Netflix have released a trailer for its new documentary about evil paedophile Jimmy Savile and it has been met with a backlash from viewers who claim airing the show insensitive to his victims.
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story clip examines how the the DJ and TV presenter fooled the British public into hailing him as a ‘national treasure’ before he was unmasked as paedophile after he died.
Since the Top of the Pops and Jim’ll Fix It presenter died more than 450 allegations of sexual abuse have been made against him and police have concluded he is one of Britain’s most prolific ever predatory sex offenders.
Archive footage is shown in the trailer and at one point, Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, is seen turning to the camera and saying: “Let me tell you, you really are missing something. In fact, you’re missing everything.”
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In another disturbing clip, Savile is seen in a hospital, saying: “I am a voluntary helper. Sometimes, when nobody’s looking, I help the lasses.”
A contributor is also seen saying: “With Jim, you accepted things as normal, but it was abnormal.”
Another person said: “It turns out everywhere he’d been, there’d been abuse.”
Some people took to social media to blast the documentary – saying it is morally wrong to examine the presenter’s sickening crimes.
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One person wrote: “The day Netflix realise they don’t need to make a documentary just for the sake of it will be a good day indeed. Nobody asked for this.”
Another said: “This shouldn’t have been made ever. We all read the news, don’t revisit this. Pay respect to the victims. Nobody needs to know the worst extent of his abuse.”
A third said: “Crikey. Jimmy Savile is getting the Netflix treatment and it looks like it’s going to be deeply unsettling.”
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A fourth wrote: “Why do people feel the need to make things like this? Can’t be the only one that hates true crime documentaries that just bring back up horrific things for the victims and their families??”
Another person asked: “You know what would be more radical and better? A documentary exploring the victims. Talking to them, and their families and how the police, the BBC, and society failed them.”
Netflix has been contacted by Daily Star Online for comment.
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story airs on Netflix on Wednesday, 6 April.
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