Christine Keeler talks SCANDAL with Sue Lawley on 'WOGAN' (BBC, 1989)

[@crazyjay7676]

RIP Christine, you showed real style in this interview and will always be blameless in my eyes. Christine's life shows how the establishment protects itself at the expense of the innocent working class.

[@vat6989]

exactly, and the mass media is been part into protecting the establishment, look how this self-righteous and pompous journalist defends that high middle-class bastard John Profumo

[@jonsmum5552]

I’m so happy John hurt wasn’t behind her, not in front of her, but right beside her in this interview! Shows you what a gentleman he really was!

[@mogadon7]

Shame her face has not aged as well as the story.

[@nejuw]

why is it a shame?@@mogadon7

[@Crispvs1]

@@mogadon7 For a 47 year old woman, I thought she was looking very good indeed.

[@Evemeister12]

​@mogadon7 be that the case or not, why is that so important?

[@kathygilbert1970]

How beautifully spoken Christine is; she comes across as highly intelligent and eloquent.

[@mjones4083]

& just observe how she walked and held herself. Innate elegance and poise .

[@kentoxymoron6857]

This interview was done at a time when Jimmy Saville was the biggest BBC star and a colleague of Sue Lawley. Instead of being a sanctimonious Interviewer, Sue Lawley should have been doing a proper journalistic job and investigated all the rumours around Saville. Her interview here was a disgrace.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Bang on. She is very condascending.

[@tracyyy99]

I agree too...as far as to say lawley was witch hunting..Ck was a young impressionable and in her own words in secure girl who made some errors...remember these men she was involved with were educated to some degree...i feel for ck..lawley, you were a bl$$dy disgrace.

[@annejohnston8696]

It's the bbc 😑

[@annejohnston8696]

@@dennis1662 fabricated intelligence. It all sounds right because of the accent. The bbc are despicable..and have only worsened throughout the years as the media becomes more and more the message., And it works . They have to be the most insulting and grossly currupt institution of our Time. Tragic.

[@sugarpuff2978]

The BBC are disgusting.

[@tessaroo222]

Wow. I know it was 30 years ago since this interview but Sue Lawleys approach to interview Christine Keeler is just dripping with judgement. Full marks to Keeler for holding her own.

[@larciabella]

yes I felt that too.

[@allangreenley9901]

Totally agree with you. Yes sue Lawley was very judgemental.. Christian keeler did very well under cross examination..

[@yaxyaxbaby]

Of course she is full of judgement. Keeler was a dirty thing who was well known as even being a wg socket

[@Roz-y2d]

So disappointed with Lawley, what a po faced moo!

[@Roz-y2d]

@@yaxyaxbabywhat is that?

[@macs7641]

Mr Hurt - watch his face....he's struggling to contain his anger during this. Lawley droning on about poor Profumo - stunningly crass!

[@rowley555]

When Sir John Hurt says "that's precisely the point.....Profumo is still alive...Stephen Ward isn't", one can see how irritated he was by the interviewer.

[@Roz-y2d]

Awful Lawley, what a judgmental old cow!

[@thomasalexand]

Profumo, as is the BBC, was part of the establishment - Keeler wasn't.

[@lagerhound]

Sue Lawley is such a snob here, even John Hurt seemed irritated by her.

[@justkp9243]

Geoff Rae I noticed he looked rather annoyed & shifting slightly in his seat.

[@neverwhere1391]

He really was, wasn’t he. He was polite enough to let Christine speak, but you could see he wanted to respond to Sue and halt her practically hounding Christine. Sue needed to feel superior, and she came across as bullish. I love how John said well done to Christine as the camera pulled out.

[@siliconesal]

Geoff Rae just thought the same - affected, plummy voice and judgemental. Christine had dignity.

[@taniaearle4457]

He looks disgusted and begins to act in her defense then Christine handles it better herself. Ugly scene.

[@truthseeker444]

I think she went way beyond snobbish, she is attacking Christine like she was Osama Bin Laden! She had a brief affair with a cabinet minister when she was under 21, hardly the crime of the century. Christine was hounded by the press and vilified the rest of her life, Profumo carried on having tea with the Queen Mother etc, his life hardly changed, and he had £9 million, which probably warded of the press hounding him. Sue Lawley should be ashamed of herself, why shouldn't Christine tell her side of it, its not as if those of us old enough to remember, did not want to hear her side, we did, and I am thankful that Christine managed to eventually tell her story.

[@nataliesantiagomd4735]

Christine Keeler held her own in this interview. The interviewer was rude. Why is she ok with Christine, who was an impressionable young girl at that time, being vilified 25+ years later, yet feels Profumo who was old and married and knew better, should be protected?

[@HarrysSecret]

Sue Lawley comes across very badly when viewed in modern times. Very judgmental of the female, no criticism of the older politician entrusted with a public service job while hanging around with teenage girls.

