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The week in TV: The Reckoning; Frasier; Lessons in Chemistry; Scars: Surviving a Stabbing – review

Steve Coogan excels as Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s damage limitation exercise; a reboot of Frasier is slow to find its rhythm; and Brie Larson stars as a scientist turned chef in Apple’s adaptation of a hit novel

The Guardian - UK

The Reckoning viewers praise Steve Coogan’s ‘skin-crawling’ portrayal of Jimmy Savile

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

The Independent UK

The Reckoning review: Steve Coogan’s Jimmy Savile drama is a parade of villainy without a point to make

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism

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Steve Coogan on playing Jimmy Savile: ‘I was so glad to think I would never have to look like that again’

The star of controversial BBC drama about the serial sex abuser reveals the stresses of the role

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan tells why he took on Jimmy Savile role for BBC drama

The series will track Savile’s rise to becoming one of the biggest stars in television and will also focus on his years of sexual abuse

Evening Standard

Steve Coogan and The Reckoning creators on their Jimmy Savile drama: ‘There was the potential for catastrophic failure if we got it wrong’

The four-part BBC One series explores how Savile used his celebrity and his powerful connections to conceal his sexual abuse and exploit institutional failings. Ellie Harrison hears from those who made the show about their divisive bid to bring the story to the screen

The Independent UK

The Reckoning first look – this Jimmy Savile drama contains some of TV’s most shocking scenes

Steve Coogan’s take on the serial sex offender is astonishingly spooky. But questions remain as to whether it should have been made – and whether the BBC has given itself too easy a ride

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The Reckoning on BBC One review: this harrowing story about Jimmy Savile demands to be seen

This extraordinary horror story is still more relevant than many of us would like to believe

Evening Standard

The Reckoning creators defend themselves against criticism that Jimmy Savile drama goes easy on BBC

‘I do think that we hold the BBC to account,’ show’s team said after claims they were too soft on corporation

The Independent UK

The Reckoning review: BBC’s Jimmy Savile drama is a parade of villainy without a point to make

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism

The Independent UK

‘The most disgusting human being I’ve ever met’: a Jimmy Savile survivor speaks out

In 1972, Susan was sexually assaulted by the TV presenter. A new four-part BBC drama, starring Steve Coogan as Savile, includes interviews with her and other survivors. This is her story

The Guardian - UK

The Reckoning: everything to know about the shocking Jimmy Savile drama coming to the BBC

The divisive series will examine the life of Savile, depicting his heinous crimes and their long-lasting and destructive impact

Evening Standard

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

BBC Jimmy Savile drama to air this year despite concerns

Long-delayed drama starring Steve Coogan will air after extensive back-and-forths within BBC over its content

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‘Multiply problematic’ – should the BBC’s Jimmy Savile drama ever air?

Steve Coogan has long been slated to play Savile in The Reckoning. But why the delays – and what has it got to do with the King?

Manchester Evening News

Steve Coogan defends Jimmy Savile drama saying 'we need to prevent it happening again'

The Alan Partridge star says he spoke to some of Savile's victims before filming scenes

The Guardian - UK

The day I thwarted Jimmy Savile: Mark Lawson on trying to stop Britain’s worst sex offender

As a new show reveals how Jimmy Savile got away with it, Mark Lawson recalls a lifetime of encounters with the predator – and their most shocking confrontation

The Guardian - UK

Too real, too soon? The trouble with true-crime TV dramas

From Four Lives to Joe vs Carole, more and more content is based on recent real-life events. Sometimes the families are onboard – but not all productions are so considerate

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