History Creator / JimmySavile

[[caption-width-right:258:Um, no, thank you, Jimmy.]]

* KarmaHoudini: '''Jesus H. Christ.'''

[[caption-width-right:258:Um, no thank you Jimmy.]]

* CrossOver: Heppeared in a special mini-episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans "A Fix with Sontarans"]], along with a child who wanted to appear in an episode of his favorite show. It has since been banned from inclusion in DVD's and, presumably, download.

* UnPerson: After the truth was revealed, Savile was stripped of all of his awards that could be rescinded, and hospital wings and buildings bearing his name were changed. TheBBC banned all episodes of ''Clunk, Click'' and ''Jim'll Fix It'', as well as a good chunk of ''TopOfThePops'' episodes when he was the presenter. His ornate headstone stood for only nineteen days before it was removed, broken apart, and sent to a landfill; Savile now lives in an unmarked grave.

* UnPerson: After the truth was revealed, Savile was stripped of all of his awards that could be rescinded, and hospital wings and buildings bearing his name were changed. TheBBC banned all episodes of ''Clunk, Click'' and ''Jim'll Fix It'', as well as a good chunk of ''TopOfThePops'' episodes from during his hosting tenure. His ornate headstone stood for only nineteen days before it was removed, broken apart, and sent to a landfill; Savile now lives in an unmarked grave.

A Creator/LouisTheroux {{documentary}} featuring Saville in the last years of Saville's life, hinted at a darker, more sinister side. Then, a year after Savile's death, Creator/{{ITV}} broadcast a documentary featuring five women who claimed to have been molested by Savile when they were children. The documentary led to a cascade of accusations that Savile sexually abused hundreds of children over his forty year career, using his philanthropic endeavours to gain access to more victims and his celebrity clout to avoid investigation. News of Savile's secret depravity forced institutions like TheBBC to the NHS to examine how they failed to dealt with accusations during and after his lifetime, and led to the establishment of Operation Yewtree, a national police investigation into other celebrity paedolphiles.

* BannedEpisode: Despite having presented on the BBC for forty years, the corporation will never rerun most of its programmes featuring Savile -- and what little footage that does make it to air will be heavily edited.

'''Jimmy Saville''' (full name James Wilson Vincent Saville) got his start working as a deejay at dance halls in his native Leeds. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a presenter of the variety music programme ''Series/TopOfThePops'', hosting regularly until the early 80's, and making occasional guest appearances (such as the last weekly edition in 2006). Savile hosted two other shows from the 70's to the 90's, first ''Clunk, Click'', a Saturday night chat show and then ''Jim'll Fix It'', in which he fulfilled wishes for children in need. Through these shows, he became noted for his eccentricities.. Savile was a tall, strong man with long white hair who always wore jogging suits and kept in shape with sports. (Despite his sporting image, he was a notorious cigar smoker.) Savile also enjoyed clowning around in front of people, making silly faces or joking about.

''Jim'll Fix It'' contributed to Savile's image as a philanthropist. He was instrumental in raising funds for several hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury and Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. For his efforts, Savile enjoyed close links with Britain's social and political establishment, and received numerous honours including a knighthood and an OBE. All this gave him the reputation of a flamboyant CloudCuckooLander with a heart of gold, who easily won the people over with charm and amusement and could withstand doing and saying cringingly outrageous things. Savile's death on 29 October 2011 was initially met with an outpouring of national grief. The BBC airing a two hour tribute programme dedicated to his life and accomplishments.

A Creator/LouisTheroux {{documentary}} featuring Saville in the last years of Saville's life, hinted at a darker, more sinister side. Then, a year after Savile's death, Creator/{{ITV}} broadcast a documentary featuring five women who claimed to have been molested by Savile when they were children. With every new account came further confirmation that Savile had used his influence to gain access to hundreds of victims.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity

James ('''"Jimmy"''') Wilson Vincent '''Savile''' got his start working as a deejay at dance halls in his native Leeds. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a presenter of the variety music programme ''Series/TopOfThePops'', hosting regularly until the early 80's, and making occasional guest appearances (such as the last weekly edition in 2006). Savile hosted two other shows from the 70's to the 90's: ''Clunk, Click'', a Saturday night chat show, followed by ''Jim'll Fix It'', in which he fulfilled wishes for children in need. Through these shows, he became noted for his eccentric personality. Savile was a tall, strong man with long white hair who always wore jogging suits and kept in shape by frequently doing sports. (Despite his sporting image, he was a notorious cigar smoker.) Savile also enjoyed clowning around in front of people, making silly faces or joking about.

