riosleftsock
4:35 Fri Oct 13
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If Esther Rantzen didn't feature heavily in it, then they are still in arse-covering mode.
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Fauxstralian
4:27 Fri Oct 13
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Have watched the first two and its obvious that plenty knew what he was up to but when the young girls and others complained they were told it was just 'Jimmy being Jimmy'.
He was very clever in knowing that his charity work and the fact he was successful for the bbc made him bullet proof.
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LeroysBoots
4:23 Fri Oct 13
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The opening scene of episode 1 when they showed actual footage of what appeared an almost state funeral for the cunt is sickening to watch
So many cover ups in society
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cholo
1:23 Fri Oct 13
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Coogan is superb. And the series in general does a great job of exposing how the powerful can get away with it for years and why victims stay silent for decades if they think they are alone.
A real shame the dirty old nonce never faced justice in his lifetime. The bbc were so enamoured with him they even kept the pretence going long after he'd snuffed it, knowing full well what he'd done.
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South Woodhammer
11:37 Fri Oct 13
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Great acting by Coogan in the first episode that I’ve watched. The Netflix series on Saville showed what a monster he really was but had a Rasputin type influence over our new King who saw Saville as some kind of mentor. Staggering that both Charles and his brother had for best mates the two most notorious paedophiles operating on both sides of the Atlantic. I’d be more interested in any dramatisation of the Saville story if the writers and producers had the balls to do a deep dig into our King’s friendship with him and the protection that was given to exposing his actions as a result.
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twoleftfeet
11:20 Fri Oct 13
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I'm not a huge fan of Steve Coogan the man but Steve Coogan the actor is superb.
Thought he was outstanding and it takes some balls to take on the part of someone as repulsive as Savill.
I binge watched all 4 episodes and found it to be a well written story despite some of the scenes being made up to add dramatic effect but well worth the watch if you haven't seen it.
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Manuel
11:01 Fri Oct 13
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Cool story from your wife's friend, bro.
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wansteadman
10:45 Fri Oct 13
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My wife's friend used to work for the BBC in the 70's and used to go to watch them record top of the pops on a Wednesday. Everyone used to go up to the bar afterwards and someone told her to avoid a little crowd at the end of the bar as they were wrong uns.
Gary glitter Jimmy saville Les gray and a few others, so it was well known then that they were at it. When it actually came out that Jimmy saville and people like cyrille smith were child molestors was anyone really suprised
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wd40
10:31 Fri Oct 13
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Good t.v compared with 99% of shit on it
Great acting .
Can't understand
Why people are watching it?
What a stupid remark to say.
Maybe everyone should stop watching the news as well.
Coogan nails everything he does .
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simon.s
9:55 Fri Oct 13
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Will watch this soon. When I knew Coogan was playing him, I knew he’d absolutely nail it. The Louis Theroux doc is still on iPlayer I think, and is definitely worth another watch, even if you’ve already seen it.
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Darlo Debs
4:01 Fri Oct 13
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Started watching this tonight during a quiet bit of my nightshift. Coogan is excellent in it....but the mum.is really good too. Did he ever find out she really didn't love him.that much?
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clarky
7:13 Thu Oct 12
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Swiss. wrote...
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Why do people want to watch this? It's sick and morbid to do so if you ask me.
You could say that about any crime documentary couldn’t you?
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Claret Badger
5:51 Wed Oct 11
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twoleftfeet 5:39 Wed Oct 11
David Walliams NAILED ON CERT
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twoleftfeet
5:39 Wed Oct 11
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Chris Evans will be next.
Proper wrong un back in the day.
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joyo
5:18 Wed Oct 11
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Swiss you are right about the institutions covering up,but that's mainly in the pass.
Alot more difficult to get away with now with this type of behaviour as Brand is finding out
I really do think this programme helps in a small way as people are talking about it.
Think this shit still happens in care homes and councils cover it up.
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Swiss.
4:29 Wed Oct 11
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joyo 2:13 Wed Oct 11\\
How by watching it can stop it happening when instituions like the BBC, The Church and possibly governments keep it hidden?
Sickning to say it will happen again but hopefully people will be more on the look out.
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joyo
2:13 Wed Oct 11
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So maybe to stop it happening again?
I personally won't be watching it,but don't have a problem with it being produced,give it a few years and there will be another about Brand,another wrong un
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Takashi Miike
2:03 Wed Oct 11
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"Why do people want to watch this? It's sick and morbid to do so if you ask me."
spot on
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Swiss.
1:51 Wed Oct 11
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Why do people want to watch this? It's sick and morbid to do so if you ask me.
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Mike Oxsaw
1:28 Wed Oct 11
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Not sure I really want to watch this.
The cunt was everywhere in the media during my formative years, so I can't deny that he was a significant presence in the tapestry of my youth - don't forget we had very few media source options back then.
Now I already know/knew the story behind him, I suspect that it won't offer (me) much more; what I'd be more interested in would be all those closely associated with him who seem to have melted into the shadows or have been given an establishment get-out-of-jail-free card on this.
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yngwies Cat
12:20 Wed Oct 11
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Like
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