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Sam Brown was abused by Jimmy Savile when she was just 11 years old and recently went to a screening of The Reckoning, starring Steve Coogan.<\/p>\n
Coogan, 57, portrays disgraced star Savile \u2013 who died aged 84 in 2011 \u2013 in the four-part BBC drama.<\/p>\n
Savile famously died before his prolific crimes as a child sex abuser and sex offender came to light and Brown said she was \u2018severely anxious\u2019 before attending the screening with her husband.<\/p>\n
Brown, 56, was assaulted by Savile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and said the DJ could \u2018sense she was vulnerable\u2019.<\/p>\n
Horrifically, Brown had been abused by her grandfather prior to meeting Savile.<\/p>\n
She told The Times of her experience watching The Reckoning, having watched all four parts of the series in advance after contributing to and featuring in the programme.<\/p>\n
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\u2018I was dreading it and the funny thing was, when we watched it, it was really hard to believe it was me. But I felt so sorry for that little girl. My heart broke for that little girl.\u2019<\/p>\n
She bravely added: \u2018But I had a week and finally I accepted the fact that she was me and I was her.\u2019<\/p>\n
Brown also called the process \u2018therapeutic\u2019, having been portrayed by an actress in the series, and after working closely with writer Neil McKay to help to inform his scripts.<\/p>\n
Viewers have already been given a glimpse of Coogan as the vile serial abuser in\u00a0first-look pictures\u00a0<\/strong>and last month the much-anticipated trailer was released, indicating Savile\u2019s crimes will be explored in-depth.<\/p>\n More than 450 allegations were brought forward to the police following Savile\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Given the nature of Savile\u2019s crimes, The Reckoning has already been at the centre of\u00a0intense backlash<\/strong>\u00a0resulting in the BBC explaining that it is\u00a0being treated with extreme caution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n