

The Reckoning
2023-10-09 · 233 min / episode · ★ 7.3
The life of Jimmy Savile, a man who, for decades, became one of the UK’s most influential celebrities, but in death has become one of the most reviled figures of modern history following revelations of extensive and horrific abuse.
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- Neil McKay, Dan Davies
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- ITV Studios
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- United Kingdom
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- Ended
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Steve CooganJimmy Savile
Mark StanleyDan Davies
Fenella WoolgarMargaret Thatcher
Michael JibsonBill Cotton
Gemma JonesAgnes Savile
Robert EmmsRay Teret
Julian Rhind-TuttJohnnie Stewart
Mark Lewis JonesCharles Hullighan
Siobhan FinneranBeryl Hullighan
Neil PearsonEric Morley
Henry GoodmanSir Ludwig Guttman
Joseph MydellVictor
Peter WightPeter Jaconelli
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