The Reckoning is expected to air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n Production on the series began in October 2021 and filming has taken place in the North West of England and in North Wales.<\/p>\n Responding to criticism of the BBC\u2019s decision to produce the drama<\/a>, Head of BBC Drama Piers Wenger said in October 2021: \u201cI mean, it is a decade since Jimmy Savile died, it will be a decade next year since his behaviours first came into the public eye.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, you know, our primary intention with the drama is to give voice to the victims \u2013 to tell their stories sensitively and with the utmost respect. And we have an amazing, award-winning team who are renowned for their factual drama.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think there are still many important questions that need to be answered about Savile, and many questions that we are asking of ourselves through that drama. So I think it\u2019s incredibly important that the BBC, you know, do tell that story.\u201d<\/p>\n The full cast of the BBC drama series The Reckoning<\/a> has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n However, it has been confirmed that Steve Coogan<\/strong> will take on the role of Jimmy Savile himself.<\/p>\n Coogan commented on BBC Radio 5 Live:<\/a> \u201cThe script is very well written. And it\u2019s something that needs to be talked about because to understand how predators operate, you have to look at the whole picture.<\/p>\n \u201cLike any kind of figure who is repellent, you have to understand it. You have to look at the whole picture. You can\u2019t just caricature them, because if he was a caricature, he wouldn\u2019t have got away with it, because he had a certain amount of charisma.<\/p>\n \u201cSo you have to look at that and understand it, and then it\u2019s less likely to happen in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n We shall update this article when further cast members have been confirmed.<\/p>\n The official press release for The Reckoning from the BBC states: \u201cThe mini-series will trace the life of Jimmy Savile, a man who rose from working-class origins to become one of the biggest stars of British television, but in death has become one of the most reviled figures of modern history following revelations of extensive and horrific abuse.<\/p>\n \u201cThe story will trace Savile through his early years in the dance halls of northern England, his career with the BBC, to his twilight years when he sought to dispel the growing rumours about his life and the legacy he would leave behind.\u201d<\/p>\n It adds: \u201cThe drama will explore the way he used his celebrity and powerful connections to conceal his wrongdoings and to hide in plain sight.\u201d<\/p>\n Coogan also said of taking on the role on The One Show in April 2022: \u201cWe need to recognise the environment in which [predators] thrive. Because he didn\u2019t just trick individual people, he sort of tricked the nation through the media.\u201d<\/p>\n The Reckoning will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n Read more news, interviews and features on our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub, or find something to watch now with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lewis Knight Published: Thursday, 21 April 2022 at 12:00 am BBC drama series The Reckoning is set to tackle the infamous life and crimes of disgraced television personality Jimmy Savile. The series will tackle Savile\u2019s life, rise to fame, and wide-ranging sexual offences, and comes from Neil McKay and executive producer Jeff Pope, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14205,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama.jpg",1376,1044,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama-300x228.jpg",300,228,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama-768x583.jpg",768,583,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama-1024x777.jpg",800,607,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama.jpg",1376,1044,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/the-reckoning-release-date-speculation-for-bbc-jimmy-savile-drama.jpg",1376,1044,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lewis Knight Published: Thursday, 21 April 2022 at 12:00 am BBC drama series The Reckoning is set to tackle the infamous life and crimes of disgraced television personality Jimmy Savile. The series will tackle Savile\u2019s life, rise to fame, and wide-ranging sexual offences, and comes from Neil McKay and executive producer Jeff Pope, who…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Reckoning cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Reckoning plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/gettyimages-130761710-594x594-eb2ec1e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"