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Louis is following up his 2000 doc When Louis Met ... Jimmy
- Louis Theroux to make new Jimmy Savile film - BBC News
- Louis Theroux to make new Jimmy Savile documentary examining how he was “hoodwinked” by the sex offender
Theroux's first film set out to ask questions about Savile's private life and allegations about paedophilia but the ex-DJ was careful to reveal as little as possible.
The second film will try to "understand the truth more fully" with interviews with people who Savile knew and introduced to Theroux between 1999 and 2004, and his "victims, friends and family".
It will also explore the impact of Savile's crimes and how his public image afforded him immunity.
Kim Shillinglaw, controller of BBC Two and BBC Four, said: "BBC Two should be part of the national conversation and this challenging subject matter is the kind I want to see on the channel.
"Louis Theroux is one of the country's most talented filmmakers, and I am very pleased that he is revisiting this important - and deeply personal - subject for us, asking difficult questions about the life of Jimmy Savile and those around him and exploring the impact his crimes had on his victims."