The Devil in the Church. How did Jimmy Savile become a Preacher at St John's in Cragg Vale?

In the late 1960s. Jimmy Savile was on the rise of popularity with the Brotish public, thanks to being the presenter of Top of the Pops. Moving from place to place, one of his home locations was a caravan in Cragg Vale, near Hebden Bridge.
In 1967, the church at Cragg Vale, St John the Baptist in the Wilderness, was without a vicar. Jimmy became a church warden, handed the keys, and would soon dress in a lurid green robe and preach from the pulpit. in 1969 he appeared on the BBC programme Songs of Praise as both presenter and preacher.
This was just the start of the notorious DJ and presenter using his influence to 'collect keys' which over the next 30 years would include Broadmoor, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and be protected for his despicable crimes by the rich and powerful of the United Kingdom.

[@andrewjames3220]

This vile human was enabled, he could never have done what he did alone. We all know that lots of people very high up in the establishment protected him.

[@matparks08]

Definitely 👍

[@DaysofHorror]

Cyril Smith comes to mind 🤔 And the secret or not so secret meetings in that London flat, can't remember the name now, but we are researching this or planning too for a forthcoming video. Celebrities and politicians are all culpable and many visited the same establishment in London. Some say Savile was the head of it all but that's just hearsay I think.

[@davidbriggs9885]

His protectors went to the very top of the establishment MOUNTBATTEN and PRINCE PHILLIP introduced SAVILE to the then PRINCE CHARLES

[@patriciapalmer4873]

Starmer protected him

[@popwillodrum1]

He was a procurer.

[@juliagray5634]

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12

[@matparks08]

Thanks for the comment. All the best 🙂

[@danh5637]

Knowing what we do now. It’s maybe worthwhile checking the record for missing children in that area during those years.

[@matparks08]

Like the comments mention, there was a rumour savile was behind some other atrocities in the Calder Valley .....its a minefield really.

[@danh5637]

@@matparks08 well maybe with AI on the rise perhaps there’ll be a technology one day that can somehow uncover all his crimes.

[@johncowb]

Lindsey Rimmer?

[@a44489]

Natives

[@jeepsthetimebandit]

When you say that you were in two minds, whether to tell this tale, we can't erase the past. We can tell the stories of these people but now with open eyes. We owe it to his victims to tell the truth about him and his evil ways. Well done with this video 👍 As a child I loved watching this man on TV. My mum, on the other hand, used to say 'There's something creepy about him'. I couldn't see it myself. Now I know the truth, I can see that my mum had the measure of him.

[@matparks08]

Thanks for that. Yeah, I just couldn't decide if enough time had past. I would hate for it to reopen up any traumatic experiences anybody there had moved on from. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.

[@williamblack7400]

Every one knew

[@sarahperks8226]

Yes my mum and her sister used to call him the octopus when we were watching top of the pops .

[@jessgunn6639]

@@matparks08 more traumatic to have your truth denied or hidden, you made the right choice. i promise you there are still victims out there being told by loved ones just to let it go and move on now he is dead, not realising how badly they are compounding the trauma.

[@Glory3823]

i know i remember writeing to him at Jim will fix it ❤thank God he never chose my request 😢

[@calmac6644]

His wizard robe. He didn't pull the wool over everyone's eyes, You're not fooling me my man. Many high in the church etc knew well what and who he was. St John is widely used in Freemasonry. Make of that what you will Peeps. Look into duality. Light and dark.

[@yaffa7174]

Freemasons have taken over the church.. that's why it's so far away from God.. and wishy washy sermons. The church are on the government payroll to preach what they're told to preach.. no prophecy Definitely no prophecy..

[@janeelphinstone5964]

Good deeds and the bad deeds = balance in freemasonry the middle way..probably why he did so much charity to balance out his terrible deeds…close links to royalty

[@stud105]

​@@janeelphinstone5964Hiding behind charity, hidden in plain sight.

[@justaroot4315]

And the green robe...beginning of British Fabian Socialism and green deals of century. Jasun Horsley covers this in a book.

[@janetclark9366]

I agree with everything you say no wool was pulled over the church royals or government all satanic freemasons evil to there rotten core

[@daftmonkey7296]

Wow, blown away with this one mate. He was a monster undoubtedly and a master manipulator. I feel so deeply for the poor people whose lives he ruined. Thanks for the video mate and so sensitively handled on such a raw subject. Well done 👏🏼

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, the monster who hid in plain sight. 😔

[@Ishijah1]

He had connections in high places…. Royal family.

[@Rose-zw2oe]

I never liked him even in the 60s my mother couldn't stick him .She had heard stuff even then .Then I met some one from Halifax around the time he was hosting Top of the pop .This person had a sister who had been out with him in the sixties .He used to date her in his car and they would go for a drive up on a Moor. She was just sixteen at the time which made it legal .I only ever saw him in a pub in Manchester in the 70s he walked in with another ugly customer. 😊He had an awful presence about him made you want to drink up and go .I remembered that my friends sister that was just sixteen .Was actually a deaf +mute child from birth she communicated with sign language. His did he meet her well now it all stands to reason .How a man off the radio met a deaf mute girl who signed all her life .He went searching for such a girl the creep All the best 👍

[@matparks08]

@Rose-zw2oe Thanks for the message. Funny enough I worked with someone who said their sister used to date him...(before the info came out years ago).... bizarre times indeed. All the best 👍

[@barbarahalkyard1901]

​@@matparks08He didnt hide it though did he.It was in plain sight.Thats what made him more dangerous.

