The Reckoning (2023)

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries follows the rise of British media personality Jimmy Savile from the 1960s onward. It shows how he used his fame to commit and conceal sexual crimes over many decades.

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What happens

The Reckoning is a British docudrama television miniseries that depicts the career and sexual crimes of British media personality Jimmy Savile, portrayed by Steve Coogan, from the early 1960s to his death in 2011. It is based in part on the book In Plain Sight: the Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile by Dan Davies. The series sparked controversy during its production and was first broadcast on BBC One in October 2023. The Reckoning received mixed reviews, with praise for Coogan's portrayal of Savile. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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