BBC is “glorifying” the disgraced presenter with its upcoming drama about his life.The Reckoning stars Steve Coogan as Savile and will follow the TV personality through his early years as a DJ in the dance halls of north England through to his career with the BBC and right up to his twilight years.
BBC Drama Boss On Jimmy Savile Drama ‘The Reckoning’: “There Is Still A Public Interest”
13.10.2021 - 10:21 / deadline.com
BBC drama director Piers Wenger has stressed the “public interest” in the network’s controversial Jimmy Savile project as he showcased eight upcoming shows that “don’t fit into the convention of genre.”
Featuring Steve Coogan in the lead role, ITV Studios’ four-parter The Reckoning (working title) will air as the decade since Savile’s crimes were exposed shortly after his death approaches and Wenger told a Q&A with journalists on Monday that the show will go further than any documentary has on
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First image released of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile
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