Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

A long winded build up to finally revealing the horrors Jimmy Savile wreaked during his lifetime. The interviews were relevant, good use of archival footage, and the doc flowed easily.

An uncomfortable but neccesary watch but probably not for the reasons we might think. My take away was that this series wasn't at all about JS, but actually about us - the British public, the British institution. Yes we know he was a monster and we as a nation were arguably victims ourselves of his grooming - but we also were the ones who placed him on that pedestal, who made him untouchable by the cult of celebrity, who turned a blind eye even when he flaunted his perversions in our faces (look at allllll that bloody archive!!) - that's the true British Horror Story. I feel a few true crime fans will miss the point of this by assuming it's going to be a tell-all victim-lead, come for the gory details Finding Neverland-esque, type of doc. But this is a story that's far bigger and sinister as it turns the camera back at us and forces us to confront the roles that we all played in this.

This story is a National tragedy of the British entertainment scene. This documentary tells the story of the rise and posthumous fall of one of Britain's top entertainers for 5 decades. Jimmy Savile was an odd man who managed to keep much of his personal life out of the press and the source of much speculation. He controlled his image and he did many great things for people in need. But there was a dark side that was hinted at but eventually surfaced. Some things that were unclear was whether his good deeds were the vehicle to hide the bad or to ease his conscience. It is also unclear to what extent people looked the other way. Why is clear is his fame gave him access to do unspeakable things to innocents. This story parallels Bull Cosby' sin many ways. Told through interviews, footage, and narration it is good. It could have been a movie Instead of two parts but there was such a long history of footage I guess it makes sense.

This is a very uncomfortable viewing, and sensitivity is key. Many of us in the UK have been very aware of Saville (although I was never a fan or viewer of any of his shows), and the revelations that came out shocked the country in so many ways. This documentary in my opinion covers it all very well, and respectfully.

There are a number of talking heads, and as much as many claim their own failings in more speedily bringing to light the truth, there are still so many questions to ask.

It goes without saying what Saville was & will be seen as. It's a tragedy (to put it mildly) that he got away with it all in life.

This documentary is possibly the best I've seen on it. The Louis Theroux documentaries previously also covered it as best as possible. There's still a lot to know BUT more importantly learn from to ensure we are all knowledgeable about what happened to avoid anyone else pulling the wool over our eyes too.

To the victims, my full respect to you, and I wish you all the strength in the world.

I felt documentary was just so so. There was a lot talking about Jimmy savile,basically took all time of documentary and it was very little time dedicated to victims.

It felt very rushed at the end.

Started very slow and rushed at the end. I don't think it shown more, than was already known from newspapers and Internet articles.

Nothing special about this documentary.