Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (Season 1)

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (2022) is a documentary series you can watch online on iFILM. For half a century he was a fixture of British television: the eccentric host with the cigar, a children's idol, a friend to politicians and the royal family. Then he died, and the country learned who he really was.

The series traces how one man stayed above suspicion for decades. Archive interviews, broadcast footage and conversations with the few who tried to expose him while he was still alive build a portrait of a manipulator who used his charity work as the perfect cover. Once the inquiry gathered pace, the reports from those he harmed climbed into the hundreds — and some of the youngest were only five.

Director Rowan Deacon shapes the two long episodes around a harder question than mere shock: why so many people stayed silent or refused to believe. It's a heavy, clear-eyed film about how fame and charm can work as armor. It's for anyone who watches serious true crime without the gloss. Stream Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (2022) online on iFILM.