My Line in Duty : Part Two

 I was going to write more about the programme - Line of Duty, but in all honesty, what is there to say but - it's not true, it's a BBC Television programme. It wouldn't be fair of me to say, it's shit, I haven't watched enough of it to come to any conclusion as to its merits creatively and dramatically. But, here's what I'd like to say to Jed Mercurio : Mr Mercurio, you should not have brought Jimmy Savile into your story about corrupt police officers. 

I see your latest episode drew record-breaking audience viewing figures and I congratulate you on that, I really do. But you should NOT have portrayed an innocent real person as a convicted felon. 

Jimmy Savile's family reached out to you via social media about this and you snubbed her. All she wanted was for you to engage with her and you refused. What's done is done. You cannot remove her uncle from you television programme, but you could if you are a decent man - consider adding a note at the end of the episode in question. Nothing controversial - just a FACT !

That FACT being that Sir Jimmy Savile was NOT arrested or charged with any offence during his lifetime. Had he been, he'd have had the opportunity to defend himself in a court of law. It's what's commonly known as Natural Justice. 

I invite you to contact me should you wish to discuss the Savile claims in any depth. I have spent almost eight years examining the facts, so I claim some authority on the subject.

In the meantime - let me remind you of the reaction to Jimmy Savile's death almost ten years ago. The press and the media published such articles, would that really have happened if Savile had been half the monster we've been told to believe he was ? Wouldn't the press know ? The same press and media did an about turn on the strength of a television programme full of lies, and presented by a lying ex-police constable - FACT !

Perhaps you should make series 7, 8 or 9 about that ? I'd be more than happy to help you write it !

In 1971, he was awarded an OBE, and, in 1990, he received two knighthoods. The first was from the Queen in her birthday list, and the other from the Pope, who made him a Knight Commander of St Gregory The Great. Only last year, he committed half a million pounds of his own money to students at the University of Leeds, for medical research.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/8857759/Jimmy-Savile-the-big-fixer.html

 I'll leave you with something Jimmy Savile said about corruption. I understood it the first time I read it, I hope you do too !

Oh and this is just one of the hundreds of blog posts I have done. 

https://rabbitaway.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-inspector-calls.html

My Line in Duty

 Goodness Gracious how long has it been ? 

Semi-retired ex Detective Inspector Rabbit signing in for duty. Nobody called me back into service like they do in them awful-oft-repeated shit films. No, I act as and when required. I may be late to this particular party, but when I come, I bring something with me - ME !

OK straight to business - Recently this appeared on my Twitter timeline.

The person Carolina was tweeting was this chap. I hadn't heard of him before, I don't watch his show, but it certainly attracts great notices. My sense of duty bade me to find out more, so here I am ! 

It's called 'Line of Duty'. It's not just popular - it's mega-so and then some ! Every time another episode airs, it's number one trending on Twitter. Never mind oxygen for India, what happened in this weeks : Line of Duty ? That's life I suppose, and we all need a bit of a distraction from the madness we're currently living in. Fiction works for most people. I prefer non-fiction myself, but I do love a good drama, especially if it's based on a 'true story'. 

That said - I do like alleged 'true' stories to actually be as near the truth as possible. All fictionalised drama's 'based on a true story' are allowed some poetic licence, a few words put in the long ago convicted mass-murderer's mouth, who cares ? There had to be some dialogue between John Reginald Christie and his wife prior to her internment under the floorboards in their front room, and only a script-writer can provide words Ethel unfortunately couldn't. 

But the producer's of Line of Duty made a huge mistake - as far as I'm concerned, when they chose to include references and an image of Sir Jimmy Savile in episode 2 broadcast in March 2021. 

I don't know if that's a photo-shopped image of Jimmy Savile with fictionalised character's ? Someone let me know. But, what really got me was the dialogue that went with it. Here's how the press outlined the story, including PART of the dialogue of 

The fictionalised report from outside court continued 

" We now realise what Savile was getting out of those relationships with senior Police Officers. What remains to be seen is what they were getting out of their relationship with Savile ?"

Ouch ! Where does fiction end and alluding to established fact's begin one wonders ? Now, bear with me here, I have NOT watched this or any other episode of this show, but I'm sure I'd be a tad angry if I just happened to be someone who was - in real life - friendly with JS and I just happened to be a totally innocent ex-Police officer 

That script jars on me for another reason ! I've heard it before and it wasn't true then either ! It was in Exposure : Part 2 or whatever it was called, broadcast in November 2012, which began with the words :

"We now know Jimmy Savile was a predatory paedophile for more than 40 years" (Mark Williams-Thomas ex-police constable turned tv presenter). 

Of course, 'we' knew nothing of the sort, either then or now, almost nine years later. We do know more about Mr Williams-Thomas, as much as we've been allowed to know that is. The ex-police constable who was arrested, and charged with the criminal offence of attempted blackmail, still being paid by the gutter for his expertise on spotting 'bent coppers' The irony 

It appears a lot of folks were pissed to see Jimmy Savile appear in an episode of their favourite show. Not for the same reasons 'Carolina' was mind ! Oh no ! They were just pissed because they are fools who hate the very sight of JS because the swallowed the lies presented by a bent ex-police officer who was cleared of the blackmail rap but not of his attempts to SELL the names of alleged sex abuse complainants. These are facts, the latter we 'now know' thanks to a High Court Judge ! 

Here's how the show's fans reacted

So this isn't the first time Jed's folk have used Savile in their show for entertainment purposes ? I must be getting a bit rusty on all this. Thankfully someone else called him out before now. Our friend 'Bandini' who I send my best wishes to, if he's reading this !

I've no idea what that last one is about, but it made me smile, so it goes in !

Anyway I'll be signing off duty for today, but I'll be back shortly with more. I haven't finished my investigations YET !