''Jim'll Fix It'' contributed to Savile's image as a philanthropist. He was instrumental in raising funds for several hospitals, including Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury and Leeds General Infirmary and Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire. For his efforts, Savile enjoyed close links with Britain's social and political establishment, and received numerous honours including a knighthood and an OBE. All this gave him the reputation of a flamboyant CloudCuckooLander with a heart of gold, who easily won the people over with charm and amusement in equal measure. It got to the point that he could get away with saying and doing outrageous things in public that other people would find a bit embarrassing at times. Savile's death on 29 October 2011 was initially met with an outpouring of national grief, with the BBC airing a two hour tribute programme dedicated to his life and accomplishments.

A year after Savile's death, Creator/{{ITV}} broadcast a documentary featuring five women who claimed to have been molested by Savile when they were children. With every new account came further confirmation that Savile had used his influence to gain access to hundreds of victims.

In light of the nature and scope of the scandal, all awards bestowed upon him that did not expire with his death, have since been rescinded by the organisations that awarded them.

* CelebrityCameo:
** Appeared in a special mini-episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans "A Fix with Sontarans"]], along with a child who wanted to appear in an episode of his favorite show. It has been banned from broadcast nowadays.
** He also appeared on ''[[Series/BigBrother Celebrity Big Brother]]'' in 2006.

** Also an ArtifactTitle taken from Savile's road safety {{PSA}}s.

** He also made a quick appearance on ''[[Series/BigBrother Celebrity Big Brother]]'' in 2006.

James Wilson Vincent Savile got his start working as a deejay at dance halls in his native Leeds. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a presenter of the variety music programme ''Series/TopOfThePops'', hosting regularly until the early 80's, and making occasional guest appearances (such as the last weekly edition in 2006). Savile hosted two other shows from the 70's to the 90's: ''Clunk, Click'', a Saturday night chat show, followed by ''Jim'll Fix It'', in which he fulfilled wishes for children in need. Through these shows, he became noted for his eccentric personality. Savile was a tall, strong man with long white hair who always wore jogging suits and kept in shape by frequently doing sports. (Despite his sporting image, he was a notorious cigar smoker.) Savile also enjoyed clowning around in front of people, making silly faces or joking about.

* CelebrityCameo: Appeared in a special mini-episode of ''Series/DoctorWho'' along with a child who wanted to appear in an episode of his favorite show. [[note]] The name of the episode was ''Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans'' and has been banned from broadcast nowadays. [[/note]].

* FriendToAllChildren: He had this image when he presented "Jim'll Fix It", a show that helped children fulfill their dreams and wishes.

* CatchPhrase: Several, including "How's about that then?", "Now then, now then", and "As it 'appens..."

* CloudCuckooLander: During his life, Savile was known for being an eccentric man who enjoyed clowning it up in front of an audience.

* IconicOutfit: In the last decade of his life, he hardly ever appeared in public without wearing his jogging suit and cigar. His pink glasses were another attribute picked up near the end of his life.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: His Leeds accent was not hidden. Relatively notable, given that the BBC had a reputation of "stuffiness" (read: Received Pronunciation accents) up to the point of Savile's breakthrough.

[[caption-width-right:258:Um, no thank you, Jimmy.]]

->'''Tegan''': [[OhCrap Doctor, look at the screen]]! [[TheTimeTravellersDilemma It's monstrous]]!
->'''Doctor''': [[DepravedKidsShowHost It's revolting]]!
-->--'''''[[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans A Fix with Sontarans]]'''''. Of course, neither the scriptwriter nor the actors knew [[note]]or worse, they knew but couldn't prove[[/note]] the real reason Tegan and Six reacted this way...

