{"id":37935,"date":"2023-10-11T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1905642"},"modified":"2023-10-11T22:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:55:49","slug":"what-happened-to-mayor-of-scarborough-peter-jaconelli-jimmy-saviles-friend-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-happened-to-mayor-of-scarborough-peter-jaconelli-jimmy-saviles-friend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to mayor of Scarborough Peter Jaconelli, Jimmy Savile\u2019s friend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

He features in two episodes of BBC drama The Reckoning. <\/p>

By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 15:16 PM<\/p>

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*Warning: This article contains discussions of sexual abuse that some may find distressing.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jimmy Savile\u2019s<\/a> extensive sexual abuse is the central focus of BBC drama The Reckoning<\/a>, but he\u2019s not the only predator who features in the series.<\/p>\n

Ray Teret<\/a>, a DJ from Manchester who was mentored by Savile before he became a household name, is also included in the script, as is Peter Jaconelli, the mayor of Scarborough and businessman who was friends with Savile.<\/p>\n

Who was Peter Jaconelli, the mayor of Scarborough?<\/h2>\n

Jaconelli was the major of Scarborough from 1971 \u2013 1972. He was also the <\/span>chairman of the North Yorkshire county council planning committee for a number of years, and head of the <\/span>economic development, planning, land and harbour committees of the district council.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as his political pursuits, Jaconelli had his own successful ice cream business, which began with his<\/span> great-great-grandfather, who emigrated from Italy to Glasgow, Scotland in 1833. <\/span>As competition increased over the years, Jaconelli\u2019s father moved to Scarborough and it was there that he first became involved in the trade, later taking over.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also trained to be an opera singer at the Royal College of Music, and in Naples.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fenella Woolgar as Margaret Thatcher and Peter Wright as Peter Jaconelli in The Reckoning.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/ITV Studios\/Matt Squire<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Jaconelli died in 1999, aged 73, and was buried close to Savile in a North Yorkshire cemetery.<\/p>\n

Following an investigation by BBC Inside Out into allegations about Savile and Jaconelli, which aired in 2014, 35 people came forward, with 32 of the cases relating to Jaconelli <\/span>between 1958 and 1998.<\/span><\/p>\n

The claims included rape, indecent assault, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and gross indecency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Initially, his relatives said they weren\u2019t aware of any evidence to support those claims, but they later admitted that they had begun to doubt his innocence.<\/p>

A couple of months later, the initial enquiry into Jaconelli was expanded and North Yorkshire Police<\/span> also referred itself to the police watchdog following claims that the authorities knew he was a <\/span>paedophile but did not take action due to his standing in the local community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the developments, Jaconelli was stripped of his civic honours by the town council.<\/p>\n

In 2015, it was reported that he had been charged with indecent assault in the early \u201970s, with a case file given to the Director of Public Prosecution\u2019s (DPP) office, which is now the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). But \u201cthe records do not show whether a prosecution was authorised or whether the charge was subsequently dropped\u201d, or \u201c<\/span>which police force had been responsible for the investigation\u201d, said a<\/span> CPS spokesperson (via ITV News<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant chief constable Paul Kennedy said at the time: \u201cThe available information indicates that, historically, the police missed opportunities to look into allegations against these men whilst they were still alive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It also emerged that a detective with North Yorkshire Police hadn\u2019t submitted a report on Savile and Jaconelli following allegations being made, but the watchdog did say that the<\/span> claims were examined \u201cdiligently\u201d, so there was no concern about any <\/span>misconduct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who plays Peter Jaconelli in The Reckoning?<\/h2>\n

Peter Wight portrays Jaconelli.<\/p>\n

His CV includes BBC sitcom Early Doors, ITV comedy Monday Monday, Hit & Miss with Chlo\u00eb Sevigny, ITV crime drama Case Sensitive, <\/span>Public Enemies starring Anna Friel and Daniel Mays, BBC One\u2019s The Paradise, and ITV true crime A Confession, which charted the crimes of taxi driver Christopher Halliwell.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also played a pub landlord in Hot Fuzz.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, visit the\u00a0NHS website<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Victim Support<\/a>\u00a0for information and support.<\/em><\/p>\n

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