All news on the topic: Jimmy Savile

The sick paedophile has been lying in an unmarked grave at Woodlands Cemetery in Scarborough for over a decade after his family asked for the removal of the headstone 'out of respect for public opinion'

Steve Coogan stars as disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile in the BBC's The Reckoning, which kicks off tonight following outrage from many who don't want the series to be broadcast

The Reckoning will begin airing on the BBC on Monday night and will explore the horrific crimes that TV, radio and charity star Jimmy Savile committed when he was alive - and how he escaped capture

Abuse survivor Sam Brown shared a warning to those that covered up Jimmy Savile's crimes ahead of the BBC drama, which sees Steve Coogan portraying the late sex offender

Jimmy Savile abuse survivor Sam Brown joined Good Morning Britain on Monday to explain how it felt to feature in the new drama The Reckoning, which stars Steve Coogan as Savile

Steve Coogan will star as disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile in upcoming BBC miniseries The Reckoning which will be a biographical account of the life of the British DJ and television personality

A new four-part BBC series, titled, The Reckoning, will depict Jimmy Savile’s life - in order for lessons to be learned about sex offenders operating in plain sight.

A new four-part BBC series, titled, The Reckoning, will depict Jimmy Savile’s life - in order for lessons to be learned about sex offenders operating in plain sight

Former Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning, who was branded a 'mini Jimmy Savile', has died behind bars after being convicted of a catalogue of historic sex offences against underage boys

Former Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning - a friend of Jimmy Savile - was serving two 13 year prison sentences after being convicted of sex offences against boys as young as eight

Liz Truss has escaped again, they think Boris Johnson was a brilliant PM, and Rishi Sunak swears down he's onto a winner. The Tory Party is so deluded it should be on medication, says Fleet Street Fox

Kevin Cook was nine when Jimmy Savile lured him into a dressing room and, with another man, abused him. He is among victims who shared their story in The Reckoning

The comedian has plenty of stories, anecdotes and laughs in his career, and In his brilliant new book he talks us through what he says are his 'TV memories and adventures'

Russell Brand has been accused of rape, assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013, when he was at the height of his fame working for the BBC, Channel 4 and starring in Hollywood films.

Police bosses have confirmed that Operation Hydrant - set up after the Jimmy Savile scandal which has found more than 9,000 sex offenders, with 60 of these working in TV, film or radio - are working on the Russell Brand case after allegations of sexual assaults which he denies

How did one of the BBC’s biggest TV stars and Britain's most prolific paedophile get away with grooming, molesting and raping women and children as young as two?

Russell Brand was interviewing Jimmy Savile for his BBC radio show in 2007 when he offered up a naked personal assistant to give Savile a massage

Comedian and actor Russell Brand has denied 'very serious criminal allegations' this week amid reports that several women have come forward with claims that he sexually assaulted them some years ago

The highland lair of disgraced sexual predator Jimmy Savile – who is back in the news after playing a role in Russell Brand Despatches episode – is still standing despite desperate pleas to tear it down

A controversial drama that seeks to explore the crimes of Jimmy Savile will be broadcast on the BBC this autumn. A first look image shows Steve Coogan portraying the paedophile

Welsh wrestler 'Exotic' Adrian Street was once famously booked to take on Jimmy Saville in a bout in 1971, and he refused calls to let his opponent off gently

Michael Barrymore, who is currently embarking a new career venture, saw his high-profile TV comeback marred by explosive rows with Jodie Marsh and Jimmy Savile's gushing praise

Hopefully the celebs involved will sue indiscriminately to remind the trolls that these are peoples’ lives they are playing with. But wherever this goes now, the BBC has handled it horrendously, writes Darren Lewis

The former police officer who exposed Jimmy Savile as a pervert has insisted the suspended BBC presenter, who allegedly payed a teen for explicit pics, should be named

Former detective Mark Williams Thomas said licence fee payers had a right to now the name and slammed the BBC, as a string of big names have confirmed it isn't them