The Trial and Torture of Sir John Rampayne is a 1965 British television play by Alan Seymour.
It starred Jack Hawkins who later wrote "For me, this was a personal trial and torture, for it was then I realised I had more than a sore throat; I had cancer.
"[1] An elderly right-wing politician is kidnapped by a pop singer called Wolf, seemingly as part of a student prank.
Rehearsing the TV play, Hawkins wrote "was a fearful trial and torture for me.
[4] "Someone stood in for me at the dress rehearsal of the TV play, but I was able to go through with the actual public performance, with the aid of pain-killing injections given to me by my throat specialist," wrote Hawkins.