Alex Jennings credited as playing...
Peter Bessell
- [George Carman is attacking and ridiculing the character of Peter Bessell who is appearing as a prosecution witness in Jeremy Thorpe's trial]
- George Carman Q.C.: Did you serve in the war?
- Peter Bessell: What? Um, no, I did not, I was a conscientious objector.
- George Carman Q.C.: So you only objected to acts of violence in wartime when it saved your neck?
- Peter Bessell: That's not fair. I did my bit.
- George Carman Q.C.: In what way?
- Peter Bessell: I gave lectures to the Armed Forces in... classical music.
- [laughter in court]
- George Carman Q.C.: [sarcastically] Well, no wonder we won, Mr Bessell!