White House Farm - ITV Drama Series - Part 4

[Myster]

"Tomorrow night's the night!"...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7937965/Chillingly-accurate-reconstruction-moment-police-suspected-Jeremy-Bamber.html

But the funeral scene wasn't shot at St. Nicholas Church, Tolleshunt D'Arcy...

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.7706661,0.7928066,3a,75y,68.92h,93.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-cIUUrWV6cyWrvkb0x5zAA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Nicholas]

Bamber’s claimed recently to not be watching the ITV drama but is there a possibility the prison have removed his TV to ensure he doesn’t create?

[mrswah]

Bamber’s claimed recently to not be watching the ITV drama but is there a possibility the prison have removed his TV to ensure he doesn’t create?

Is it known that he has a TV in prison ?

From having watched the first three episodes, I can't imagine that he would want to watch it, as it does him no favours. But I suppose one never knows!

[Nicholas]

‘ They say the late Det Chief Insp Thomas “Taff” Jones — played by Line Of Duty’s Stephen Graham — has been unfairly portrayed as an aggressive bully who ruled out the killer, Jeremy Bamber, in favour of blaming his sister Sheila Caffell.

Essex Police Det Con Michael Clarke said: “A lot of people are very unhappy about the portrayal of Taff Jones. They are making him a scapegoat.”

He added: “It wasn’t until we started pulling in the evidence provided by Bamber’s girlfriend, Julie Mugford, and finding things wrong with Jeremy’s story, that things started to change.

“And Taff Jones’ mind was definitely changed.” The ITV drama, which continues tonight, tells the story of how Bamber, played by Freddie Fox, killed his family in 1985, then tried to pin the crime on mentally ill Sheila.

Ex-Det Sgt Ken Luxford added: “It is a character assassination of Taff.” Another detective, Len Jarman, revealed Taff was left a “broken man”.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10840883/white-house-farm-cops-itv-drama/

[Caroline]

‘ They say the late Det Chief Insp Thomas “Taff” Jones — played by Line Of Duty’s Stephen Graham — has been unfairly portrayed as an aggressive bully who ruled out the killer, Jeremy Bamber, in favour of blaming his sister Sheila Caffell.

Essex Police Det Con Michael Clarke said: “A lot of people are very unhappy about the portrayal of Taff Jones. They are making him a scapegoat.”

He added: “It wasn’t until we started pulling in the evidence provided by Bamber’s girlfriend, Julie Mugford, and finding things wrong with Jeremy’s story, that things started to change.

“And Taff Jones’ mind was definitely changed.” The ITV drama, which continues tonight, tells the story of how Bamber, played by Freddie Fox, killed his family in 1985, then tried to pin the crime on mentally ill Sheila.

Ex-Det Sgt Ken Luxford added: “It is a character assassination of Taff.” Another detective, Len Jarman, revealed Taff was left a “broken man”.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10840883/white-house-farm-cops-itv-drama/

So much for Taff believing Bamber innocent until the bitter end.

[Angelo222]

Bamber’s claimed recently to not be watching the ITV drama but is there a possibility the prison have removed his TV to ensure he doesn’t create?

IMO he's watching it ok. He'll be crapping himself though because inmates don't take kindly to child murderers.

[steve_trousers]

I was under the impression that we never got to know either way what he thought as Jones died in a freak accident not that long after the murders. Was he fixing the aerial on his roof or something like that and fell?

[Angelo222]

‘ They say the late Det Chief Insp Thomas “Taff” Jones — played by Line Of Duty’s Stephen Graham — has been unfairly portrayed as an aggressive bully who ruled out the killer, Jeremy Bamber, in favour of blaming his sister Sheila Caffell.

Essex Police Det Con Michael Clarke said: “A lot of people are very unhappy about the portrayal of Taff Jones. They are making him a scapegoat.”

He added: “It wasn’t until we started pulling in the evidence provided by Bamber’s girlfriend, Julie Mugford, and finding things wrong with Jeremy’s story, that things started to change.

“And Taff Jones’ mind was definitely changed.” The ITV drama, which continues tonight, tells the story of how Bamber, played by Freddie Fox, killed his family in 1985, then tried to pin the crime on mentally ill Sheila.

Ex-Det Sgt Ken Luxford added: “It is a character assassination of Taff.” Another detective, Len Jarman, revealed Taff was left a “broken man”.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10840883/white-house-farm-cops-itv-drama/

Anyone with the slightest common sense who viewed Sheila lying on the bedroom floor with two gunshots to the neck and hardly a hair out of place would be suspicious. But Taff Jones was more concerned about his next round of golf to bother.

[Angelo222]

I was under the impression that we never got to know either way what he thought as Jones died in a freak accident not that long after the murders. Was he fixing the aerial on his roof or something like that and fell?

Yep, he fell off the ladder.

[Caroline]

I was under the impression that we never got to know either way what he thought as Jones died in a freak accident not that long after the murders. Was he fixing the aerial on his roof or something like that and fell?

He was still alive when Bamber was arrested and interrogated, in fact he questioned him first. He died while Bamber was on remand.

[Myster]

Yep, he fell off the ladder.

He was still alive when Bamber was arrested and interrogated, in fact he questioned him first. He died while Bamber was on remand.

Memorial...

[Holly Goodhead]

Anyone with the slightest common sense who viewed Sheila lying on the bedroom floor with two gunshots to the neck and hardly a hair out of place would be suspicious. But Taff Jones was more concerned about his next round of golf to bother.

Chief Sup Harris decided upon murder/suicide, long before DCI 'Taff' Jones even arrived at soc., and was supported in his decision by police surgeon Dr Craig.  Both these individuals had many years experience and had precided over numerous murder investigations.

DCI Jones did not go off to play golf on 7th Aug.  He went to a prearranged meeting at Chelmsford GPO with Chief Sup Harris.

[Holly Goodhead]

Anyone with the slightest common sense who viewed Sheila lying on the bedroom floor with two gunshots to the neck and hardly a hair out of place would be suspicious. But Taff Jones was more concerned about his next round of golf to bother.

Do you have any visual comparisons and/or text to indicate the difference in appearances between murder/suicide and murder? 

[Holly Goodhead]

So much for Taff believing Bamber innocent until the bitter end.

Is there any concrete evidence DCI Jones changed his mind?

What about Chief Sup Harris?

Police surgeon Dr Ian Craig didn't change his mind.  He told the jury he thought SC had taken her own life.

[Angelo222]

Is there any concrete evidence DCI Jones changed his mind?

What about Chief Sup Harris?

Police surgeon Dr Ian Craig didn't change his mind.  He told the jury he thought SC had taken her own life.

These individuals were obviously incompetent.  Thank goodness that Stan Jones had some wit about him.