If you are a Briton and you hear the name '''Jimmy Savile''', two images come to mind: that of Creator/TheBBC's quirky long-running TV presenter, and that of [[DepravedKidsShowHost the most prolific sex offender in U.K. history]].

[[BrokenPedestal Then the pedestal was shattered forever]].

A year after Savile's death, Creator/{{ITV}} broadcast a documentary featuring five women who claimed to have been molested by Savile when they were children. The programme led others to come forward and expose a completely different and disturbing side to someone who had been considered a national treasure. With every new account came further confirmation that Savile had used his influence to gain access to hundreds of victims. Those molested or raped by Savile included children of personal acquaintances, guests on his BBC programmes, and even ''patients at the hospitals he had raised funds for'' -- people who were defenseless and whose accounts would never be scrutinized thank's to Savile's celebrity clout. A real life example of a DepravedKidsShowHost and a KarmaHoudini, in short.

From that point on, troubling questions about Savile were being asked. How was he allowed to abuse so many children for so many decades? What role, if any, did the BBC, the Police, and the UsefulNotes/NationalHealthService (who operates the hospitals Savile worked at) play in covering up Savile's crimes both before and after his death? If Savile was allowed to commit his crimes under the full glare of the limelight for so long, how many other prominent people could be up to similar misdeeds? (The latter sparked an investigation that actually wound up sending other famous eccentrics in the entertainment industry -- Rolf Harris and Max Clifford, for starters -- to jail for sex offences they themselves committed.)

Despite all the questions being asked, there was one certifiable fact: the world would never look at Jimmy Savile the same way again.

* AnythingThatMoves: Children were just his most common victims. He was also said to have molested young adults, adults, the elderly, [[ILoveTheDead corpses]], and his [[CreepyUncle great-niece]].
* BannedEpisode: Despite having presented on the BBC for forty years, the corporation will never rerun most of its programmes featuring Savile -- and what little footage that does make it to air (mainly seen in news clips about the scandal) will be heavily edited:
** A sizeable chunk of ''Series/TopOfThePops'' episodes (mainly those that aired between 1964 and 1984) will likely never see the light of day again; if clips from episodes hosted by him do air, it's only in short clips with the audience blurred out to protect the identities of possible victims. ''TOTP'' specials have aired performance footage from the Savile era that do not feature him on camera.
** ''Clunk, Click'' and ''Jim'll Fix It'' have been banned outright. Interviews with Savile before his death suggest — in hindsight — that he only did ''Jim'll Fix It'' so he could be close to his targets.
*** Naturally, this means a particularly moving segment with Creator/PeterCushing (who requested a breed of rose to be named for his late, beloved, rose-fancying wife Helen) will never see daylight again. Perhaps it's a mercy that Mr. Cushing would never know about the underlying vileness.[[note]]Besides, if Jimmy had tried anything, Creator/{{Chris|topherLee}} [[Fanfic/TheVerySecretDiaries would have killed him.]][[/note]]
** The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans A Fix with Sontarans]]", which was a crossover with ''Jim'll Fix It'' and featured a short appearance by Savile, has been pulled from Region 2 DVD releases and will likely never be legally available (let alone broadcast) again.
** Even programmes that don't directly feature Savile get this treatment. A ''Series/{{Tweenies}}'' episode from 2001, "Favourite Song", showed Max impersonating Savile as part of the "Tweenie Chart Countdown", which featured the titular characters singing, well, their favourite songs. The episode first aired a decade before the allegations gained nationwide attention. The BBC missed this episode when initially pulling Savile-related material from programming -- it aired in January 2013, mere days after the Met put out a report effectively confirming the worst about Savile. The BBC, already doing damage control after allegations emerged that the BBC under-acted in regards to initial complaints against Savile, promptly apologised and locked the episode away.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: This seems to be the central message of Savile's entire life and career. Here was somebody who seemed to be a funny eccentric who raised so much money for noble causes that he would literally be the last person on anybody's mind who would have a darker side to him.
* BlatantLies: During his interview with LouisTheroux, Savile denied doing anything unseemingly -- including "underage sex" -- in his private life. In the same interview, however, he made some comments that were at best rather telling and at worst outright brazen with the benefit of hindsight.

