The Reckoning will air on Monday night
BBC's chilling drama sees award-winning actor and comedian Steve Coogan take on the titular role in a four-part series from writer Neil McKay and executive producer Jeff Pope. According to TVZone UK, the drama will look at the life of the disgraced TV presenter, who became one of the country’s most influential figures, whose legacy was then tarnished in death, as his extensive history of horrific sexual abuse was uncovered. Savile died in 2011 at the age of 84.
Read more: When does Big Brother 2023 start on TV? ITV1, ITV2 and ITVX launch date, time and contestants The Reckoning’s trailer gives viewers the first insight into Coogan as the prolific sex offender, but also how Savile’s crimes will be explored. In the 30-second clip, Savile can be seen acting cocky in a media meeting, at the beginning of his career telling an executive: “I’m not an act. What you see is what you get.”
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