Tom Mangold: The Jeremy Thorpe Scandal TV - A Very English Scandal TV -
In 1979 Panorama and BBC television spent months investigating the background to the sensational trial of former Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe for a special programme … The programme was halted on legal grounds. Tom Mangold, The Jeremy Thorpe Scandal, BBC 2018
Today there’s a strong and widespread view that the Thorpe verdict was a miscarriage of justice. ibid.
He left with only a third in Law. ibid.
A side of his character that was to remain hidden from the electorate to the bitter end. ibid.
Just six months after the bunnies letter the relationship between both men had clearly begun to cool. ibid.
It’s hardly a great surprise now, is it? A Very English Scandal, Thorpe at lunch, opening scene, BBC 2018
At last, someone to protect me from myself. ibid.
When I first met him, he was very heaven. ibid.
The heterosexual man is so relentless in his attack. ibid. peer to MP
There’s only one thing we can do: kill him. ibid.
Is he dead? A Very English Scandal e2, Jeremy
Who knows where time and tide will take us. ibid.
I think I’ve been cursed. ibid. Scott
I was Jeremy Thorpe’s lover. ibid. scandal hits headlines
No-one would hang a cat on his word. A Very English Scandal e3, News of the World
I Was Hired To Kill Scott. ibid. Evening News headline
Why were they Welsh? ibid. Mrs Thorpe
Former MP Peter Bessell gave a devastating testimony. ibid. television news
But with Norman Scott it went on for years. ibid. Thorpe’s QC