Steve Coogan has won praise for his dramatic acting as sexual predator Jimmy Savile in The Reckoning. The Alan Partridge star surprised fans with his performance in the new BBC drama about the TV and ...

When Jimmy Savile was found dead in his Leeds flat in 2011, those who discovered him noticed the most peculiar thing: his fingers were crossed. It would be revealed in the months and years afterwards ...

Now, in The Reckoning, they’ve focused their energies on Jimmy Savile. It arrives on BBC One and iPlayer on Monday (9 October) with Steve Coogan in the leading role. The series was first announced by ...

Steve Coogan has revealed there was a necrophilia scene in new Jimmy Savile drama The Reckoning that he was “uncomfortable” with and asked to be changed. The actor, who plays the disgraced TV star in ...

Steve Coogan has said his Bafta nomination for his portrayal of Jimmy Savile feels like a “vindication” of his decision to take on the risky role. The TV star is in the running for the leading actor ...

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BBC is set to air a harrowing drama focusing on one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators, Jimmy Savile. Comedian and actor Steve Coogan is set to take on the lead role - a decision he didn't ...

Aug. 17 (UPI) --Gemma Jones from Gentleman Jack and Siobhan Finneran from Downton Abbey have joined the cast of the BBC's four-part, fact-based drama, The Reckoning. Written by Neil McKay and ...

Now, in The Reckoning, they’ve focused their energies on Jimmy Savile. It arrives on BBC One and iPlayer on Monday (9 October) with Steve Coogan in the leading role. The series was first announced by ...