My Top Ten Kavanagh QC Stories: No 9 The Ties That Bind

The Ties That Bind… (First screened in the UK television on 7th April 1997, writer Edward Canfor-Dumas.) Kavanagh fights for justice on behalf of a young man brutally killed, in a rare private prosecution for murder. The odds, however, are against him, since there are powerful reasons for the truth to be kept hidden.

I thought the actress who played Hazel was very good, and there were some very apprehensive scenes in the court that came over very well.

On a comical note Jeremy awaiting to join ‘the club’ at breakfast time when the ‘letter’ arrived and he’s trying to not seem interested making himself a cup of tea, but his enthusiasm takes over him and he can’t wait to tear the letter open. But sadly he finds he’s not been accepted, this is a lovely little scene, and Nicholas is exceptional in this role, you really feel for him.

This is what made Kavanagh work so well that there were three accomplished actors who kept the stories going equally on their own when they were on screen, the things poor Jeremy often does have my in stitches laughing at him.

Then there is Oliver Ford Davies who plays Peter Foxcott, he spends most of the time in the background, but when he’s needed he’s right there and he also keeps the peace when needed, I like the character of peter a lot.