The Reckoning (2023)
Series 1
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The story of Jimmy Savile's life from his working-class roots, to his rise to TV stardom as a BBC presenter, and his later years when he managed to keep his reign of sexual abuse concealed until after his death in 2011.
Where to Watch The Reckoning (2023) • Series 1
4 Episodes
- Episode 1
E1Episode 1Jimmy Savile finds fame in the early 1960s, DJing at dances for young people in Leeds and Manchester. This success leads to him being offered the role as presenter of the BBC's new flagship music TV show, Top of the Pops. But behind the catchphrases and smiles lurks a sinister and dark character who secretly preys upon the young and vulnerable. - Episode 2
E2Episode 2As Savile's fame starts to grow in the early 1970s, he feels more and more untouchable - despite the rumours about his innapropriate behaviour, and the suicide of a teenage girl who was one of his victims. He also gets a free reign to see patients at Broadmoor and Stoke Mandeville - but the award of an OBE elevates his status in the public eye, as well as his ego.
