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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

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

TV tonight: Steve Coogan plays sex criminal Jimmy Savile in BBC drama

The series shines a light on the predator and necrophiliac who hid in plain sight as a ‘national treasure’. Plus, a sweet sequel to Love, Simon. Here’s what to watch on TV tonight

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

The week in TV: Boiling Point; Partygate; Beckham; Bargain – review

The film-spinoff restaurant drama is all about people not plates. Elsewhere, a Partygate docudrama is painful viewing and David Beckham bares little

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

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 · Oct 7, 2023

TV tonight: the female originators of hip-hop get their dues

Bronx origin stories as First Ladies of Hip Hop begins. Plus, Strictly turns up the heat in movie week. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

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 · Oct 6, 2023

TV tonight: ghoulish goings-on in the final series of Ghosts

The gang find new ways to keep Button House going. Plus: cruel billionaires fight it out. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Ghosts to return for surprise Christmas special finale

Fifth and final series is also beginning this week

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

TV tonight: murder and money laundering on the mean streets of Edinburgh

Jed Mercurio’s new six-part financial crime thriller stars Peter Mullan and Morven Christie. Plus Suggs guests on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

The Jetty: release date, recaps, cast, plot, episode guide, trailer and everything we know

The Jetty is a new BBC thriller starring Jenna Coleman as a recently widowed detective who uncovers dark secrets in the sleepy town she's always called home.

WhatToWatch · Oct 3, 2023