[@Samalabear]

Yes, that was my impression, too. I have respect for Keeler. This couldn't have been that easy to do and it was great that John Hurt was there, who I greatly admire. This reminds so much of what happened with Monica Lewinsky, and the way she was manipulated and hung to dry. Thank God she has managed to come through it well now.

[@nickpalmer3076]

This is what sadly happened to Christine she came out worse all her life.

[@conrad6226]

Takes two to tango

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

signthepetition I also read about Christine Keeler's childhood: very tragic.

[@ickerbod]

Sue Lawley was always a pompous lady'ISH, who had her head well above her station and should have stuck to her original Nationwide BBC after the news, silly old lady

[@magenta6754]

It is sad to see how judgemental society was to a teenage girl, whilst the middle-aged men are not judged. I feel sorry for Christine - she was a young girl caught up in a media storm and was treated terribly. She had a difficult childhood, which is why she was vulnerable to this kind of situation. I hope society is becoming more compassionate and less judgemental of women.

[@ajs41]

I thought he had to resign?

[@yaxyaxbaby]

She was a dirty filthy wg socket.

[@seanalexander1984]

Bravo good point! Personally I am tired of woman being vilified like this in history. When you go beneath the surface this is all on the men involved.

[@george5590]

@@ajs41 think he got knighted

[@melaniekendall4903]

There's probably hundreds of women who have a difficult childhood but it doesn't mean they go on to be prostitutes and be in situations like this

[@waynejarrell1]

Sue Lawley was always an obnoxious and judgemental interviewer. She was misguided by believing that being obnoxious and rude gave her an edge, when in fact it made her look extremely foolish.

[@JohnnyNorfolk]

Even more so as time goes on.

[@nansealove9000]

Thank you for saying this as a US citizen I have never seen this interviewer before but was put off in less than 5 minutes. In fact although I am interested in the subject I am not watching anymore. Sick of rude people.

[@lucius4556]

Some of these presenters think the more edgy they are will be good for their career, they just come across as obnoxious and judgemental.

[@Cameraman61]

Sue Lawley once revealed Pauline Collins' age on the show, then said, disingenuously, "You don't mind me saying that, do you?" Pauline was polite enough to say 'No'.

[@davidjames9626]

Well said..she was indeed judgemental and too I think should have done some homework which is what a good journalist would have done..

[@russellcampbell9198]

Christine - gracious and intelligent. And John Hurt - spot on. The interviewer - you didn't come off so well.

[@justsayin397]

Sue Lawley is an appalling interviewer .... I listen to her old interviews on Desert Island Disc and gasp at how cold, rude and dismissive she is. Christine Keeler comes accross very well here and John Hurt looks like he wants to kill Lawley .... he seems very protective of Christine. RIP John and Christine

[@janetmannis8042]

Elizabeth Regan I agree ! You could freeze ice on her ass!

[@cfb15jan]

I too recall her on DID: and your impressions of her accord pretty closely with mine; she conveyed a remarkable lack of empathy with her interviewees, virtually a female Paxman! But media women had a hard battle in those days.

[@justsayin397]

Christopher Burton totally agree ... no empathy whatsoever with her guests in fact quite confrontational ...... compared to Kirsty Young who in my opinion is really excellent and brings out the best in her interviewees.

[@z0770z]

And rightly so, Christine was abused by the high and mighty to satisfy their list.

[@z0770z]

Lust

[@saveonbranddesigns]

I actually came across this by chance and was enamored by the way this woman, in the truest sense of the word, handled herself - with integrity. Every bloodline has been a victim of "grooming" and projected guilt. The presenter tried to belittle this woman. The only person she belittled, was herself.

[@yaxyaxbaby]

She was a dirty wg socket. Worst of the worst

[@george5590]

she wasn't groomed.

[@justinakavanagh3058]

well said. 100%

[@wandawizard5605]

Sue Lawley comes across as supercilious and condescending. Softly and well spoken Christine held her own in that awful interview. Shame on Sue Lawley, stuck up BBC bint. Rest in peace Christine Keeler.

[@PRDIGM]

Sue Lawley comes across as a righteous and moral judge; she is absolutely scandalous. Christine responded and replied, coming across a more lady like than Cow Lawley.

[@pauls1969]

Absolutely! Lawley is appalling in this 'interview'

[@atekle1382]

I agree

[@misscoutts6193]

She later got her contract suspended and never worked in TV again.

[@kyawkyawwin1]

Grow up, you buffoon.

[@nickpalmer3076]

I felt so sorry for Christine Keeler especially in this interview. But I still think she came out best. She has to be strong.

[@TheSouthbreeze]

The interviewer was trying very hard to put words into the mouths of both Christine and John, as is her job I suppose, but Christine outclassed her in the end. And as always she's left holding the bag.

[@andrewajjones122]

Sue Lawley makes no attempt to hide her contempt. Credit to Miss Keeler for staying polite and calm.

