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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

Rest in peace Christine.

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

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!

Great actor John Hurt. . . !!

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

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.

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

I think she is a VERY courageous woman.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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

Christine Keeler carried herself very well during this interview.

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.

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

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!!!!

Well done Christine, so dignified. RIP. xxx

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

Watching this again. What a truly humble admirable lady!

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

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

Sue Lawley comes across as condescending and obviously believes she is morally superior to Miss Keeler. Christine actually seems quite an innocent soul. She actually believed the film and her book would put things right. I only wish it had and that her reputation could have been restored to her. As for Lawley asking that last question about Christine’s two husbands. And if she ever really loved anyone - what the hell has that got to do with anything? I thought that was extremely objectionable.

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

The only lady in that interview was Christine Keeler ♥️

Sue Lawley is plain rude in her character assignation.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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!!

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

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

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

John Hurt was such a darling.

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.

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.

Media has pretty much become total crap these days

very judgemental of Sue Lawley

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.

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

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

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.

Sue Lawley is absolutely appalling in this interview.

The interviewer is really agressive and terrible.

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

sue lawley was stone cold jealous that is why she tried agression in her questions

Such a crash interview. Shameful, and really below standard for the BBC, especially the last question.

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

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

I think Christine Keeler kept her cool and was very dignified during this interview. Sue Lawley came across as being very judgemental and kept asking the same questions over again. She missed a golden opportunity to find out how life had been for Christine since the scandal. Glad she’s no longer on TV. We haven’t missed her.

Sue Lawley was just bullied her way through the interview

What a charmer Christine Keeler is! And brave to speak up. Yes, I know she's publishing a book! But you can't say this poor woman hasn't been through the mill all these years and she's still gracious! I was a fan of Sue Lawley's but she's slightly tarnished her image in my eyes! Far too judgmental and school-marmish here for my liking.

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.

The interviewer is soooo judgmental. Shame on her. Sitting with her arms crossed.

Christine was very beautiful and a beautiful speaking voice soft sensual you can see why men fell for her