* ChristianityIsCatholic: Was a very devout Catholic. He once met and talked to Pope John Paul II, the most important moment in his life to him. He even got a papal knighthood from him in 1990.
* CigarChomper: Later in life, he always seemed to carry a cigar around with him.

* DeadArtistsAreBetter: Subverted, as explained above.
* DepravedBisexual: Male, female, it was all the same to him.
* '''DepravedKidsShowHost''': Jesus H. Christ.
* DevilInPlainSight: Even ''if'' he didn't act like a creepy weirdo, you'd think people would be more wary of letting a screeching, schoolgirl obsessed scarecrow-man near children.
* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Savile had a tendency to sometimes flat out say things that would surprise, embarrass or shock people. He always got away with it, because everyone assumed he was joking.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[ILoveTheDead Perhaps a bit too much, as rumor has it.]]
* FriendToAllChildren: He had this image when he presented "Jim'll Fix It", a show that helped children fulfill their dreams and wishes. Yet he always said in interviews that he didn't actually like children very much. When Creator/LouisTheroux asked him about this he told him that it was a way to keep the popular press off his back. [[note]]Needless to say that nowadays it would rather be WouldHurtAChild.[[/note]]
* GovernmentConspiracy: He was definitely part of some kind of paedophile ring operating out of the BBC, which included at least one other ''Series/TopOfThePops'' host, though how widespread it actually was and how much the higher-ups knew is a matter of some contention, and given the difficulties inherent in investigating decades-old abuse cases will likely never be fully known. What doesn't help is that a lot of the posthumous claims about his criminal life often seem rather outrageous and far-fetched. At this point Savile is under suspicion of having been a rapist, child molester (both boys and girls), a blackmailer, a necrophiliac [[note]] he was given access to a mortuarium and thus suspicions about what he might have done there have risen [[/note]], an accomplice of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, an accomplice in the murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando... At some point you really start to wonder how a BigBad like that would be able to remain out of the clutches of the law his entire life if literally every claim made about him would be true?
* HeKnowsTooMuch: As if all the rape wasn't enough, tabloids have alleged that Savile was somehow involved in the murder of BBC ''Crimewatch'' presenter Jill Dando in 1999, who had been looking into reports of sexual abuse at the BBC.

