Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Netflix | Release Date: April 6, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The TelegraphEd PowerApr 8, 2022
Season 1 Review: It is clearly intended for an international audience and for UK viewers too young to remember when Savile was a fixture on the airwaves. And, as an overview of the scandalous licence he was given to prey on vulnerable young people, it is horrifically thorough. Read full review
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyApr 8, 2022
Season 1 Review: I found the second of this two-parter the more compelling. Part one feels like an extended curtain-raiser. Read full review
80
The GuardianLucy ManganApr 8, 2022
Season 1 Review: The nearly three-hour running time is a measured, relentless march of contemporary footage, present-day interviews with people who worked with or knew him, the investigative journalists who eventually unearthed the evidence behind the rumours – the years and years of rumours – and one of his victims – from the years and years of victims. Read full review
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