David Crook first went to China in the 1930s as a committed communist. He married Isabel, a missionary's daughter, and together they built a life working with the Chinese peasants. But during the Cultural Revolution they were suddenly seen as "dangerous intellectuals". David was placed in solitary confinement for five years, Isabel was locked upforthree years, and their three teenage sons were left to fend for themselves. Their son
Paul tells the story of his parents, who still live happily in Peking. Producer Edwina Wolstencroft