Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Season 1 Premiere:
Apr 6, 2022
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74
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6.3
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Apr 8, 2022
80
I found the second of this two-parter the more compelling. Part one feels like an extended curtain-raiser.
Apr 8, 2022
80
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.
Apr 8, 2022
80
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.
Apr 8, 2022
60
At times, it simply feels too monstrous to be spun into Netflix entertainment. This isn’t a horror story, but a dismal, incomprehensible tragedy.
Apr 8, 2022
60
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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May 24, 2022
8
For some one who had not heard of Saville before the allegation, coming from outside of Britain, the first part did an excellent job of laying out how foundational he was to the British popular culture. The rest of it presented the crimes sparsely but efficiently, to a point where we either had too much aggrandising Saville, and less detailing the crimes. However, I doubt that full breakdown of such would have warranted any further repulsion of the man. Only the briefest mentions are given to any responsibility by the media, BBC, or the public at large, and a deeper dive in to what failed and the social repercussions would have been a well deserved addition.
