Steve Coogan looks eerily like Jimmy Savile in new pictures from set of BBC drama The Reckoning

Steve Coogan has transformed into Jimmy Savile (Picture: ZENPIX)

Steve Coogan has been spotted looking sombre while filming as the disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile for upcoming BBC drama The Reckoning.

After being pictured on set for the first time dressed as a jester earlier this month, the comedian 55, has been seen shooting new scenes.

In the images, Coogan sports the offender’s signature blond hair and wears a tweed jacket as he heads to a nightclub in Manchester.

He is also seen getting behind the wheel of a vintage Rolls Royce outside a Mecca Dance Hall in the year 1962 while a member of the crew hands him a brown leather briefcase.

Mini-series The Reckoning will tell the story of how Saville came from a working-class background to be one of the biggest stars in television.

It will also focus on Savile’s years of sexual abuse and the impact he had on his victims.

Speaking of landing the controversial role, Coogan said: ‘To play Jimmy Savile was not a decision I took lightly.

Coogan sported Savile’s signature blond hair (Picture: ZENPIX)

He wore a tweed coat and red tie for the scenes (Picture: ZENPIX)

‘Neil McKay has written an intelligent script tackling sensitively a horrific story which, however harrowing, needs to be told.’

The makers of the programme were ‘working closely with many people whose lives were impacted by Savile to ensure their stories are told with sensitivity and respect’, the BBC said in a statement.

Director Sandra Goldbacher insisted: ‘The Reckoning is a unique opportunity to give Savile’s survivors, the people who inspired this project, a voice.

He is pictured getting into a Rolls Royce outside a Mecca Dance Hall in the year 1962 (Picture: ZENPIX)

Savile is believed to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders (Picture: Getty)

‘I feel sure that Steve Coogan’s powerful performance as Savile will create a debate around how the cult of celebrity cloaked him from scrutiny.’

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Savile died in 2011 aged 84 having never been brought to justice for his crimes.

He is now believed to be one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders.

A 2016 report into his abuse found staff at the BBC missed numerous opportunities to stop him.

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