Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile

April. 23,2024      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This feature-length documentary for ITV1 and ITVX is the first detailed up to date telling of the dark double life of Gary Glitter - real name Paul Gadd - who was viewed as an iconic performer in his heyday, yet was later exposed as a predatory child abuser. The documentary highlights how Glitter was able to evade justice for decades meaning he was free to travel abroad and continue offending. Documenting his crimes committed both in the UK and across the globe, this new film weaves historical victim testimony, archive and interviews with those who met Glitter on the showbiz circuit, as well as lawyers involved in both the prosecution and defence of Glitter during the different trials across the decades. The programme looks into how Glitter used his charismatic onstage persona to cover up his predatory offstage behaviour, meaning he was only brought to justice decades after lighting up the charts with a slew of catchy hits.

Gary Glitter as  Self (archive footage)
Sally James as  Self - TV Presenter
Iain Lee as  Self - Broadcaster

Reviews

Linkshoch
2024/04/23

Wonderful Movie

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LouHomey
2024/04/24

From my favorite movies..

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Limerculer
2024/04/25

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

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Beulah Bram
2024/04/26

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

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