A very English scandal - Jeremy Thorpe
Discussion
moffspeed said:
Enjoyed it..but as this is PH..surely Thorpe’s 1965 Rover P5 shouldn’t have been wearing Rostyle wheels ??
I’m no Roverist but as far as I can make out these came along with the rather wonderful Buick engined P5B that rumbled in during 1967 ??
September '67 onwards, I haven't watched it yet but I'm guessing the production team weren't able to borrow a 3 litre P5 and had to use a P5B instead. I’m no Roverist but as far as I can make out these came along with the rather wonderful Buick engined P5B that rumbled in during 1967 ??
P5BNij said:
September '67 onwards, I haven't watched it yet but I'm guessing the production team weren't able to borrow a 3 litre P5 and had to use a P5B instead.
You see, that lack of detail infurites me. Surely they could have contaced the P5 owners club and got a 3 litre. Can't watch it now.
Of slightly more concern to me than offending the sensibilities of the P5 snoggers is the rather distasteful premise of the production that Thorpe was guilty. The producers have clearly taken a view that since you can't libel the dead, they can take as salacious and fanciful a view of the affair as they wish.
We will probably never now know how much really happened (Steele is probably the only reliable party to the facts still alive and he has remained studiously and uncharacteristically delphic about the whole affair for nearly 40 years) but what we do know is that Thorpe was tried and found innocent
We will probably never now know how much really happened (Steele is probably the only reliable party to the facts still alive and he has remained studiously and uncharacteristically delphic about the whole affair for nearly 40 years) but what we do know is that Thorpe was tried and found innocent
Just watched it and look forward to the next two episodes. Thought Grant was excellent in the role.
I do remember the trial when I was a kid in the 70s and remember the references to 'Bunny' being all over the papers.
Looked very much like a P5B, but had a 'C' reg 1965 plate - Not right
I do remember the trial when I was a kid in the 70s and remember the references to 'Bunny' being all over the papers.
Looked very much like a P5B, but had a 'C' reg 1965 plate - Not right
ClaphamGT3 said:
Of slightly more concern to me than offending the sensibilities of the P5 snoggers is the rather distasteful premise of the production that Thorpe was guilty. The producers have clearly taken a view that since you can't libel the dead, they can take as salacious and fanciful a view of the affair as they wish.
We will probably never now know how much really happened (Steele is probably the only reliable party to the facts still alive and he has remained studiously and uncharacteristically delphic about the whole affair for nearly 40 years) but what we do know is that Thorpe was tried and found innocent
And I'm sure that in this TV version he will be tried and found innocent too.We will probably never now know how much really happened (Steele is probably the only reliable party to the facts still alive and he has remained studiously and uncharacteristically delphic about the whole affair for nearly 40 years) but what we do know is that Thorpe was tried and found innocent
ClaphamGT3 said:
Of slightly more concern to me than offending the sensibilities of the P5 snoggers is the rather distasteful premise of the production that Thorpe was guilty. The producers have clearly taken a view that since you can't libel the dead, they can take as salacious and fanciful a view of the affair as they wish.
We will probably never now know how much really happened (Steele is probably the only reliable party to the facts still alive and he has remained studiously and uncharacteristically delphic about the whole affair for nearly 40 years) but what we do know is that Thorpe was tried and found innocent
Bravo on using "delphic", sir. We will probably never now know how much really happened (Steele is probably the only reliable party to the facts still alive and he has remained studiously and uncharacteristically delphic about the whole affair for nearly 40 years) but what we do know is that Thorpe was tried and found innocent
daqinggegg said:
An aeroplane to Ireland in the 1960’s, I doubt that very much, less a jet engined aircraft.. Still having seen it unfold in my younger years, it’s interesting.
Seems well portrayed. Can’t help thinking its another attempt of the BBC, to push its gay agenda for acceptance.
I know just what you mean mate.Seems well portrayed. Can’t help thinking its another attempt of the BBC, to push its gay agenda for acceptance.
We can accept it without having it rammed home
Its as if we have bent over backwards to accommodate it and still theres more to come
daqinggegg said:
An aeroplane to Ireland in the 1960’s, I doubt that very much, less a jet engined aircraft.. Still having seen it unfold in my younger years, it’s interesting.
Seems well portrayed. Can’t help thinking its another attempt of the BBC, to push its gay agenda for acceptance.
Well, Aer Lingus was founded before WW2 so I guess they might just have flown to destinations outside the Emerald Isle , if not in 747s . I recall they even had running water and electricity in Co Donegal when , as a kid , I was on holidays there in the Sixties... Seems well portrayed. Can’t help thinking its another attempt of the BBC, to push its gay agenda for acceptance.
coppice said:
daqinggegg said:
An aeroplane to Ireland in the 1960’s, I doubt that very much, less a jet engined aircraft.. Still having seen it unfold in my younger years, it’s interesting.
Seems well portrayed. Can’t help thinking its another attempt of the BBC, to push its gay agenda for acceptance.
Well, Aer Lingus was founded before WW2 so I guess they might just have flown to destinations outside the Emerald Isle , if not in 747s . I recall they even had running water and electricity in Co Donegal when , as a kid , I was on holidays there in the Sixties... Seems well portrayed. Can’t help thinking its another attempt of the BBC, to push its gay agenda for acceptance.
The Don of Croy said:
Late to the party but another positive review for Hugh Grant - great part for him.
When the story was all over the papers I remember 'pillow-biter' entering the school phrase book pretty much the next day. Looking forward to the next epi.
Did Jeremy Thorpe's mum really not know what he was doing? Before the letter from Scott I mean.When the story was all over the papers I remember 'pillow-biter' entering the school phrase book pretty much the next day. Looking forward to the next epi.
The Don of Croy said:
Late to the party but another positive review for Hugh Grant - great part for him.
When the story was all over the papers I remember 'pillow-biter' entering the school phrase book pretty much the next day. Looking forward to the next epi.
I recall "Scott of the arse antics" in use.When the story was all over the papers I remember 'pillow-biter' entering the school phrase book pretty much the next day. Looking forward to the next epi.
vixen1700 said:
P5BNij said:
September '67 onwards, I haven't watched it yet but I'm guessing the production team weren't able to borrow a 3 litre P5 and had to use a P5B instead.
You see, that lack of detail infurites me. Surely they could have contaced the P5 owners club and got a 3 litre. Can't watch it now.
I remember this all happening, mainly because he was our local MP and as my parents were active members of the Liberal party he came to our house on a couple of occasions.
He always seemed to be a good local MP who managed to get many large infrastructure projects underway in what was a rural backwater. After his wife Caroline was was killed in a car accident he set up a charitable trust that built and supported the children's ward at the local hospital.
He always seemed to be a good local MP who managed to get many large infrastructure projects underway in what was a rural backwater. After his wife Caroline was was killed in a car accident he set up a charitable trust that built and supported the children's ward at the local hospital.
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