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BBC releases first photo of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile in harrowing new series

Coogan is seen sporting Savile’s signature hairstyle and tracksuit

The Independent UK

See the first official image of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile revealed by the BBC

The BBC today (August 17) revealed the first official picture of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile in the upcoming drama 'The Reckoning'.

The National (Scotland)

First official picture of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile in new BBC drama The Reckoning

Coogan, 57, can be seen sporting one of Savile’s tradmark shell suits with a cigar in hand

Evening Standard

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The Reckoning: cast, plot, first look and all about the drama starring Steve Coogan as evil predator Jimmy Savile

The Reckoning is a BBC1 drama that sees Steve Coogan play predatory DJ and presenter Jimmy Savile.

WhatToWatch

Adrian Street obituary

Wrestler whose flamboyant style contrasted with his Welsh coalmining roots and proved influential beyond the ring

The Guardian - UK

Flamboyant Welsh wrestler Adrian Street dies at 82

Performer dressed like a glam rocker, even wearing lipstick, and once, he said, ‘beat the crap’ out of Jimmy Savile

The Guardian - UK

Huw Edwards: how BBC news arm is driving story about one of its own

Sources claim corporation journalists may have made early inquiries into allegations of workplace impropriety

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - Media Watch: One scandal after another but don’t write off BBC boss Tim Davie just yet

Corporation will survive because of director-general Tim Davie, not despite him

Evening Standard

BBC scandals involving high-profile stars to have shocked over the years

Jimmy Savile, Martin Bashir and Rolf Harris have been at the centre of controversies at the broadcaster over the years.

The Independent UK

BBC sex pictures scandal: could unnamed presenter face prison?

The BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds over several years for sexually explicit photos could face prison, a leading obscenity lawyer has said.

The Week

Cop who exposed Jimmy Savile demands BBC names star suspended over teen pic claims

Mark Williams-Thomas, a former detective, said licence fee-payers had a right to know the identity of the presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands for sexually explicit images.

Daily Record

BBC presenter at centre of teen sex pictures claims allegedly partied with bosses at awards do afterwards

"If this man was aware of what was hanging over him, he certainly didn’t show it."

Manchester Evening News

BBC presenter partied with bosses at lavish awards do after teen sex pic allegations were made

Mirror UK can exclusively revealed the presenter was allowed to attend a swanky do after allegations against him had been made. He has been accused of paying £35,000 (€40,945) to a young person in return for sexual images.

Irish Mirror

Disgraced BBC star 'partied with bosses at awards night after allegations made'

A former detective slammed the BBC, claiming licence fee payers have a right to know who the disgraced star is, as a string of big names ruled themselves out.

Daily Record

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The Week

The most controversial British scandals of the 21st century

Prince William has paid tribute to the Windrush generation on the 75th anniversary of their arrival in Britain – and five years after their treatment by the Home Office was the subject of a scandal whose repercussions are still being felt.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's Bay City Rollers boss Tam Paton compared to Jimmy Savile in new ITV documentary

Edinburgh's Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton is compared to infamous paedophile Jimmy Savile in a new ITV documentary, as Nicky Campbell looks into their dark past

Daily Record

Nicky Campbell compares Bay City Rollers boss Tam Paton to Jimmy Savile

Nicky – who revealed last year he was abused at school in Edinburgh in the 70s – speaks in a documentary to former Rollers guitarist Pat McGlynn, 65, who was abused by Paton.

Daily Mirror

'Bay City Rollers boss was as sick as Jimmy Savile,' new ITV documentary claims

Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton is compared to infamous paedophile Jimmy Savile in a new ITV documentary, with Nicky Campbell speaking to members of the band about the abuse suffered at the hands of their late manager

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Daily Mirror

Inside the abandoned children's home which once regularly hosted Jimmy Savile

Bryn Estyn Children's Home in North Wales once housed youngsters but it has now fallen into a state of disrepair and has been regularly vandalised over the years

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Vine's jailed stalker Alex Belfield banned from contacting two more people

Former BBC local radio DJ Alex Belfield has been hit with a stalking protection order following being jailed over four stalking charges against broadcasters, including Jeremy Vine

Nottingham Post

Stalker Alex Belfield speaks in court as he is banned from contacting 2 more people

He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court

Daily Record

Brother of Rolf Harris's youngest victim sorry she did not live to see him die in prison

Paul Wild is “incredibly proud” of Wendy Wild, who was eight when the disgraced artist and entertainer groped her at a disco in Portsmouth.

Daily Record

Inside Rolf Harris' 'creepy' relationship with Jimmy Saville as disgraced star laid to rest

The Australian paedophile passed away on Wednesday at the age of 93, following the death of his pal Jimmy Saville in 2011, with the pair going down in history for their gruesome child abuse charges and allegations.

The Independent UK

Rolf Harris: The paedophile who was trusted to front a campaign warning children about sexual predators

Harris was 84 when a jury at Southwark Crown Court unanimously found him guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault involving victims as young as seven or eight, in July 2014

The Independent UK

Rolf Harris – from beloved entertainer to convicted sex offender

The former star has died at the age of 93.

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