

Louis Theroux: Savile
2016-10-02 · 75 min · ★ 6.9
Sixteen years after his documentary When Louis Met Jimmy, Theroux seeks to understand how he was tricked by a man who became his friend.
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- Directors
- Arthur Cary
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- BBC
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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- Released
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Louis TherouxSelf
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