The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

• 1. Episode 1

  57m

  December 2010. Retired school teacher Christopher Jefferies, a Bristol resident in his 60s, goes through his orderly morning routine. However, Christopher’s life is about to be turned inside out when one of his tenants, Joanna Yeates, disappears without a trace just before Christmas. As the investigation gathers momentum suspicion soon turns to those who live close to her and as a keyholder and landlord Christopher is questioned. What follows is a descent into chaos and a living nightmare for Jefferies.

• 2. Episode 2

  57m

  Following his release from police custody, Christopher Jefferies remains on bail and housebound at his friend Charles’s home. Meanwhile in Holland, Jefferies’s other tenant is questioned and arrested by police. Despite being cleared by the police, Christopher still feels the stigma of his arrest has affected his public and professional life. Making a decision to fight back and clear his reputation, he embarks upon a journey that will take him through the courts of justice and back into the spotlight.

Cast

Jason Watkins

Christopher Jefferies

Nathalie Armin

Melissa Chapman

Shaun Parkes

Paul Okebu

Joe Sims

Vincent Tabak

Anna Maxwell Martin

Janine

Ben Caplan

Charles Chapman

Jennifer Higham

Tanja

Flip Webster

Susan

Peter Polycarpou

Louis Charalambous

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Anna Gorham

Charles and Melissa's Daughter

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Jonathan Newth

Geoffrey

Matthew Barker

Greg Reardon