{"id":13486,"date":"2022-04-07T11:21:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1623068"},"modified":"2022-04-07T11:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:58:09","slug":"jimmy-savile-documentary-explores-early-suspicions-about-disgraced-entertainer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jimmy-savile-documentary-explores-early-suspicions-about-disgraced-entertainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Savile documentary explores early suspicions about disgraced entertainer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 07 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><strong>Warning: this article contains discussion that some readers may find distressing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After much anticipation, Netflix\u2019s latest true-crime documentary, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/jimmy-savile-british-horror-story-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story<\/a>, has finally arrived on the streaming site.<\/p>\n<p>Including archival footage of the disgraced late entertainer, as well as interviews from those who worked closely with Savile, the two-part series reveals the public\u2019s early suspicions of him.<\/p>\n<p>Following his death in 2011, Savile was widely accused of sexually abusing hundreds of people, many of whom were underaged. He was never charged during his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>In the new documentary, which arrived on Netflix on Wednesday 6th April, multiple journalists and former co-workers talk of their concerns about the TV presenter.<\/p>\n<p>In episode 1, journalist Martin Young reveals he \u201cknew something was wrong\u201d when he first met Savile for an interview, which took place as Savile was taking part in a charity run across the country.<\/p>\n<p>He adds: \u201cI started to ask him about all the charity work. After all, the run was for charity, but I asked him about working for Leeds Hospital, I think it was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway he did hospital duties and he did ambulance duties as well and he started talking about the crashes and so on that he attended as an ambulance employee, and he told one story that was bizarre for the first time you\u2019d ever met somebody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said he went to this one and it was terrible and, \u2018We saw the body and it was definitely dead. It was decapitated.\u2019 And he said, \u2018I rolled under the lorry. I volunteered, and I came back with a head.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Jimmy\" savile:=\"\" a=\"\" british=\"\" horror=\"\" story=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" netflix=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JV8khm4s9j4?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Meirion Jones, an investigative journalist, claimed that Savile would visit Duncroft School, which was an institution for emotionally disturbed girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d remember seeing him driving off with a couple of girls in the back of his car very excited. They were waving up at their friends,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly one of the most famous people in Britain is turning up and that started to become a bit of an issue for my parents who were both teachers and they\u2019d say to my aunt, \u2018Why are you letting this guy hang around with 13-year-old girls?&#8217;\u201d<\/p> <p>In another scene, journalist Lynn Barber, who previously worked as a writer at the Sunday Express, speaks of rumours of Savile liking underaged girls.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI asked around the office and what was striking to me was how many people said, \u2018You know he likes little girls.\u2019 It was a very widespread rumour.\u201d However, she adds that at the time, they never had any evidence when it came to this particular story.<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few of the revelations made in the documentary, with television presenter Selina Scott also sharing her first-hand experience of what it was like to work with Savile on breakfast TV.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Selina-Scott-5ae7098.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Selina-Scott-5ae7098.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Selina-Scott-5ae7098.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Selina Scott<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Scott says she was as much as an \u201cact\u201d on TV as Savile, with them both playing up for the cameras to create entertainment for viewers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was odd, but he made people laugh, and it\u2019s a gift to make people laugh,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>While intriguing on-screen, Scott suggests that Savile\u2019s behaviour might not have been received in the same way if it weren\u2019t for his TV persona.<\/p>\n<p>She adds: \u201cIf this guy was walking down the street, you wouldn\u2019t want to speak to him or you might be afraid to speak to him. You\u2019d think that he might be slightly dangerous \u2013 something odd about him. But, of course once he\u2019s sitting there on the sofa, he\u2019s made human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story is streaming on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81520549&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you have been raped or sexually assaulted, you can contact your nearest Rape Crisis organisation for specialist, independent and confidential support. For more information, visit its website<\/em><span class=\"&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;\"><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/span><a href=\"\/\/rapecrisis.org.uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide<\/a>. Also visit our hub for more\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. 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