[@Roz-y2d]

👍🏻❤️

[@hefinrosser8685]

Christine Keeler is wonderful, she won't be bullied and keeps her cool while trying to be bullied into a corner. John Hurt too xx

[@donnablackman3954]

The only lady in that interview was Christine Keeler ♥️

[@Tokiofritz]

Lawley was such a classic example of middle-class desperation to serve and please the upper classes, not only on behalf of the BBC, but to protect the system in general. She's the sort that would help cover-up child abuse by Lords and Dukes out of her inbuilt servility. No bad thing her career faded.

[@andrewbiggins9404]

+Tokiofritz Totally agree. The real loser in the story seems to have been Stephen Ward, a man who I believe was used by the establishment, who knew of the sexual habits of establishment figures and never sought to gain by that knowledge and was eventually set up as the scapegoat for the whole affair.

[@Tokiofritz]

Andrew Biggins A very good point, Andrew.

[@TheTayfurbest]

+liam whitcombe lol, yes he was bumped off

[@tatita9]

Your comment is spot on.

[@anonUK]

Tokiofritz I don't think the Christine Keeler affair was quite on a level with child abuse.

[@darrenking6026]

RIP Christine Keeler. She seems to have spent her life trying to get over things she did when only 19 years old... Sue Lawley is awful here...

[@TheScouser1234]

OR things she did NOT DO... but was blamed for..bless her R.I. p. sweety your were a sweet innocent friend who got mangled by the haters and jealous bitches all your life ..That is why you dressed down for the interview,,no need hon yu are STILL A BEAUTY IN YOUR MATRONLY CLOTHES

[@Skaterbun]

She is as cold as our modern day Laura Kuenssberg would be..

[@stuart73m]

She was a young beautiful naive girl during it all but all the sleeze bags used and abused her without her clicking on away back then. From Politicians to many wealthy and most others in those circles basically passed her around amongst themselves, kind of similar to the many paedo rings still operating but doing it to a 19 and early 20 years old victim defo.

[@annthompson3246]

Interview was a disgrace, Sue Lawley was supposed to be impartial, she clearly wasnt, treated KC as bad as back in the day

[@rosycandyhaven]

darren king She willingly put herself in those situations and blatantly encouraged men to f her. Yes they were wrong but she’s not the innocent little virgin people here are making her out to be. Live by the sword die by the sword! Plus Profumo didn’t exactly leave this unscathed. He was basically an outcast. He then dedicated his life to charity. Mandy Rice Davies and Keeler never learned from the experience. Keeler even did a topless shoot after coming out of jail!

[@grahams4059]

An appallingly biased interview by Sue Lawley. Very amateur, arrogant and bullish. If she felt the need to raise the issue of morality. Then surely should she have started with the fact that Christine Keeler was little more than a school girl. And John Proffumo was 46yrs old married man, educated, who should have known better.

[@Kelly19217]

Christine was the type of woman Sue Lawley was always jealous of as Lawley was always a plain Jane compared with the beauty of Christine!

[@alicehammond7438]

Annette Bailey christine was no beauty to be honest

[@TheScouser1234]

@@alicehammond7438 you sound like another jealous bitch I was in a show with Christine and I was considered quite pretty BUT walk into . a room with Christine's AURA i was dead meat..so what do you know Ms UGLY? I would dare to match your looks and no "aura" with Christine's ,,hahaha

[@sheenagray2324]

I thought Christine was very pretty she came across very well in this interview

[@DG-mv6zw]

@@TheScouser1234 You're the one who's obsessed with scandals and gossip on your KZbin channel! You belong to the very group that you yourself condemn. What an absolute hypocrite.

[@dnr2089]

alice hammond She certainly was beautiful at the height of the Profumo Affair

[@bluepacificsurf]

Christine looks absolutely wonderful in 1989. She interviews well, is articulate, answers the questions and is generally just beautiful. RIP Christine.

[@stuartypie3700]

Sue Lawley is absolutely vile. She actually butts in after asking a question that Christine is trying to answer.

[@ickerbod]

Just found this interview. DISGRACE

[@jinnymudlark1815]

'twas the BBC, wasn't it" Has anything changed by 2019? @@ickerbod

[@grahamwells173]

@@jinnymudlark1815 yes they have changed of course they have the BBC is even worse

[@juliaharrison9928]

Sue Lawley, felt threatened by Christine, She made up her mind that Christine was a prostitute well before she interviewed her. Where in fact Christine was a very calm sophisticated beautiful woman, certainty not a prostitute or call girl as they are often called. Sue Lawler was a cheap TV presenter trying to embarrass Christine. Only one true Lady here, Christine. Not Sue Lawler !

[@nicksmith4361]

Really was a bitchy remark “did you love any of these men?”

[@clonmore819]

John Hurt showed a kindness and courtesy (almost a respect) to Keeler throughout the programme. Lawley was cruel and too judgemental.

[@mckavitt13]

Respect, not almost respect.

