The culture of silence around the apparently widely known allegations that Jimmy Savile abused children who appeared on Jim’ll Fix It in the 1970s was strong, but not impermeable. One of the few people to break it – even slightly – was broadcaster Louis Theroux, who had the following conversation with Savile in When Louis Met Jimmy, which aired in April 2000:
When Louis asked Jimmy about being a paedophile
A scene from the 2000 interview shows the allegations were a long time coming.