I watched The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies the other night and thought it was brilliant. I was in the Clifton area the day after Joanna went missing and there was a very sombre air.
Jason Watkins was fantastic in the main role and his likeness was remarkable. If I hadn't of known he was an actor I would of thought it really was Christopher.
The murder of a young woman was sad enough but the way the media had hung drawn and quartered Mr Jefferies without a shred of evidence was totally devastating and changed a very private mans life over night.
Interestingly, the scene with Steven Coogan was fictitious but nicely brought in the Hacked Off campaign into the story which we know Steve Coogan is a huge supporter of as his "shinanagins" were reported as fact in the tabloids.
To be truthful I kinda knew how Christopher felt because I was in a similar situation as a 15 year old when my mother died in "suspicious circumstances". My friends and just random kids who went to my school had to get past probing journalists at the school gate wanting to know all about me and my family.