[@arbutus27]

Yes, Lawley is terrible. That is a grotesque question: 'Are there any of these men...?' She was a nasty piece of work when she first appeared on Nationwide, and doesn't appear to have grown much as a human being.

[@perrynnlynch9373]

Alan Wilkinson well said my friend

[@louisericketts6738]

Christine should have refused to answer that. It was totally irrelevant in the context of this interview and was said in a cruel and judgemental way. I'm glad John Hurt was supporting her.

[@ickerbod]

I doubt Sue Lawley ever loved anyone unless it was Social Climbing, but that i and was Sue Lawley

[@debbieharry387]

well compared to the vulture interviewers/presenters we have today shes an angel.

[@coolrunnings3]

Whats wrong with that question?🤔

[@MissoDiEgitto]

I think she is a VERY courageous woman.

[@1990-t1j]

Lawley does come over as being rather pompous. 'John Profumo has suffered enough! ' Hurt had it right. Profumo lived. Ward didn't. '... Are there any of these men whom you have actually loved?' I'm surprised Keeler bothered answering that.

[@nicksmith4361]

Christine was a teenager that the establishment took advantage of and used her as the one to be the scapegoat. John Profumo was eventually brought back into society and admired. Christine was hounded for the rest of her life. She deserved better.

[@alandimes579]

In the mid-1980s I lived across the road from the estate in King's Rd Chelsea where Christine Keeler lived. I wouldn't claim to have known her but I saw her often at bus stops, in the shops, etc and every time I did she was chatting with various people and seemed a very open and friendly person who was well-liked.

[@clonmore819]

I too remember seeing her near Worlds End. Everyone around there knew she lived there and left her alone out of decency.

[@hk-nm8ox]

@@clonmore819 is she different in person

[@jamesjameson4566]

@@clonmore819 how many English live there now I wonder

[@clonmore819]

@@jamesjameson4566 Please define what an English person is to you, in particular in the context of living in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea which is where the Worlds End Council Estate is located.

[@jamesjameson4566]

@@clonmore819 it's not what "it is to me" and it needs no context either. Typical leftie.

[@grahamwells173]

I have nothing but the utmost respect for this woman the establishment try to destroy her but instead she almost brought the government down

[@george5590]

in her book she aborted his child

[@grahamwells173]

@@george5590 if she’d gone ahead with that pregnancy it would have been a threat to him especially his political career I fear she would have unexpectedly found herself committing suicide

[@george5590]

@@grahamwells173 not Shure think she may of had more than one? just reading her book, so i though i would look up some old clips, thanks for the reply

[@cindyhague904]

Rest in peace Christine.

[@lesleybrown1583]

Watch Bill Weise 23 minuets in hell on you tube and SEE what God is trying to save YOU from! Be blessed!

[@Kelly19217]

what a sanctimonious piece of work Sue Lawley is speaking to Christine Keeler in that tone I would love to meet Christine I have read her books and loved every moment of her life story she has nothing to reproach herself for just the established using her as a scapegoat apart from that what an exciting life she has had and if you hae it girl use it!!!!

[@rajesh4cat]

Wonderful lady, I love the film. RIP Christine Keeler.

[@brendadrumm9708]

I liked that woman the actress who's played her on TV is beautiful all those men she got involved with were vile and sexless

[@TheMrBennito]

still a beautiful woman in this interview, and handled the awkward situation with true class. May her soul find peace.

[@truthteller339]

TheMrBennito - Beautiful ? You have GOT to be kidding. I think you'll find the only truly beautiful woman in this whole sorry mess was Valerie Hobson.

[@juliamcintyre5012]

Beautiful? Class? Pardon?

[@problemeliminator1343]

@TheMrBennito - Is Sue Lawley dead?

[@cfb15jan]

@@problemeliminator1343 Amen to that, ;Bennito Boy!

[@sojack9863]

Well done Christine, so dignified. RIP. xxx

[@jonsmum5552]

Watching this again. What a truly humble admirable lady!

[@mikehudson8884]

WOW this is a gem, thanks for posting this. I've never seen it before. Christine is so beautiful still in 1989 very classy and articulate too. What a lady. She sure stood her ground with this awful interviewer. We love you Christine. Dear John Hurt you wonderful actor, why didn't you just grab her hand at the end of this interview? She sure needed it after that awful grilling by Sue Lawley which she handled so so well AND with aplomb.

[@yaxyaxbaby]

Classy? shes got a gary glitter haircut, a fake posgh accent and worst of all she was a dirty wg socket.

[@tatita9]

Sue Lawley always was a self-important interviewer. How dare she look at Christine Keeler with such discomfort and disdain. Each time the premise of her questions is that Christine is somehow lying still and even when she gives painfully honest answers Sue still peers on with suspicion. Also, why cut across Christine to put those questions to John Hurt when we are talking about Christine's life and her friend Steven Ward. No wonder Christine never gave another interview. Shame on Sue Lawley and the BBC for employing such a consistently priggish interviewer.

