Kay said that he and the producer had spoken about the disturbing interaction afterwards, with the unnamed producer telling Kay: “He licked the back of my hand.”
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“I know, I saw him, the dirty old perv,” Kay said he had replied at the time.
BBC shows Jim’ll Fix It and Top of the Pops allowed Savile close contact with children for years, while it emerged later that senior figures in the corporation had heard stories about his abuse, but were unwilling to act.
Savile’s history of paedophilia will be the subject of BBC’s forthcoming series The Reckoning.
The four-part drama stars Steve Coogan as Savile. Photos released from production show the actor in costume as Savile, sporting one of his trademark red suits and distinctive cropped hairstyle.