* KnightFever: Got an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1971, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1990. He appended these to his signature- for example, ''TOTP'' episodes hosted by him were hosted by "Jimmy Savile OBE", not "Jimmy Savile". Once his offences were unmasked, calls came for these honours to be erased. However, since the honours technically die with the person, this is impossible, barring a change in procedure from the Honours Committee.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Staff members who worked with Savile - even before his crimes came to light - described him as cold and vindictive in person.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fans of crime novelist [[WireInTheBlood Val [=McDermid=]]] had long suspected that her villain Jacko Vance - the charismatic and beloved TV presenter who spends his free time doing charity work, and also raping, torturing and killing teenage girls - was based on Jimmy Savile. After his crimes came to light, she finally admitted that she ''did'' base Vance on Savile; she had once done an interview with Savile while working as a journalist, and apparently found him very unsettling.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Nobody called him ''James'', just ''Jimmy''.
* OopNorth: Born, raised, started his entertainment career, and died in Leeds. His funeral effectively shut the city down. He also did early episodes of ''Series/TopOfThePops'' out of Manchester.
* OpenSecret: Vast swathes of the British entertainment industry (including Music/JohnLydon, who hated the man) heard all the rumors, if nothing else. After ''Jim'll Fix It'' ended, jokes about him having a more unsavory side [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeB9ZxffQAE started popping up on TV]]. Almost like they were trying to tell us something but couldn't outright say it...
* PaedoHunt: The horrific and seemingly relentless catalogue of his crimes against children that emerged in the months after his death led to the establishment of Operation Yewtree, possibly the biggest paedophile hunt in history, to dig into the stories surrounding Savile, attempt to identify other possible offenders in Savile's social circle and determine whether anyone is left who can actually stand trial for what happened. So far, the investigation has brought down Glam Rock star Gary Glitter (for the third time), eccentric entertainer Rolf Harris, publicist Max Clifford, and Savile's acquaintance Ray Teret (who's conviction is seen as the closest that the UK will get to locking up Savile), amongst others.
* PopCulturalOsmosis: During his lifetime Savile was only famous in the United Kingdom. Since his posthumous scandal and the infamy that went along with it, he has become far more notorious world wide. Similarly he was seen as a good natured philanthropist in life, while nowadays he is remembered for quite the opposite. Even on this very site it's downright impossible to mention his name without addressing the scandal.
* RefugeInAudacity: At one point in the sixties he declared his price for doing a charity event to be '''having six teenage girls spend the night in his tent''' and got it because of his fame and the confused sexual mores of the era. There are clips on Youtube from ''Top of the Pops'' that appear to show him '''groping women on camera''' and getting away with it because they didn't want to make a fuss on TV.
* SarcasticConfession: When he wasn't being a BadLiar. Ah, hindsight.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Unhealthily big, as it turned out. See WhiteDwarfStarlet below for more details.
* TransAtlanticEquivalent: Before 2012, a case could have been made for Savile being the British version of [[Series/AmericanBandstand Dick Clark]] - both of them being older presenters of music-based shows geared to younger viewers during the 60s and 70s, before moving on to other TV productions. The two even died within months of each other (Clark died in April 2012). However, they differed vastly in other areas - Clark was the sole host of ''Bandstand'', was very clean-cut, and maintained a relatively "smooth" presentation; Savile was part of a rotation of hosts, standing out by being a flamboyant quirk. Also, Clark's legacy is still intact as of 2015.
** Ever since the scandal broke, comparisons have been made to Jerry Sandusky. Much like Savile, Sandusky- a [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball former defensive coordinator at Penn State University]] - used a charitable organisation in order to gain access to and sexually abuse vulnerable people. The exposure of Savile and Sandusky caused major PR damage to the organisations they worked for, and also led to high-profile figures within those organisations resigning or being fired. Two major differences exist, though: not only was Sandusky's abuse more discriminate (in this case, prepubescent boys), but Sandusky was exposed, tried, and locked up while he was still alive.
* UnPerson: The nature and scale of Savile's crimes have led everyone associated with him to go to great lengths to distance themselves:
** As mentioned above, Creator/TheBBC has either {{Bowdlerise}}d footage from Savile's programmes or banned them outright.
** All of the hospitals who had wings bearing Savile's name had it removed.
** His wax statue in Madame Tussauds, London, has been removed and melted too.
** Savile's ornate headstone in Leeds was taken down, broken into pieces, and taken to a landfill. (It stood for only nineteen days.)
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: It's often said that the popular media and his charitable work made him an untouchable media star. It effectively put a smoke screen around all his more shady behind-the-scenes work.
* WickedCultured: He was a member of Mensa. Also, he very much liked pop music of TheFifties and TheSixties. When a guest on Radio/DesertIslandDiscs he choose for the first "Pomp & Circumstance March" by Music/EdwardElgar as his favorite record. Other records he choose were by Music/ColePorter, Music/RayCharles, Music/ElvisPresley, Al Bowlly, Lee Dorsey, Music/GlennMiller and Music/TheBeatles.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: His fame faded in the years after Jim'll Fix It ended, but if you talked to him you'd still think the world revolved around him. He broke his ankle during his Louis Theroux documentary, and tried to use the incident to get his name in the papers. Apparently this is actually an indicator for sociopathy
* WouldHurtAChild: Even if they were related to him. And the elderly. And the physically and mentally disabled. And the dead. In fact there's probably very little that was beneath him when it came to inflicting suffering and misery on vulnerable people.
** One story he himself told on his Louis Theroux interview was back when he ran a nightclub he got into a "disagreement" with the parent of a couple of teenage girls who frequented the club. Savile told him that if he kept it up he'd stop "watching out" for the girls and let things happen to them that don't really bear thinking about.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fans of crime novelist [[''WireInTheBlood'' Val [=McDermid=]]] had long suspected that her villain Jacko Vance - the charismatic and beloved TV presenter who spends his free time doing charity work, and also raping, torturing and killing teenage girls - was based on Jimmy Savile. After his crimes came to light, she finally admitted that she ''did'' base Vance on Savile; she had once done an interview with Savile while working as a journalist, and apparently found him very unsettling.

