Steve Coogan to Play Sex Offender Jimmy Savile in BBC One’s ‘The Reckoning’
Selome Hailu editorBBC One has announced that Steve Coogan has joined the cast of “The Reckoning,” an upcoming drama miniseries about the dark legacy of Jimmy Savile, the English television personality known for hosting “Top of the Pops.”Written by Neil McKay, “The Reckoning” will tell the story of Savile’s life from his childhood to after his death in 2011, when he was ultimately found to have abused more than 500 children.People accused Savile of sexually assaulting children during his career, but Savile denied these allegations and they received little publicity.