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Louis Theroux scrutinizes his relationship with disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile

Watch Louis Theroux: Jimmy Savile Revisited on BBC Select

After the revelation that Jimmy Savile was a predatory sex offender, and 16 years after his BAFTA-winning documentary When Louis Met… Jimmy Savile first aired, Louis Theroux sets out to understand how a man who was at the center of British entertainment was able to get away with a long litany of horrendous crimes.

In this Jimmy Savile documentary, Louis speaks with Savile’s victims and scrutinizes moments from the original documentary and footage that has never been aired before.

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