A mini-series into the life of disgraced TV personality Jimmy Savile will air on BBC One next week after filming in Bolton.
The Reckoning, with lead actor Steve Coogan playing the role of the Jim'll Fix It star, was filmed in Le Mans Crescent at the former Bolton Magistrates Court in October last year.
Parking bays were suspended from October 5, 2022 with filming taking place over various days including from October 13 to 15.
The story will trace Savile through his early years in the dance halls of northern England, his career with the BBC, to his twilight years when, in failing health and with his fame in decline, he sought to dispel the growing rumours about his life and the legacy he would leave behind after his death in 2011, aged 84.
A date has now been set for the series, which will air on Monday, October 9 at 9pm on BBC One and on iPlayer.
Executive producer, Jeff Pope, said: "I think this is a story that has to be told.
"We must understand why a man like Jimmy Savile seemed to remain immune for so long to proper scrutiny and criminal investigation."
Savile used his involvement in multiple organisations, such as hospitals, prisons, charities and the BBC, to legitimise himself.
The drama will explore the way he used his celebrity and powerful connections to conceal his wrongdoings and to hide in plain sight.
The team worked closely with many people whose lives were impacted by Savile to ensure their stories would be told with sensitivity and respect, and the drama series will also draw on extensive and wide-ranging research sources.
It will examine the impact his crimes had on his victims and the powerlessness many felt when they tried to raise the alarm.
Steve Coogan added: "To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly.
"Neil McKay has written an intelligent script tackling sensitively an horrific story which, however harrowing, needs to be told."
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