Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Philomena and Stan and Ollie actor Steve Coogan has signed to play disgraced British broadcaster Jimmy Savile in the BBC miniseries, The Reckoning.
"To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly. Neil McKay has written an intelligent script tackling sensitively an horrific story which -- however harrowing -- needs to be told," Coogan said in a statement Saturday.