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Netflix drops harrowing first trailer for Jimmy Savile documentary exposing the ‘evil within’ monster paedophile
NETFLIX has dropped a harrowing first-look trailer for a new documentary exposing the "evil within" paedo presenter Jimmy Savile.
Savile died in 2011, aged 84, having never been brought to justice for his crimes of paedophilia and is thought to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders.
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The chilling two-minute teaser for Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story hears from a number of contributors, as well as the monster himself talking in archive footage.
Savile is heard saying: "I am a voluntary helper. Sometimes, when nobody’s looking, I help the lassies."
He callously says in another snippet: "Let me tell you, you really are missing something. In fact, you’re missing everything."
Savile was one of the UK’s most beloved TV personalities, however, after his death, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse - with victims as young as five.
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The documentary examines, through extensive archive footage, the evil within Savile and delves into how he managed to fool an entire nation for four decades.
Netflix’s film comes ahead of the BBC’s drama The Reckoning starring Steve Coogan.
It will explore the children’s TV presenter’s horrific acts against young women and how he used his celebrity and powerful connections to conceal his wrongdoings to hide in plain sight.
Savile’s victims will feature in the series after it was confirmed some of his survivors met with Coogan while he was dressed as the offender on set.
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Scenes will include Savile bending to kiss Diana’s hand when she and Charles visited Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Bucks, in 1983.
It later emerged that Savile abused patients at the hospital.
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story will be available to watch from Wednesday, April 6 on Netflix.
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