LONGFORD'S FOLLY Longford Fear of Fanny Torchwood

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: October 29, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

For years, the British public used to cheer themselves up by making fun of Lord Longford. One of the great joys of this was that there was never any danger of the tank running dry; there'd always be some brand-new absurdity to feed on. The challenge facing anyone seeking to dramatise Longford is to look beyond the absurd. Here, Peter Morgan's Longford (Thursday, Channel 4) proved to be a triumph.

He had managed to produce a perfectly shaded portrait that never sought to steer viewers in any particular direction but constantly undermined their preconceptions. One moment Longford was a buffoon, ...

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