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Steve Coogan on playing Jimmy Savile in new BBC drama (Irvine Times)

The 56-year-old Alan Partridge star portrays the disgraced entertainer in a new BBC One drama called The Reckoning. The mini-series, due to be released this ...

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Steve Coogan defends Jimmy Savile drama following 'antagonism' (Metro)

Steve Coogan has hit back at the 'antagonism' towards his upcoming Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning on BBC One.

So it was a tightrope, but I think we did it properly…’ The makers of the programme were ‘working closely with many people whose lives were impacted by Savile to ensure their stories are told with sensitivity and respect’, the BBC said in a casting announcement last year. The mini-series, due to be released this year, will tell the story of how Savile came from a working-class background to be one of the biggest stars in television and will also focus on his years of sexual abuse and the impact he had on his victims.

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Steve Coogan Defends New Jimmy Savile Series Amid Controversy (LADbible)

Steve Coogan has defended playing Jimmy Savile in an upcoming mini-series, saying he believes it could prevent something similar happening again.

So it was a tightrope, but I think we did it properly…” Coogan has previously said the decision to take on the role wasn’t an easy one. “And you’re playing a role and we’re going to do it professionally, and it was so that they knew that I was someone else.

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Steve Coogan defends Alan Partridge over tactless humour: 'A right ... (Daily Express)

STEVE COOGAN has defended his long-running alter ego, Alan Partridge, for his tactless humour and explained why he continues to portray the 'right-wing' ...

(sic)@WellSpokenBloke beamed: "Alan Partridge quite possibly the best Star Announcer of all time.#SaturdayNightTakeaway." @callikitson added: "I think Alan Partridge on #SaturdayNightTakeaway is the best thing that's ever happened." “All the characters I ever did were always a receptacle for dysfunction and ideas you have [and] things you think sometimes that you shouldn't think.”Describing his character as a “bucket” in which he throws inside all his unfiltered content, Steve explained: “We all edit ourselves, you might think something when you're in [people’s] company but you think, ’I probably shouldn't think that. Speaking on the programme, Tim asked the comic: “Why is Partridge the returning character?

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Steve Coogan defends Jimmy Savile drama after 'rivalry' (The Miracle Tech)

Steve Coogan has hit back at "protest" to his upcoming Jimmy Saville drama, suggesting that the series could prevent history from repeating itself.

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Steve Coogan defends new Jimmy Savile series as there's a 'very ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Steve Coogan will star as disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile in upcoming BBC miniseries The Reckoning which will be a biographical account of the life of ...

"And you’re playing a role and we’re going to do it professionally, and it was so that they knew that I was someone else. So it was a tightrope, but I think we did it properly…" Steve Coogan will star as disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile in upcoming BBC miniseries The Reckoning which will be a biographical account of the life of the British DJ and television personality

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Steve Coogan defends controversial BBC drama The Reckoning ... (Daily Mail)

The actor, 56, who famously portrays fictional comedic character Alan Partridge, added that he spoke to actors playing the victims to put them at ease.

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Steve Coogan set to portray disgraced entertainer Jimmy Saville in ... (Leinster Leader)

Actor and comedian Steve Coogan is set to portray disgraced entertainer Jimmy Saville in a new BBC One drame called the reckoning. The 56-year-old has sai.

So it was a tightrope, but I think we did it properly…” “And you’re playing a role and we’re going to do it professionally, and it was so that they knew that I was someone else. “I understand people’s antagonism about the whole idea,” he said, but added that the script was “very intelligent” and “it was done in consultation with many of the victims of Jimmy Savile.

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