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Sep 13, 2023 · Steve Coogan has responded to criticism for his decision to play the role of Jimmy Savile in the upcoming BBC drama about the sex offender. A four-part series – called The Reckoning – was announced back in 2020 and will star Steve Coogan in the role of Savile. The series will look at the life of the former DJ and television host and the ...
Oct 12, 2021 · Coogan said: "To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly. "Neil McKay has written an intelligent script tackling sensitively an horrific story which - however harrowing - needs to be ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Coogan previously said about taking on the role: "To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly. Neil McKay has written an intelligent script tackling sensitively a horrific story which ...
The BBC’s decision after Savile’s death to scrap a ... did Coogan take the role? “I felt like there were probably a handful of people in the country who could play the part, and I did ...
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Sep 26, 2021 · EPA. Coogan said he had not taken the decision to play Savile "lightly". Comedian and actor Steve Coogan is to play the disgraced late TV personality Jimmy Savile in a new BBC One drama. The ...
Steve Coogan has defended his controversial forthcoming series, in which he plays paedophile and disgraced TV personality Jimmy Savile. The four-part BBC drama, titled The Reckoning, will depict ...
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BBC One. Release. 9 October. ( 2023-10-09) –. 17 October 2023. ( 2023-10-17) The Reckoning is a British docudrama television miniseries that depicts the career and sexual crimes of British media personality Jimmy Savile, portrayed by Steve Coogan, from the early 1960s to his death in 2011. It is based in part on the book In Plain Sight: the ...