*** Naturally, this means a particularly moving segment with Creator/PeterCushing (who requested a breed of rose to be named for his late, beloved, rose-fancying wife Helen) will never see daylight again. Perhaps it's a mercy that Mr. Cushing would never know about the underlying vileness.[[note]]Besides, if Jimmy had tried anything, Creator/{{Christ|opherLee}} [[Fanfic/TheVerySecretDiaries would have killed him.]][[/note]]

*** Naturally, this means a particularly moving segment with Creator/PeterCushing (who requested a breed of rose to be named for his late, beloved, rose-fancying wife Helen) will never see daylight again. Perhaps it's a mercy that Mr. Cushing would never know about the underlying vileness.

*** Naturally, this means a particularly moving segment with Creator/PeterCushing (who requested a strain of rose to be named for his late, beloved, rose-fancying wife Helen) will never see daylight again. Perhaps it's a mercy that Mr. Cushing would never know about the underlying vileness.

* AnythingThatMoves: Children were just his most common victims. He was also said to have molested young adults, adults, the elderly, and [[ILoveTheDead corpses]].

* WouldHurtAChild: And the elderly. And the physically and mentally disabled. And the dead. In fact there's probably very little that was beneath him when it came to inflicting suffering and misery on vulnerable people.

A year after Savile's death, Creator/{{ITV}} broadcast a documentary featuring five women who claimed to have been molested by Savile when they were children. The programme led others to come forward and expose a completely different and disturbing side to someone who had been considered a national treasure. With every new account came further confirmation that Savile had used his influence to gain access to hundreds of victims. Those molested or raped by Savile included children of personal acquaintances, guests on his BBC programmes, and patients at the hospitals he had raised funds for -- people who were defenseless and whose accounts would never be scrutinized thank's to Savile's celebrity clout. A real life example of a DepravedKidsShowHost and a KarmaHoudini, in short.

James Wilson Vincent Savile got his start working as a deejay at dance halls in his native Leeds. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a presenter of the variety music programme ''Series/TopOfThePops'', hosting regularly until the early 80's, and making occasional guest appearances (such as the last weekly edition in 2006). Savile hosted two other shows from the 70's to the 90's: ''Clunk, Click'', a Saturday night chat show, followed by ''Jim'll Fix It'', in which he fulfilled a wish for children in need. Through these shows, he became noted for his eccentric personality. Savile was a tall, strong man with long white hair who always wore jogging suits and kept in shape by frequently doing sports. (Despite his sporting image, he was a notorious cigar smoker.) Savile also enjoyed clowning around in front of people, making silly faces or joking about.

James Wilson Vincent Savile got his start working as a deejay at dance halls in his native Leeds. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a presenter of the variety music programme ''Series/TopOfThePops'', hosting regularly until the early 80's, and making occasional quest appearances (such as the last weekly edition in 2006). Savile hosted two other shows from the 70's to the 90's: ''Clunk, Click'', a Saturday night chat show, followed by ''Jim'll Fix It'', in which he fulfilled a wish for children in need. Through these shows, he became noted for his eccentric personality. Savile was a tall, strong man with long white hair who always wore jogging suits and kept in shape by frequently doing sports. (Despite his sporting image, he was a notorious cigar smoker.) Savile also enjoyed clowning around in front of people, making silly faces or joking about.

James Wilson Vincent Savile got his start working as a deejay at dance halls in his native Leeds. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a presenter of the variety music programme ''Series/TopOfThePops'', hosting regularly until the early 80's, and coming back occasionally (such as the last weekly edition in 2006). Savile hosted two other shows from the 70's to the 90's: ''Clunk, Click'', a Saturday night chat show, followed by ''Jim'll Fix It'', in which he fulfilled a wish for children in need. Through these shows, he became noted for his eccentric personality. Savile was a tall, strong man with long white hair who always wore jogging suits and kept in shape by frequently doing sports. (Despite his sporting image, he was a notorious cigar smoker.) Savile also enjoyed clowning around in front of people, making silly faces or joking about.