28/04/1983 - BBC1 - Jury: Gerald's Story 

So grateful to you for posting this. I watched it at the time and have always wanted to see it again.

I vaguely remember this series being on at the time then so too. As you really say, it was only shown the once with no repeat at all oddly in a way. I wonder why not though? Whatever, thank you anyway!

Hugh Lloyd is an excellent actor.

Thank you for posting this. Do you have any more episodes?

I remember Jury if only for the theme music.

A fantastic theme

Thanks. I'd never heard of this show. It's layers on layers of bleakness but is exceptionally good. Hugh Lloyd and Peggy Shields are just superb in such complicated roles. Gerald in particular is such a hard part to play and Lloyd could have easily gone for gurning and dramatics, but instead he takes us right to the heart of such a broken, delusional figure. Andrew McCulloch is also wonderful as the son who resents his father but in many ways has become him. And Tom Mennard as Billy - it takes you a while to see that Gerald keeps Billy in his life because Billy is honest with himself in ways Gerald can't be (notice the line about how Billy was there in his childhood [a terrible childhood], then returned years later [when Gerald started to see just what a failure his life was, he just couldn't admit it to himself). A very rich, harrowing episode, made even better by the lack of modern tropes (montages, fuzzy lighting, quick cuts).

Do you have the episode with Martin Clunes in it please?