[@dachantzmac9811]

Sue Lawley was an absolute tosser who did not live on, The Keeler does...

[@mojojojojuniper6122]

@roger daily 1 right old bitch isn't she rip Christine

[@macvatu]

Great actor John Hurt. . . !!

[@camilledavisrusso9509]

By the way, Christine Keeler was a very beautiful woman... more than just having attractive features and a nice figure, she has a beautiful soul to go with. Beauty is more than skin deep.

[@JamesVaughan]

+Camille Davis Russo And I would add a quiet dignity and every inch a lady.

[@TheKonga88]

Camille Davis Russo And she likes sherbert fountains 😁😁😁😁🍭🍬🍬🍦🍦🍭🍭🍬🍬🍬🍨

[@DG-mv6zw]

Know her well, did you? (Thought not!) 😆

[@phekach]

@@JamesVaughan I prefer her over "dignified Ladies"!! 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

[@tonybennett8834]

She is a very well spoken and thought out lady .First time I've ever heard her speak and she has that beautiful tone to her voice that makes what she says compelling.

[@GinaSigillito]

Sue Lawley's disdain is just ridiculous. Christine handled her awful questions with grace and style. The look on John Hurt's face says it all.

[@mikehudson8884]

Yes I SO agree, Christine handled it well. Such a classy lady.

[@mikehudson8884]

Yes exactly, well said, so true. Miss Keeler handled Sue Lawley well and came out of this interview the better person.

[@truthteller339]

Gina Sigillito - Classy ? You cannot be serious surely. If this is your idea of dignity and class then you have even poorer judgement than Profumo did.

[@TheKonga88]

Gina Sigillito Christine had a fish down her knickers and a frog in her bra and when the interview was finished, the frog jumped onto John's head..😷😋👼🙈🙉🙊🙊🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐠🐠🐠🐵🐵🐒🐒🐒

[@pollyanna7556]

The Truth i agree

[@145Borstal]

I really do dislike the arrogance of Lawley trying to belittle Christine Keeler who is obviously suffering emotionally from her troubled life!

[@anothertime1282]

A good woman who was given a hard time and punished for the sins of the establishment.

[@phekach]

i read her books, and her newspaper interviews but this is the first time i hear her voice! thank you TaggleElgate for upload this video!!

[@5overlord880]

I've read about this on various forums since Christine's recent passing. Lawley's high handed sneering is dreadful. Christine deals with her with grace and poise. It's a pity Mandy wasn't there, though; I think she'd have slapped Lawley down and put her in her place.

[@burrenmagic]

No. She asked the questions that people want asked. CK dealt with them very well.

[@burrenmagic]

@@TheScouser1234 Christine Keeler made her living as a topless showgirl?

[@TheScouser1234]

@@burrenmagic yes she did ...as do hundreds of INNOCENT girls not ashamed of their bodies in Las Vegas,London and many other cities...THEY are NOT HOOKERS .hookers can be the so called "Housewives" who sneak away from their Husbands to get paid for . SEX...and not just not half nudity ...

[@burrenmagic]

@@TheScouser1234 The only thing I excuse her for is her age and her experience of abuse which affected her. But, in the eyes of society, she was sellout, as are all the women who think it's ok to expose themselves as objects. There's plenty of ways to make a living.

[@TheScouser1234]

@@burrenmagic it was not what she asked BUT THE ARROGANT holier than thou way that she asked them

[@carolineofscots]

Lawleys question at 08:42 is absolutely awful. What a way to treat another woman. With the arms folded too and the nose in the air. shocking.

[@Londoner101]

Sue Lawley was truly an awful vile interviewer. Profumo’s family had “suffered enough”? What? He got away scot free!!

[@lauralouhamilton16]

Totally agree. Arsehole

[@proudmilitarybrat76]

I'm so glad that not only was this said, but that it's the first comment. I'm not even half way through it and I wanted to smack Sue. She's nasty, condescending, snappy, and judgmental. One of the first things you learn as a reporter, is to not be biased. You're supposed to have an open mind and leave your opinion out of it. If you're closely related to the situation and/or feel too strongly about one side of it, you should decline to do it. I don't know if she was related to one of the people involved or if she was just jealous, but it doesn't really matter what the reason was. There was obviously a reason and she should have never done this interview.

[@TorkG8]

Watch this video for a much nicer interview with Christine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6Wsg2yrbrynn5Y

[@bedadays1763]

Laura Hamilton he had to resign hardly too much off a punishment I feel he was almost protected

[@bedadays1763]

Proud Military Brat do you think she knew Profumo family?

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Rest in peace, Christine. So glad you stuck it to the bastards and stood up for yourself. Fuck the establishment and its hypocrisy.

[@charlesbuchan6957]

Rip Christine.Sue lawley is a nasty individual Christine was a young girl at time must say this interview she comes across as sophisticated woman more that can be said of sue.

