Stephen Frears, the director of the BBC’s acclaimed Jeremy Thorpe drama, has questioned the point of reopening an investigation into what is still one of the most bizarre and farcical scandals of recent decades. Frears told the Hay literary festival: “I don’t know what they are investigating.” Asked whether there should be a wider inquiry, he said: “What are you going to investigate? Jeremy Thorpe scandal: attempted murder case to reopen Read moreFrears said on Sunday that he had been told Newton was in Spain. Frears agreed with a question that there was farce around the case, just as there had been 40 years ago. Frears said he saw the whole affair as essentially a “love story” and recalled the film being sent to Devon for Scott to watch.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2018 15:11 UTC