Panorama Jimmy Savile: What the BBC Knew (Season 60, Episode 39)
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Jimmy Savile: What the BBC Knew (Season 60, Episode 39)

TV Episode | Documentary, News

A Panorama Special investigates the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal and asks what the BBC knew in the past, and examines the events around the dropping of the Corporation's own Newsnight investigation into the subject.

Director

Howard Bradburn

Writer

Shelley Jofre

Producers

Andy Bell | Howard Bradburn | Matthew Chapman

Editors

Gary Beelders | Mark Easton | Andy Kemp | João Nunes (as Joao Nunes) | Simon Thorne

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 22, 2012

Release date

Oct 22, 2012 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

11 wins & 15 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Shelley Jofre Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Trumped (2024)
Jon Bird Self - National Association for People Abused in Childhood (as John Bird) Self - National Association for People Abused in Childhood (as John Bird) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Derek Chinnery Self - BBC Radio 1 Controller 1979-1985 Self - BBC Radio 1 Controller 1979-1985 See fewer	Radio 1 Night Special (1997)
Rodney Collins Self - BBC Press Officer 1971-1974 Self - BBC Press Officer 1971-1974 See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Paul Connew Self - Editor, Sunday Mirror 1993-1994 Self - Editor, Sunday Mirror 1993-1994 See fewer	The Fake Sheikh (2023)
Dan Davies Self - Savile Biographer Self - Savile Biographer See fewer	The Reckoning (2023)
Liz Dux Self - Lawyer representing victims of Savile Self - Lawyer representing victims of Savile See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
George Entwistle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Paul Gambaccini Self - Broadcaster Self - Broadcaster See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Steven George Self Self See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Meirion Jones Self - Producer, BBC Newsnight Self - Producer, BBC Newsnight See fewer	Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2004)
Bob Langley Self - Reporter, BBC Nationwide 1970-1972 Self - Reporter, BBC Nationwide 1970-1972 See fewer	Kaos (I) (2024)
Liz MacKean Self - Reporter, BBC Newsnight Self - Reporter, BBC Newsnight See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Kevin Marsh Self - Former Senior BBC Editor Self - Former Senior BBC Editor See fewer	Prince William: Duty Calls (2022)
Roger Ordish Self - Executive Producer, Jim'll Fix It 1975-1994 Self - Executive Producer, Jim'll Fix It 1975-1994 See fewer	Jim'll Fix It (1975)
Jimmy Savile Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
Rochelle Shepherd Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Savile: Portrait of a Predator (2021)
John Simpson Self - World Affairs Editor, BBC News Self - World Affairs Editor, BBC News See fewer	Crimewatch UK (1984)
Karin Ward Self Self See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
John Whittingdale Self - Chair, House of Commons Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee Self - Chair, House of Commons Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee See fewer	Sky World News (1989)
Martin Young Self - Reporter, BBC Nationwide 1973-1979 Self - Reporter, BBC Nationwide 1973-1979 See fewer	Rough Justice (1982)