[@jinnymudlark1815]

I kept thinking throughout, she would make a great representative (political) for people . . .

[@leonoraerskine5848]

She was a young naive girl from working class background and men used her horribly. Sue should get that as a middle-aged woman, no compassion what so ever.

[@neverwhere1391]

Charles Buchan I believe she’s jealous of Christine. She was living a glamorous lifestyle, but has proven to now have become quite ladylike and not at all brassy.

[@meurigdavies8080]

Edward Burgess More a blocker of the juicy bits!

[@agnesjohnstone9115]

@@stuart73m m

[@philattlee1]

Never seen this before. very disappointed with Sue Lawley and her bionic shoulder pads. Christine is a real lady and poor John Hurt looks embarassed as hell, can't wait to get Christine to safety.

[@jinnymudlark1815]

Now, now! The 'shoulder pads' got me laughing, temporarily unable to read the rest of your post! You 're so right about the general stuff here.

[@clairesmith314]

Have you ever loved any of these men after Sue detailing a list. What a cow! Christine is innocent and handled the interview perfectly! Same cannot be said of Sue!

[@TheKonga88]

Claire Smith She is bitter towards her because Christine Keeler had an affair with her husband..

[@patricodesouza7453]

@@TheKonga88 CHRISTINE KEELER HAD AN AFFAIR WITH SUE'S HUSBAND?! WHICH ONE? THE LAWYER OR THE TELEVISION EXECUTIVE PLEASE? AND DO YOU KNOW IF THIS AFFAIR TOOK PLACE WHEN SUE WAS MARRIED TO EITHER OF THEM?!!

[@dnr2089]

PATRICO DE SOUZA!!! Ignore that Kunte Kinte Troll. He, she (or it) crops up on you tube here and there just to make repulsive remarks.

[@clairebell3328]

'Are there any of these men you actually loved.'..... You could see how shocked Christine was at this question . awful absolutely awful. Shame Sir Terry Woman didn't interview them both.

[@roberttreborable]

This interview tells us more about Sue Lawley's holier than tho attitude, at the time when Uncle Jimmy Savile was working for the Bias Broadcasting Company...

[@geraberl]

Would love to have heard what John Hurt said to Sue Lawley as he leant forward when the lights went out after the interview finished and the credits rolled.

[@grahams4059]

like wise.lawley could not have been more unprofessional is she tried. But then that was the arrogance of the BBC hierarchy at the time..

[@jinnymudlark1815]

'At the time' - @@grahams4059? !! How about now? !

[@patricodesouza7453]

@@grahams4059 AND STILL IS THE BBC ARROGANCE TO THIS DAY...

[@dannysmum9744]

@@grahams4059 i think that we can assume that she was only following orders .. most nasty crimes are carried out that way..

[@barbarawilliams7042]

@@TheScouser1234 p

[@GardeningForProfit]

One of the most beautiful women of the 60's. A shame she is remembered only for the scandal.

[@jinnymudlark1815]

Perhaps not - many now will just recall how humble, composed, courteous and classy she was.

[@macs7641]

CK still manages to best Lawley. Plain to see who the 'better' person is here. Blatant snobbery from Lawley, nervous sincerity from Ms Keeler.

[@TomRipley7350]

I wish Hurt had put Lawley in her place. You could tell he was becoming impatient but I was waiting for the snap.

[@meurigdavies8080]

I don't think Hurt could anticipate the sniping + demonising of CK, he may have thought it would be a typical Film premier interview, not the aggressive one he got from Lawley. She illustrates the maturing of the right winger who thinks she's in a Cold War as an operative. Her duty is to make the viewers think CK is like Lawley + incapable of love ...Psychopath but it simply reveals Lawley personality disorder.

[@SAHBfan]

I found myself watching him closely, too. His facial expressions and body language suggest he thinks much the same about Sue Lawley as the rest of us.

[@britanniau.k.4352]

I thought John looked increasingly exasperated and about to explode...

[@TomRipley7350]

@@britanniau.k.4352 It's a pity he didn't snap but Christine handled the onslaught with intelligence and grace so he probably thought it was best not to intervene.

[@stuartblakley5134]

Christine is by far the classiest of the three people on this programme. Certainly much classier than the other female. Christine had a lovely way of speaking.

[@1990-t1j]

@Silver Fox Agree, although Keeler did show up really well in this interview.

[@yaxyaxbaby]

classy? shes got a gary glitter haircut and a fake posh accent. Dirty old scrubber

[@russellpotts3069]

Christine Keeler carried herself very well during this interview.

[@bruceward97]

She was young and wild like many of us. Too bad her mistakes followed her her whole life. Beautiful woman

[@joyskye7134]

Ms Lawley is unprofessional and at times rude during this interview... to Christine Keeler’s credit she remains calm and focused.

