- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 6, 2022
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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.
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I found the second of this two-parter the more compelling. Part one feels like an extended curtain-raiser.
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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.
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It’s frustrating to know that Savile never got his comeuppance while he was alive. At the same time, even documenting his horrors posthumously can serve some honesty to his true legacy. STREAM IT if you’re not worried about being triggered by it. Otherwise, quite obviously, SKIP IT.
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At times, it simply feels too monstrous to be spun into Netflix entertainment. This isn’t a horror story, but a dismal, incomprehensible tragedy.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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May 3, 2022Unflinching and brutal but really well done. Important messages for everyone.
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May 2, 2022It's in the second part that this mini-series picks up the pace in this compelling and disturbing tale of abuse, power & cover-ups.
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Apr 14, 2022