ley ' s ▁death ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁criticism . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁and ▁legal ▁legend ▁ ▁Lord ▁God d ard ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁the ▁actor ▁Michael ▁G ough ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Let ▁Him ▁Have ▁It ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁Pr ison er ▁and ▁Esc ort , ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁sit com ▁Por ridge , ▁Norman ▁Stanley ▁F let cher ▁says ▁about ▁strict ▁and ▁author itar ian ▁Pr ison ▁Officer ▁Mack ay : ▁" I ▁bet ▁he ' s ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁God d ard ▁appreci ation ▁society ". ▁A ▁remark ▁referring ▁to ▁strict ▁views ▁on ▁crim inals , ▁society ▁and ▁justice ▁which ▁Mack ay ▁and ▁God d ard ▁largely ▁shared . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁cl erk , ▁God d ard ▁ej ac ulated ▁when ▁passing ▁a ▁death ▁sentence ▁on ▁such ▁a ▁regular ▁basis , ▁that ▁a ▁fresh ▁pair ▁of ▁tr ous ers ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁court ▁on ▁those ▁occasions . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Lord ▁God d ard : ▁His ▁career ▁and ▁cases ▁by ▁G lyn ▁Jones ▁and ▁Eric ▁Gr im sh aw ▁( All an ▁Wing ate , ▁London , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ). ▁Lord ▁God d ard : ▁My ▁Years ▁With ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Smith ▁( We iden feld ▁& ▁Nicol son , ▁London , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁bi ography ▁by ▁God d ard ' s ▁chief ▁cl