[@blackvulcan100]

Christine came over as dignified and very attractive.I was also young back then about her age and she was a whow ! then,not changed much but sad she said she never really loved a man.In heaven now..

[@britanniau.k.4352]

I think Christine realised what she was in for about two minutes into the interview. John Hurt looks as if he's ready to grab Christine and walk off the set.

[@PurpleFlame3]

The interviewer is really agressive and terrible.

[@andrewthornhill7042]

Christine showed real restraint when answering Sue Lawley's questions; more than warranted considering what a snooty cow Lawley was being. Then again, Lawley always thought herself better than everyone else.

[@peterwardrope8888]

True, Sue Lawley is a dreadful interviewer, made a mess of this and appears very bullying.. maybe she should have stuck to news...

[@nossasenhoradoo871]

"maybe she should have stuck to news... " You mean propaganda: news is propaganda!

[@dnr2089]

Peter Wardrope She was standing in for Terry Wogan. I think he would have done a brilliant job, and not been judgmental like her.

[@TG-hr2kv]

Check out John Hurt at the end saying to Christine, ‘very well done’ to which Christine replies, ‘do you think?’ Hatchet job attempted by Lawley but failed and reckon John was fuming

[@taniaearle4457]

Yep nailed it

[@Randy_Batswinger]

Wow! That last question especially was dripping with impertinence. The only thing scandalous here is Sue Lawley.

[@watchingyou245]

Sue Lawley is plain rude in her character assignation.

[@buffplums]

Blaise Morris she’s damn rude anyway but horny as hell too...in her short skirt and her .... tight blouse....and her ..... silky stockings...

[@vinegarjoe6794]

a-and wasn't pimped off like a kings cross stn drop off who made refunds look clever

[@edwardgeorge4881]

It takes a woman, to know a woman!

[@sharonmarinucci1881]

Chris Cain. 💅💄👠🇺🇸👙🆓🆓

[@sharonmarinucci1881]

Edward George. TRUE , TRUE.💎🎥📷

[@theindividualizt]

Christine, a tail blazer for women's liberation. She changed my life. Love you Christine!

[@SC-uq2jf]

BOTH JOHN AND CHRISTINE HAVE PASSED ON. MAY THEY RIP.

[@helenwingrave7715]

John Hurt - wonderful person and deeply talented actor and dear graceful Christine. Those 3 or 4 years became torture for and god bless Stephen Ward.

[@tacobell6826]

You must laugh at the sheer front of "Posh Sue" - all the way from Dudley, in the black country.

[@chrisearl4440]

Sue how am ya lawley

[@watchingyou245]

At the very end nods at Keeler and gives her a nice smile saying well done. Hurt was clearly a thoroughly decent chap.

[@lizross9285]

very judgemental of Sue Lawley

[@oisindurkin]

The 'shaming' of this unfortunate woman is shocking to watch today, in this interview. Keeler was used by rich men, and paid a huge price. Lawley obviously despises her.

[@jclynch9337]

I have to agree with the other comments. It's a weird interview. Sue Lawley seems determined to make Christine as uncomfortable as possible. Inappropriate questions and zero empathy.

[@richard9480]

Sue Lawley's questioning of Christine Keeler is so cruel and I hope that she looks back on that interview with some considerable regret. Keeler, a highly intelligent woman, handled that interview with great dignity and composure. Impressive lady.

[@mckavitt13]

John Hurt was such a darling.

[@PindarMOD]

Sue Lawley is absolutely appalling in this interview.

[@turnedaround4954]

Sue comes across as though she were Profumo's wife or sister. She was a disgrace to Journalism and betrayed every woman and girl in this interview.

[@seerpou]

she was taken advantage of by a 46 year old man when she was 17 years old. and she was blamed. society was disgusting

[@george5590]

she loved the lifestyle money champagne, parties' fast cars she knew what's she was doing

[@LondonEE16]

@@george5590 She was 17 and vulnerable due to her upbringing and lack of money. 17-year-olds don't think like full adults. She may have known what she was doing, but lacked the judgement and options an older, and more monied woman would have had.

[@george5590]

reading the book i do not think Christean liked Mandy

[@seerpou]

@@LondonEE16 couldn't have said it better

[@nevillejones9023]

She was 19 to my knowledge and hardly either naive or an innocent and provided sexual favours because she liked the very expensive gifts and enjoyed the sex. Because it all came to light at the time, later on she had a lot of regrets. It’s like drinking a lot then having a bad hangover. She had nothing to regret at all but the whole affair left a stain on her all her life. Unlike Mandy, former mistress of Rachman (who unfortunately for her) had a heart attack in a cab and died. She went on to build a career afterwards appearing in various soft porn films.

[@keithmundy8043]

Amazing to see how viciously judgmental Lawley is in this interview, 25 years ago. Thank god things have moved on and you just wouldn't get this kind of bitchy puritanical attack in a serious BBC interview today. Her only compassion seemed to be for Profumo, who waa still alive, comfortable and healthy and needed no sympathy. It was left to John Hurt to make the deliciously pointed rebuff that Stephen Ward, by contrast, was dead.

