{"id":37281,"date":"2023-09-27T17:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1897669"},"modified":"2023-09-28T07:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T05:56:34","slug":"jimmy-savile-drama-the-reckoning-air-date-confirmed-on-bbc","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jimmy-savile-drama-the-reckoning-air-date-confirmed-on-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning air date confirmed on BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series has been in development for three years. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 27 September 2023 at 15:37 PM<\/p>

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Steve Coogan\u2019s controversial factual drama about the crimes of disgraced television personality Jimmy Savile finally has a premiere date.<\/p>\n

The programme has provoked a concerned reaction from some, who have questioned whether such a dark and painful true story is appropriate for such a retelling.<\/p>\n

As a result, The Reckoning<\/a> has spent a long time in production, with a planned release in 2022 reportedly being delayed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n

The Reckoning is now confirmed to be making its debut on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm on Monday 9th October 2023<\/strong>, with the second episode airing at the same time on the following night.<\/p>

The project has been defended by its star, Coogan, who urged commentators to \u201csee it before you judge it\u201d, adding that the series aims to offer \u201cimportant\u201d insight into how Savile got away with his crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s this strong, strange feeling towards it; one of wanting to put it behind us, not wanting to talk about it and, as a rule, I think it\u2019s better to talk about it,\u201d he told BBC Breakfast last year.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cBy not talking about it, you don\u2019t get to the nub of that and if you don\u2019t look at it you\u2019re destined for those things to happen again. The drama answers the question: how did he get away with it?<\/p>\n