BBC to make drama about Jimmy Saville *title amended by GNHQ misleading*

Personally I think it is disgusting and I hope it gets scrapped before it is made.

Its not a flaming tribute!

I will not be watching it. They really are scraping the barrel.

The thought of it makes me shudder. I can think of much better uses of BBC resources.

There is some information here

How dreadful. I am another who will not be watching it.

It is not a tribute!

Why have you used that word?

If Steve coogans in it it must be a p* take.

Emotive choice of word there CraftyGranny. So wrong.

I’m going to report this thread due to its incredibly misleading title

Anybody watch David Tennant as Dennis Neilsen?

If you think this drama about Saville will be glorifying him, then you really have a very odd view of the world.

I'd watch Steve Coogan reading the phone book. I'll be watching.

Good for you Fanny. I'm so angry about this.

IT IS NOT A TRIBUTE.

And it’s role, not roll.

I'll watch, too.
Coogan is an excellent actor, and I enjoy true crime documentaries.

I don't think it's going to be a tribute more ' to explore how Savile's offending went unchecked for so long ...' (exec producer Pope).
I question though whether it should be aired at this time-I think victims' experiences will be still too raw.

Yes, David Tennant was brilliant in it and I thought that before I watched the actual footage of Dennis being interviewed. It was an amazing performance

As I fully expect that this thread will disappear shortly, as it should, can I just point out how quickly people jump to conclusions about things and get entirely the wrong end of the stick??

Remember that when next you read some made up nonsense on here, or anywhere else.

I've noticed the first few replies set the tone of a thread too

although your reply was the second on this one Aelgrias but that's why I googled and found the article

Not a ‘tribute’.
Steve Cohan said he thought long and hard before he took the role, so I think it’s going to be quite revealing and hit home how this ‘monster’ defrauded so many into believing he was a ‘good egg’.

We mustn’t forget that people like Saville existed. And, unfortunately, still exist. Steve Coogan thought long and hard about taking the part I believe and he must have decided to do it for the right reasons. We mustn’t forget that sometimes people get away with things, not because they keep it hidden but because they do it in full view of everyone so no one believes it’s happening. I didn’t watch David Tennants portrayal of Nielsen but I’ve heard that it was excellent. I don’t think I’ll be able to watch the Saville one, though. The very mention of his name makes my flesh crawl.

It is too soon. They should wait until it has become as much a history story as Jack the Ripper.

When I saw the word "tribute" in the title I was horrified, but it seems it is no such thing. "Tribute" implies that someone is being praised for something, not that the story of how their crimes escaped deserved retribution for so long.

Wouldn’t it be nice if OP returned and said sorry she had misunderstood ??

Oops was that a ? overhead ?