Sir Jimmy Savile

I tended to think of him as 'sexless'; unable to have a proper relationship because of his mum or possibly a closet gay. Now find it very disturbing to realise how totally removed from the facts that was. Having said that, I was watching a programme recently about British groups making it big in America and there was a reference made about 'going looking for virgins' [or something like that]. I saw the programme a while back and the comment just went over my head at the time. What a difference a few months makes.

One other thing I have noticed over the last couple of weeks is that in the media he has gone from "Sir Jimmy Saville" to "Jimmy Saville" to "Saville".

I could never understand the adulation. As a teenager I found him deeply 'uncool'. All those silly noises, 'Hows about that thens?' and even Churchill didn't wave his cigar up people's noses. My children loved Jim'll Fix It because friends of ours had two boys who were on the programme as Jim fixed it for them to spend a day with a Channel Islands Lifeboat crew (they were farming on Sark at the time). I remember their badges hanging either side of the fireplace.

The children liked to watch Jim'll Fix It to see children getting their wish. He was sort of incidental. DD did send a letter once (without much hope), I'm rather glad he didn't fix it for her.

not a favourite of mine even in my innocent days & when there were no rumours.. too much of a facade rather than a real person.

Without having any knowledge of his crimes , I would still have felt the same way the day he died. I always disliked him and found his shows unwatchable.

It is fascinating how this thread has now changed, very much a reflection of public opinion over the last months. What a can of worms has been opened. There must be some very worried people - as well they should be.

Oh, how creepy! This is the old thread started when he died....

I see his estate has been frozen . That is good hope his victims may get some reconpense .

RIP Sir Jimmy, been part of my life since the 60s

I used to go to lunchtime dance sessions that Jimmy Saville DJ'd in Manchester, when I was 16. We would dash out of work and run round to the dance hall on Oxford Street in Manchester, dance like crazy for 45 minutes then run back to work. Soon after that, he DJ'd at the Top Twenty Club at Belle Vue, and introduced groups like The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits and The Hollies. The 60's were wonderful!

I remember when his mother died and he said he had a permament telephone line to her..... could speak to her whenever he wanted to... Rest in Peace Jim You "fixed it" for lots of people

I think he did the North run last year ( I think).

Oh so sad to hear he's gone another part of my youth gone with him,dad used to alway's catch me listening to my transister radio when he was on I supposed to be doing homework and my twin brother alway's told on me.Sir Jim raised thousands and thousands for charity's and did many marathon's in his time a well thought of man.

It wasn't so much the make-up I fancied was interested in glass, it was the Boy himself. I didn't have a clue that he was gay. (I could do with a muppet smiley)

notso I could give it a go if you fancy, brought some face paints home from work for GC for halloween, mind I am not very good but have done a tiger and a butterfly tonight.
Practice makes perfect

Back in the Karma Chameleon days, my girls tried to get Jim to fix it for me to have my face made up by Boy George.
It didn't happen, but waiting for the post was exciting for a few weeks!

Very sad. Jim'll Fix It was a good family show. We enjoyed it.

Thanks Jimmy.

yes part of my childhood too.
he always seemed such a genuine man with a lot of time for everybody,
He will be missed! RIP Sir Jimmy.

Awwww Jim will fix it for you and you and you , he will be missed, he did a lot for charity.

My dad was one of Jimmy Savile's schoolteachers for a while.

A part of our teenage years gone alas. He was a big-heartd man with a lot of love to give and sadly no one recipient apart from his mum whom he adored and, of course the thousands (hundreds of thousands?) he served, entertained and helped.
I wonder what St Peter will ask him to fix?

When my daughter was small, she thought his first name was Jim'll and his second name was Fixit. Her letter to him began: "Dear Jim'll!"

At least he's with his mum now..The Duchess [is that what he called her?].

Sorry about that... good age, and he made a lot of people happy,but he never fixed it for me