the Blitz, they speculate on life and death, truth and propaganda.

Cast

Jon Finch

as George Orwell

Richard Todd

as H.G. Wells

Patrick Ryecart

as William Empson

Natasha Morgan

as Eileen Orwell

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