[@jinnymudlark1815]

Unfortunately, yes you do get equally 'bitchy' interviewing, etc. from the BBC today. Targets are a bit different, that's all. The BBC is disliked now more than ever.

[@carolinekeogh5100]

Jaysuuss.. How disgustingly judgemental Sue Lawley is, no empathy for Christine whatsoever, all questions weighted against her.. I felt so sad for her, n then to ask her has she ever loved any man after giving a history of her marriages n relationships... Appalling journalism, all about making Profumo look like he was manipulated.. Sickening.. Poor Christine, she deserved more.

[@enviousfred]

She was only 17 when it all started. Profumo himself got away scot-free in jail terms, his family did suffer but politicians i are allowed to lie (in Parliament) and get away with it.

[@dnhy7951]

I don't feel particularly sorry for John Profumo.He acted in a very reckless manner in terms of the security of the state.However, it did cost him his ministerial office and parliamentary seat. In that sense, he didn't get away with it.

[@veggie42]

And the same Party didn’t learn as in 1990s sleaze happened yet again including David Mellor’a affair he lost his seat!! Haha! Others lost seats too in 1997. The last time was 1964 due to the Profumo Scandal. Tories often lose to sleaze.

[@mikehudson8884]

Christine is so lovely here, she speaks so well. She was always the classy one.

[@carmelcurran7193]

Lawley puts it to them that the film shouldn't be made out of respect for John Profumo and his family. So should Keeler keep quiet and go on being scapegoated for the actions of grown men? Keeler was little more than a girl at the time of the scandal. Perhaps Profumo should have done a stint in prison just like Keeler had to. People have been blaming women for anything that ends badly since Adam and Eve.

[@sillavnitram]

I think Lawley came across as Snooty, Stuck Up and without regard to Christine and how such a young girl was manipulated, used and abused. Even if at times it may have seemed that Christine was using the situation to her own advantage, I think it's very clear how much influence Steven Ward had on her and as she said "He controlled my mind!" Profumo was the villain regardless of how much he and his family suffered, he had a choice and he made the wrong one! Women in the sixties despite the supposed liberation were very much put down by the male attitude towards them, especially by those of a particular class and establishment! So, I say in very many respects, well done to her, sadly though she also paid the consequences.

[@judebogart]

How horrible Sue Lawley was to her. Shame on her for obviously judging another woman in public. It's fairly obvious how John Hurt felt about it.

[@paulcannon5065]

I think she's great! Lawley:the grand inquisitor. Hurt:self serving. Christine is lovely.

[@LadyPercy.]

Sue Lawley born in the Blackcountry. Elocution lessons improved her accent, the BBC salary improved her wardrobe but sadly her interviewing technique was cold and judgemental. She's exactly the same on Desert Island Discs. You can see Christine desperately trying to put her experience across and John Hurts distain is evidenced by his silence. RIP Stephen Ward treated as a sacrificial lamb to protect the so called moral establishment.

[@WELLBRAN]

They keep bringing this up but really it is no where near like the scandals in politics that we have today.

[@Heather-zk5eu]

But it was at the time - remember Prince Philip was meant to be one of the men at the party. Christine was the only one who went to prison on trumped up charges of perjury - they were trying to ruin her crebibility. All those powerful, educated men and she went to prison! It's a disgrace.

[@WELLBRAN]

@@Heather-zk5eu its still going on but far far worse

[@brendadrumm9708]

Spot on pisses. Me off those with sin cast the first stone everyone who's lived has a skeleton in their cupboard as the saying goes another saying stolen fruits taste the best

[@oldepersonne]

I never realized she was only seventeen at the beginning. I had the impression at the time that she was in her mid-twenties

[@alanpuzey7111]

Media has pretty much become total crap these days

[@MARKETMAN6789]

Disgraceful how lawly spoke down to her, as though she was on the high ground,I bet she's done things she shouldnt have done, She probably wouldn't even realise they were wrong

[@jonsmum5552]

What a beautiful tribute to John Ward. If he was still alive I’d be with him. A love that was platonic, but love in the true sense.

[@sorayabunny]

Stephen Ward or John Hurt?

[@jonsmum5552]

@@sorayabunny John Ward of course 🙄

[@Illustraful]

Keeler had a lovely soothing voice. If the internet had existed then, she could have had a successful career as an ASMR artist.

[@owenfitzgerald3219]

Lawley looks like she's on a Witch Hunt.

[@jedlinnen6528]

Saw Lawley is such a drag... give this nice lady a break for goodness sake

[@dannysmum9744]

nature of a prime time show is the presenter has little autonomy - they are nothing more than a well present whore professionally reading out the script that is handed to them..

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Typical. The young woman gets blamed for being exploited by two old perverts. Infuriating.