Steve Coogan has opened up about making the decision to play notorious paedophile Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama.
Speaking about his part in the four-part series The Reckoning which begins tonight on BBC One, the Alan Partridge creator said: "I thought long and hard about it."I didn't say yes straight away. But it was very well written.Coogan added: "The supporting cast was exemplary. It had all the things in place to make it worthwhile and not exploitative."I felt like I could do it."Of the prolific sexual predator, Coogan said: "He provokes a very real revulsion.
"Nervous BBC bosses previously pushed back the broadcast of the controversial Jimmy Savile drama amid fears of a backlash.The Reckoning finished filming at the end of last year.The series will trace the disgraced former star's upbringing, his early career and prolific child sex offences.
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