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Oct 9, 2023 · By Rachel Cooke. I was two and a half hours into The Reckoning, the BBC’s new drama about Jimmy Savile, when I began to feel as if I might be hallucinating. In part, this was due to simple enervation: a tiredness born of a weird combination of boredom and fascination, as well as the situation in which I found myself watching the series (I ...
Oct 18, 2023 · The Reckoning (BBC1, Monday & Tuesday), the final two episodes of which aired this week, sparked plenty of comment, as you’d expect of a drama about monstrous sexual predator Jimmy Savile ...
- Pat Stacey
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 ...
The Reckoning. Factual drama examining the crimes of Jimmy Savile, with testimony from survivors. Series 1: Episode 1 (59 mins) Start watching. Watchlist.
Feb 12, 2022 · The BBC’s Savile drama has become the TV show that must not fail. After Boris Johnson’s slurs, we need Steve Coogan in ‘The Reckoning’ to tell the Jimmy Savile story more than ever, says ...
- Oliver Keens
Oct 13, 2023 · But the makers of The Reckoning – a new four-part drama about Jimmy Savile – did a good job. It's a "respectful, impressive piece of work", and Steve Coogan is brilliant in the main role.
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Oct 10, 2023 · The Reckoning, a difficult, draining and controversial new BBC drama about Savile starring Steve Coogan, can be seen as an attempt at providing catharsis through its hard-hitting depiction of the ...
