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Will Bryan Cranston Ever Appear On The Pitt Alongside His Daughter? An EP Got Real About It

The Breaking Bad star is Taylor Dearden's dad.

Cinemablend · Jan 4

The week in TV: The Reckoning; Frasier; Lessons in Chemistry; Scars: Surviving a Stabbing – review

Steve Coogan excels as Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s damage limitation exercise; a reboot of Frasier is slow to find its rhythm; and Brie Larson stars as a scientist turned chef in Apple’s adaptation of a hit novel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

The Reckoning viewers praise Steve Coogan’s ‘skin-crawling’ portrayal of Jimmy Savile

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

The Reckoning first look – this Jimmy Savile drama contains some of TV’s most shocking scenes

Steve Coogan’s take on the serial sex offender is astonishingly spooky. But questions remain as to whether it should have been made – and whether the BBC has given itself too easy a ride

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

The Reckoning creators defend themselves against criticism that Jimmy Savile drama goes easy on BBC

‘I do think that we hold the BBC to account,’ show’s team said after claims they were too soft on corporation

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

The Reckoning on BBC One review: this harrowing story about Jimmy Savile demands to be seen

This extraordinary horror story is still more relevant than many of us would like to believe

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 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

‘The most disgusting human being I’ve ever met’: a Jimmy Savile survivor speaks out

In 1972, Susan was sexually assaulted by the TV presenter. A new four-part BBC drama, starring Steve Coogan as Savile, includes interviews with her and other survivors. This is her story

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

The Reckoning: everything to know about the shocking Jimmy Savile drama coming to the BBC

The divisive series will examine the life of Savile, depicting his heinous crimes and their long-lasting and destructive impact

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

BBC releases first photo of Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile in harrowing new series

Coogan is seen sporting Savile’s signature hairstyle and tracksuit

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023