3 days ago
Murder Case: The Vanishing Cyclist review — a story of astonishing callousness
More than 170,000 people are reported missing in the UK each year but few yield a story as pitiless as the cover-up behind the disappearance of Tony Parsons. Murder Case: The Vanishing Cyclist (BBC2) was a tragic tale which was discomforting to watch because it exposed the level of callousness and cruelty of which seemingly 'normal' people can be capable.
Parsons was trying to do something good, raising money for charity after surviving prostate cancer. Cycling alone 104 miles from Fort William to his home in Tillicoultry on a fundraising bike ride he was hit by a car driven byAlexander McKellar, who had been drinking in a bar with his twin brother, Robert. He suffered catastrophic injuries. We do not hear until near the end of this two-parter that he was still alive after the crash, possibly for 30 minutes, and that the two men heard him moan.
