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Steve Coogan claims Jimmy Savile drama 'will vindicate itself' (Yahoo Lifestyle UK)

Steve Coogan has defended his role as disgraced late TV presenter Jimmy Savile in forthcoming BBC drama The Reckoning, claiming that the programme "will ...

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"The script is very well written. "To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly. It was very heavy going.” Who is in the cast of The Reckoning? "The idea of making a drama out of Savile’s life, for the purpose of entertainment, is so distasteful and distressing. In December 2021, some of Savile’s victims requested to visit the set of The Reckoning.

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Steve Coogan: 'Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning will vindicate ... (Radio Times)

Steve Coogan has defended the upcoming BBC One drama The Reckoning, in which he is set to play disgraced broadcaster Jimmy Savile.

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Steve Coogan says Jimmy Savile BBC drama will 'vindicate itself' (Metro)

Steve Coogan believes the controversial Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning will 'vindicate itself.

But I think it will vindicate itself when it comes out. 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. ‘It’s walking a tightrope.

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Steve Coogan claims Jimmy Savile drama 'will vindicate itself' (AOL UK)

Steve Coogan has defended his role as disgraced late TV presenter Jimmy Savile in forthcoming BBC drama The Reckoning, claiming that the programme "will ...

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Steve Coogan claims Jimmy Savile drama 'will vindicate itself' (Yahoo News)

Steve Coogan has defended his role as disgraced late TV presenter Jimmy Savile in forthcoming BBC drama The Reckoning, claiming that the programme "will ...

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