Steve Coogan admits he did not take the decision to portray Jimmy Savile 'lightly' - but insists the drama is needed 'to prevent it happening again'.
The 56-year-old actor and comedian, from Middleton, will play the repeat sex offender in BBC One drama The Reckoning . Due to be released this year, the mini-series tells story of Savile's rise from a working class background to television stardom, and the shocking impact his sexual abuse had on his victims.
Appearing on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch yesterday (April 3), Coogan admitted the role is 'fraught with pitfalls'. He told hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer there had been a 'great deal of antipathy toward me doing it when it was announced', but felt the drama would play an important role.
