He is one of the country's most reviled sex offenders, and he escaped justice. Jimmy Savile worked for the BBC as a DJ and presenter from 1964, and ruthlessly used his stardom to become possibly the most prolific paedophile in British history.
Savile is said to have had around 500 victims. When a mass of allegations emerged against Savile after his death in October 2011, aged 84, his family had his £4000 headstone overlooking the sea at Scarborough removed, and he now lies in an unmarked grave.
Savile lived in the Bury New Road area of Salford and forged his reputation as a DJ working at dance halls in Manchester and Salford. He had arrived in Manchester in 1957, and quickly employed one of his greatest talents – being noticed.
