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.

Watch Louis Theroux: Jimmy Savile Revisited and more acclaimed documentaries on BBC Select today. Restrictions apply*.

More documentaries you might like...

Subscribe to BBC Select for hundreds of hours of thought – provoking, award – winning and critically – acclaimed documentaries from the BBC and beyond.

biography

StreamThe Battle for Britney - Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship on BBC Select

The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship

Overprotected? Untangle the law, fans, and hype in the case for Britney’s conservatorship.

Stream The Trump Show on BBC Select

The Trump Show

Protests, impeachment, and a pandemic: A front row seat to Trump’s unpredictable Presidency.

Stream Cousins at War on BBC Select

Royal Cousins at War

It makes The Crown look like Sesame Street. The bitter regal rivalries that led to war.

Stream Stalin - Inside the Terror on BBC Select

Stalin: Inside the Terror

A man synonymous with bloodshed, murder and hate. What desires drove Joseph Stalin?

Stream The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler - Leading Millions into the Abyss on BBC Select

The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler: Leading Millions into the Abyss

From failure to Fuhrer. How did Adolf Hitler charm the German people?

Stream Putin: A Russian Spy Story on BBC Select

Putin - A Russian Spy Story

The story of the Russian President’s rise to power.

Stream The Wheelchair President on BBC Select

The Wheelchair President

How did the physical and emotional issues facing FDR shape his approach to WWII?

Stream Charles and Di - The Truth Behind Their Wedding on BBC Select

Charles & Di - The Truth Behind Their Wedding

The real story of The Crown: the seven days leading up to the marriage of Charles and Diana

Stream Queen Victoria and her Nine Children on BBC Select

Queen Victoria and her Nine Children

Devastated by her husband’s death Queen Victoria starts to meddle in her children’s lives.

Stream The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty on BBC Select

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty

A story of succession. Rupert Murdoch and the sibling rivalry to inherit his empire.

Stream Conspiracy Files: George Soros, The Billionaire Global Mastermind? on BBC Select

George Soros: The Billionaire Global Mastermind?

Billionaire boogeyman. How George Soros became a boogeyman around the world.

Stream Elizabeth and Philip - Love and Duty on BBC Select

Elizabeth and Philip: Love and Duty

A look at the Queen and Prince Philip’s marriage as they celebrated 70 years together.

Stream Rat Pack - A Conference of Cool on BBC Select

Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool

Kings of charisma: How the Rat Pack ruled America.

Stream Avicii - True Stories

Avicii: True Stories

The tragic story of superstar DJ Avicii told in his own words and by those closest to him.

The Making of Merkel on BBC Select

The Making of Merkel

The world’s most powerful woman? The political journey of Germany’s formidable chancellor.

Learn More Stream Hokusai - Old Man Crazy to Paint on BBC Select

Stream Hokusai - Old Man Crazy to Paint on BBC Select

Hokusai: Old Man Crazy To Paint

You may not know his name but you’ll instantly recognize Hokusai’s most famous work.

Stream Genius of the Ancient World with Bettany Hughes on BBC Select

Genius of the Ancient World

The original free thinkers. The stories of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates.

Stream Genius of the Modern World on BBC Select

Genius of the Modern World

Emigres, recluses, enemies of the state. How Marx, Nietzsche and Freud changed the world.

Stream Aung San Suu Kyi - The Fall of an Icon on BBC Select

Fall of an Icon

Why is an iconic Nobel Peace Prize winner fighting accusations of genocide?

Stream Meat Loaf - In and Out of Hell on BBC Select

In and Out of Hell: The Meat Loaf Story

Man. Myth. Meat Loaf. An intimate portrait of one of rock’s greatest showmen.

Stream The Man Who Shot New York on BBC Select

The Man Who Shot New York

More than just a photographer, New Yorker Harold Feinstein had an unquenchable thirst for life.

Stream Mark Zuckerberg - Inside Facebook on BBC Select

Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook

The early days of a social-network phenomenon – Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook

Stream The man who shot beautiful women on BBC Select

The Man Who Shot Beautiful Women

Why is Erwin Blumenfeld, whose vision helped to shape modern photography, forgotten today?

Stream Vincent Van Gogh - The Full Story on BBC Select

Vincent: The Full Story

What do we really know about Vincent van Gogh, arguably the world’s most famous artist?

Stream The Six Queens of Henry VIII on BBC Select

The Six Queens of Henry VIII

Rediscover the Queens who shaped a King & his legacy in The Six Queens of Henry VIII, BBC's new look at the King's infamous wives.

Watch The Man Putin Couldn't Kill documentary on BBC Select

The Man Putin Couldn't Kill

Did Putin really try to kill a political rival with a plot involving poisoned underpants?

Start your free trial now

BBC Select is available on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app for only $6.99 a month. Start your free 30-day trial today to stream documentaries on Smart TVs, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. Restrictions apply*.

true Crime

Stream Confessions of a Serial Killer on BBC Select

Confessions of a Serial Killer

Meet Samuel Little. One of America’s most dangerous killers.

Stream Murder 24/7 on BBC Select

Murder 24/7

True crime in real time. This is how you really catch a murderer.

Stream The Murder Detectives on BBC Select

The Murder Detectives

You’re in the room as detectives and suspects unravel a real-life murder mystery.

Stream A Black and White Killing on BBC Select

A Black and White Killing

A murder that shook America to its core. What’s behind alleged racist killings in the U.S.?

Stream Mystery of the Missing Princess on BBC Select

The Mystery of the Missing Princess

The staggering story of the Middle Eastern princess attempting to escape her life.

Stream The $50m Art Swindle on BBC Select

$50 Million Dollar Art Swindle

The amazing true crime case of a maverick art dealer who executed an audacious swindle.

Stream How I created a Cult on BBC Select

How I Created A Cult

What drives legions of ordinary people to join cults? The creator of one reveals all.

Stream Stacey Dooley Investigates - Beaten by my Boyfriend

Stacey Dooley Investigates: Beaten by My Boyfriend

Why are domestic abuse cases so prevalent? Stacey Dooley meets victims and abusers.

Stream Dark Son - Hunt for a Serial Killer on BBC Select

Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

The fascinating story of the biggest unsolved serial murder in British criminal history.

Stream Crime & Punishment on BBC Select

Crime and Punishment

The disturbing true crime documentary series about the UK criminal justice system returns.

Stream Louis Theroux - The Night in Question on BBC Select

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

Meeting the American college students accused of sexual assault. Louis Theroux on-campus.

Stream The Black American Fight for Freedom on BBC Select

The Black American Fight for Freedom

America. The land of the free? Or a racist system built on inequality?