Lost Honour is a sensitive portrayal of an eccentric retired professor of English falsely accused of murdering one of his tenants. His odd ways lead narrow-minded police to arrest and interrogate the professor solely on the basis of his oddity. He is held for three days while the police interrogate him about his sexual interests.
While in custody, twelve tabloids destroy Prof. Jefferies' reputation in a media frenzy. The twelve tabloids manufacture lies about the professor to sensationalize coverage.
What makes this story different? Unlike most cases of false accusation, Prof. Jefferies was as utterly exonerated as any human being can be. DNA and forensic evidence identified another man as the killer. Confronted by the evidence, the killer confessed. Further, Prof. Jefferies sued the tabloids, and won.
Anyone falsely accused of a serious crime, or caught up in an investigation based on police or government employee bias will be deeply moved. Anyone sensitive to 'eccentrics' or people with OCD, HFA, Aspergers, or any other personality deviation common to what used to be called 'genius,' or 'crackpot' will likewise be moved.
Another reviewer called this a love letter for the Professor - but it is a love letter for all eccentrics too.
As tolerance in Britain disappears, and fake political correctness permeates and poisons every aspect of British life, the British eccentric will go the way of the Dodo bird.
For those of us with eccentrics in the family, who have seen them destroyed by lesser forces of innuendo, intolerance, and outright bigotry, the film is far more profound than a simple TV movie.
For anyone watching the film without any appreciation of the contribution of 'eccentrics' to our culture, science, technology, and art; Lost Honour is still a well-paced, well-acted drama made for TV about a quirky guy struggling with an injustice. *** Re: The Levenson Inquiry. It's irrelevant, other than providing the only funny scene in the film as the good Professor fails to recognize a superstar celebrity. Prof. Jefferies was asked to speak as a victim of defamation. It's obvious he would have no idea of the political ramifications of providing such evidence, nor should he have made any connections: He was only serving a witness.
While in custody, twelve tabloids destroy Prof. Jefferies' reputation in a media frenzy. The twelve tabloids manufacture lies about the professor to sensationalize coverage.
What makes this story different? Unlike most cases of false accusation, Prof. Jefferies was as utterly exonerated as any human being can be. DNA and forensic evidence identified another man as the killer. Confronted by the evidence, the killer confessed. Further, Prof. Jefferies sued the tabloids, and won.
Anyone falsely accused of a serious crime, or caught up in an investigation based on police or government employee bias will be deeply moved. Anyone sensitive to 'eccentrics' or people with OCD, HFA, Aspergers, or any other personality deviation common to what used to be called 'genius,' or 'crackpot' will likewise be moved.
Another reviewer called this a love letter for the Professor - but it is a love letter for all eccentrics too.
As tolerance in Britain disappears, and fake political correctness permeates and poisons every aspect of British life, the British eccentric will go the way of the Dodo bird.
For those of us with eccentrics in the family, who have seen them destroyed by lesser forces of innuendo, intolerance, and outright bigotry, the film is far more profound than a simple TV movie.
For anyone watching the film without any appreciation of the contribution of 'eccentrics' to our culture, science, technology, and art; Lost Honour is still a well-paced, well-acted drama made for TV about a quirky guy struggling with an injustice. *** Re: The Levenson Inquiry. It's irrelevant, other than providing the only funny scene in the film as the good Professor fails to recognize a superstar celebrity. Prof. Jefferies was asked to speak as a victim of defamation. It's obvious he would have no idea of the political ramifications of providing such evidence, nor should he have made any connections: He was only serving a witness.