Part One - absolutely marvellous with a stunning acting job by Jason Watkins and an incredible script. Very very well done. If Part Two is as good as this, it's an award winner.

This has been absolutely marvellous television. Wonderful script by Peter Morgan and a master class in acting by Jason Watkins.

It showed how easily an innocent person (maybe different/quite/eccentric) can be wrongly persecuted and accused by an incompetent police force - assisted by a greedy and story seeking media.

"The Lost Honour Of British Justice" (if there ever was any?)

just watched it..superb !!

and I knew instantly he wasn't guilty but then I'm a spooky old thing.

wasn't long ago..still happening.

I watched episode 1 on ITV catch up service,Episode 2 should have been available last night late,but is still not available

Superb drama,cannot wait for the rest.

It's hard to remember the rest of the year but this could be the finest drama of 2014.

One of the many points well made during this is how "justice" tends to favour extremes too; the actual killer said it was all a horrible mistake and indeed his account seems plausible. A dreadful accident after a stupid misunderstanding when he assumed she was flirting when she clearly wasn't. Still a killing but surely a manslaughter, not a murder? Police were clearly right to question Jefferies but should they have arrested him? And certainly the media behaved disgracefully. The message must be - fine tuning is needed in all areas of society but not extreme action. Shutting the News of the World was a mistake. It should have been cleared up, not closed down.

In 2013 on 'Hardtalk' Starmer hinted that our 200-year old adversarial system/conflict culture is no longer fit for purpose - about as just for accusers or accused as a dirty tricks medevil jousting contest.

It's long overdue for backward Brits to adopt the far fairer modern EU-inquisatorial system of 3 learned judges shown all the facts, the whole truth and nothing but. Producing far fewer unprotected victims of crime, or victims of miscarriages of justice.

And, inquisatorial-God help anyone including cops or media who omit something vital - like EVIDENCE!

hedda wrote:
just watched it..superb !!

and I knew instantly he wasn't guilty but then I'm a spooky old thing.

wasn't long ago..still happening.

Just watched the first part excellent stuff, very accurate portrayal bit like Richard Attenborough in 10 Rillington Place.

I've been won over by the Inquisitorial system especially as there is none of the media claptrap during the process.

I suspect trials like Rolf Harris and Ray Teret would never get past the judge in France - no comment on guilt or innocence but an investigating judge would not accept one person's accusations without concrete proof.

None of these historical trials could take place anywhere in Europe apart from Ireland; statutes of limitations, different ages of consent and greater proof needed. I had so many friends 14 years ago who wrote to me saying "this is ridiculous; it could never even start here".