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Jimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?Jimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?Jimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaThis documentary features surviving archive sequences from the "Top of the Pops", "Clunk Click", and the now infamous "Jim'll Fix It", in additional to extracts from other programmes Jimmy Savile appeared in. Due to the nature of the BBC's video archiving policy up to 1978, wiping and re-using the original master tapes, many of the video extracts are from lower grade recordings, most likely VHS home recordings. The means that the documentary has a lot of grainy video material, that at multiple points causes the Netflix stream to pixelate mostly during certain image edits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #5.70 (2022)
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Uncomfortable but essential viewing
This is a very uncomfortable viewing, and sensitivity is key. Many of us in the UK have been very aware of Saville (although I was never a fan or viewer of any of his shows), and the revelations that came out shocked the country in so many ways. This documentary in my opinion covers it all very well, and respectfully.
There are a number of talking heads, and as much as many claim their own failings in more speedily bringing to light the truth, there are still so many questions to ask.
It goes without saying what Saville was & will be seen as. It's a tragedy (to put it mildly) that he got away with it all in life.
This documentary is possibly the best I've seen on it. The Louis Theroux documentaries previously also covered it as best as possible. There's still a lot to know BUT more importantly learn from to ensure we are all knowledgeable about what happened to avoid anyone else pulling the wool over our eyes too.
To the victims, my full respect to you, and I wish you all the strength in the world.
There are a number of talking heads, and as much as many claim their own failings in more speedily bringing to light the truth, there are still so many questions to ask.
It goes without saying what Saville was & will be seen as. It's a tragedy (to put it mildly) that he got away with it all in life.
This documentary is possibly the best I've seen on it. The Louis Theroux documentaries previously also covered it as best as possible. There's still a lot to know BUT more importantly learn from to ensure we are all knowledgeable about what happened to avoid anyone else pulling the wool over our eyes too.
To the victims, my full respect to you, and I wish you all the strength in the world.
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- Apr 5, 2022
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