Steve Coogan has long been slated to play Savile in The Reckoning. But why the delays – and what has it got to do with the King?
BBC bosses, David Dimbleby has said, are far more frightened of the royals than of the government
Both ITV Studios and the BBC declined to speak on the record about the “delays” in The Reckoning, beyond a BBC statement: “We are currently in post production for transmission later this year. An exact [2023] date will be announced in due course.” That in itself is striking, as it is the first time the BBC has ever committed to a date; it never commented on the “2022” or “2024” reports.
In this hypothesis, The Reckoning, already controversial when commissioned, became even more sensitive after adverse publicity. If 2024 were ever seen as a safer date, it would have rapidly become clear that this is likely to be the year of a, always a time of extreme scrutiny for the BBC, when such a project might inflame political enemies.
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