Actor and comedian Steve Coogan has been seen in the first official picture from a new TV drama, where he portrays the depraved TV presenter Jimmy Savile.
The 57-year-old Alan Partridge star transforms into the BBC star in a new BBC One drama, The Reckoning. In the shot, Steve can be seen wearing one of Jimmy Savile's bright tracksuits, relaxing in a chair while smoking his signature cigar.The blond wig he is wearing turns Steve into an uncanny likeness to Savile.
Steve had previously been spotted on set wearing a similar wig during the filming of the series in 2021.The mini-series, due to be released later this year, will tell how Savile came from a working-class background to be one of the biggest stars in TV and will also focus on his years of sexual abuse and the impact he had on his victims.
The disgraced presenter – known for hosting chart music show Top Of The Pops in the 1970s, and Jim'll Fix It in the 1980s – died in 2011 aged 84, having never been brought to justice for his crimes.
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