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Steve Coogan: Jimmy Savile film needed to be made
Actor and comedian Steve Coogan has taken on the role of Jimmy Savile in an upcoming 麻豆社 drama.
Speaking to 5 Live鈥檚 Nihal Arthanayake, he said the drama needed to be made.
He said, 鈥渢he script is very well written and it鈥檚 something that needs to be talked about - to understand how predators operate, you have to look at the whole picture.鈥
鈥淚f you don鈥檛 talk about [Savile鈥檚 crimes]鈥 you鈥檙e destined for other characters like Jimmy Savile to come along.鈥
This content is originally from Nihal Arthanayake on Wednesday 20 April.
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