Jeremy Thorpe trial verdict

Title

Jeremy Thorpe trial verdict

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Jun 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

John Greenwood interviews Peter Bessell, key prosecution witness and former Liberal MP, about the verdict in the trial at the Old Bailey in London, of former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and co-defendants, David Holmes, 49; South Wales businessman John Le Mesurier, 46, and nightclub owner George Deakin, 39. They were acquitted of conspiring to save Thorpe’s political career by murdering male model, Nicholas Scott, after he claimed Thorpe to be his homosexual lover. Telephone interview.

Contributors

John Greenwood; Peter Bessell

Keywords

Liberal Party; Jeremy Thorpe; Homicide; Trials; Politicians; Political leaders; Business people; David Holmes; George Deakin; Verdicts; Political scandals; Nicholas Scott; John Le Mesurier

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