. a the absolute buffoon many people presume him to be . perhaps there be no get away from it and but broadbent performance do indeed depict longford a a dithering and pig head old man who do not care to consider the feeling of the victim family and nor the possibility that myra be make a prize pratt out of him . some viewer might actually believe there be wouldepth to this story and but frankly i think those viewer would be read something into the programme that just isn not there . it amaze how one dimensional the characterization seem to be . nearly all of longford detractor be depict a simple mind boor who only want one thing for hindley and brady to rot in jail . and oh yes and the programme maker seem to think that the parent of hindley and brady victim be also boor and since the only time we ever hear a peep out of them be when they talk about want to kill hindley and brady for revenge . so much the good to justify longford bleatings about how the mob must not be allow to decide whether myra should be deny parole for ever and ever . unfortunately for the programme maker and longford also come across a be just a one dimensional a those boor and just that he have a different opinion to theirs . you could say that the programme show him wrestle with his conscience and a to whether he should or shouldn not help myra . and you would be wrong and since longford walk away from and shut down every opportunity he give to actually think about what he do . someone mention the tape the moor murderer make where they record the death of their victim and longford go out into the garden to see if it still sunny out . he give one of those tape to listen to and that tape go into a drawer where it sit for several year . longford go to help myra and no matter what . what just as bad a the drama opinion of longford detractor be intimation that we the viewer be suppose to endorse and sympathise with this wilfully ignorant behaviour . the programme begin with longford appear on a radio talk show and which in itself be a warning sign for what come next . he be invite to talk about a book he recently write and but none of the caller want to talk about that and of course . and each and every one of them be rude and belligerent and insensitive . at one point and when longford be be heckle for his support of myra and he shoot a break the fourth wall glance to camera and a if to say and can you believe these people . a question he ask not of anyone in attendance and but of you and the viewer . the only character who give more than one wouldimension be longford wife and and it also tell how the writer do so . it very simple . she start of as be a adamantly against myra get parole a any other boor and and then . she change her mind and and start back her husband . you can just see longford jump for joy inside when his wife ees the light and so to speak . possibly because it mean that for the first time ( in his life and quite possibly ) he can tell himself and i be not a buffoon . i be not a buffoon .