[@theparadoxclub1326]

Absolutely brilliant Matt great presentation and research.. you did right in exposing this vile monster..well done for bringing it to the public attention 👍

[@matparks08]

Thanks a lot. I think it's a part of Savile's story I know better due to my Dad and grandparents being amongst it at the time.

[@sambranton3346]

​@matparks08 it just goes to show that operation yewtree was a whitewash to protect those he worked for. People did goto the police for decades about him and they deliberately lied to protect him.

[@debbiebarrow7557]

​@matparks08 I guess you must be aware that JS was & is not the only one ibvolved in this abomination& also at the time people were aware what was going on ie St James Hospital in Leeds

[@TheCrow11147]

Pagan warlock in his Green Man robes 5:51. Thanks for this video, i had no idea he took over a church and was head preacher there. Very educational.

[@matparks08]

It's a lesser known story, but worth telling I think. Thanks for watching

[@johnryan2193]

I guarantee you that he committed heinous crimes on the altar of the church ! The people who he associated with should have been jailed as they were just as guilty.

[@matparks08]

You are, unfortunately, probably right. It was happening before and after this, so most likely 😔

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Now I for one, would look UNDER the Church.

[@gordonross160]

Especially your new king, he complains about his brother Andrew but he's just as involved with paedophiles

[@DaysofHorror]

It still amazes me just how widespread his crimes where. And how did he ever get into that position within the Church is beyond me! But as you say, he pulled the wool over so many people's eyes.

[@matparks08]

Yeah, how did he get into any of these positions of power is baffling. But I think the 'fundraising' was often the start of it every time.

[@ianhunkin5384]

Many were complicit ...others in high positions knew exactly what that demon was up too...a very dark rabbit hole to go down

[@nicolamarter8587]

@@ianhunkin5384 Absolutely, and he was a procurer for the rich and powerful. What most people have heard about the likes of what JS, JE and their associates did barely even scratches the surface.

[@tomhollandroberts1737]

Who's the head honcho of the C of E. ?????

[@annarhodes3149]

Thanks for sharing ♥️ God bless you❤ Yes it's VERY important to uncover it AND remember the victims for their sake❤

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@cushyglen4264]

Will we ever know the whole truth about Savile? He was the royal family’s Rasputin. He advised the Israeli government. Being a DJ was just a front. It wasn’t his real occupation.

[@matparks08]

Love that description....Royal Family Rasputin...brilliant 👍

[@martinharris5017]

Epstein in the States, Saville in the UK.

[@daroniussubdeviant3869]

difficult subject. well presented. i had no idea and i lived in tod all my life.

[@matparks08]

Cheers. Yeah. I think it's my family connection (them living there at the time), which means i know about it. It isn't usually an area commented on when people discuss what Savile did.

[@angelmessenger8240]

Thank you for this. We need more of these things to become public, not because we can do anything now he's dead but to highlight the things we need to keep our eyes on in others in positions of authority and approbation.

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

There is more questions about Savile and he’s background..Savile’s elder brother was sacked from a London hospital for sick acts..What other vile secrets did the sa-vile family keep.?

[@elainehalliwell6791]

Wow. Never knew he was in Cragg Vale area.. blimey he was bloody everywhere wasnt he ..back in the early 1970's we watched him on tv all the time .. Jim'll fix it... my brother wrote a letter up to him wanting to appear on the show ...ThankGod he never got a reply back🙏 very well presented .... ps. What the resovoir in this video looks nice..👍🙂

[@matparks08]

He was around Cragg Vale for decades, apparently coming to his caravan 3 or 4 times a year. The reservoir is Withens Clough, 5 mins up the road from Cragg Vale 😊.

[@alisoncrocker9919]

Great video. I also think that those little phrases he used to say like ‘jingle jangle” were magically charged with something by him which no one would ever have cottoned on to because they seemed so innocent, only they weren’t at all.

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching, and yes, you might be right.....he had a few different ones, didn't he 🤔.

[@rachelwright4500]

I lived in Cragg Vale from around 1974. I was about 5. I joined the Cragg Vale Brownies when I was 7. One day we went for a walk with Jimmy Saville (I wonder if it's the one mentioned in the video?). I remember holding his hand for a while at some point. It makes me feel sick 🤢🤮

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching. I think the footage is from the 60s, but Savile kept reappearing in Cragg Vale for over 3 decades, apparently. Cheers for the comment.

[@amp1]

Powerful video. ❤

[@matparks08]

Thank you. 👍

[@Crowlady]

Thank you for sharing this, and your story. It’s beautiful there, yet the land tells the story of the darkness it has known.

[@stud105]

A horrifying aspect of this scandal is that a large part of the British population thought he wasn't a psychopath in the time he was alive. My parents would say he was a weird creepy man when i would watch Jimml fix it in the 80s. Good parents and i could see it myself. A sub-human beast.

[@matparks08]

Good point. A lot of what he did was right in front of our faces nearly all the time.....yet....we still watched ....

[@ionlyemergeafterdark]

Thanks. That was interesting. It is sad and unforgivable that Savile was actively protected by the Police and others in authority and high places.

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching. 🙂. Yes, it certainly was astonishing how well protected he was.

[@justaroot4315]

Nothing new that hasn't been done. Nothing new under the son/sun. It still is a problem...protection rackets.

[@mariannehancock8282]

Very true! Nice flag too!

[@roberthubbard3302]

I don't understand how Savile was able to become a church warden of an Anglican church, and preach there, when he wasn't even an Anglican but a Roman Catholic. His oufit was hardly canonical either. More like some sort of wizard's robe. Heaven knows what his actual sermons were like. It would be interesting to know more about the vicar of the church at that time, who was apparently a good friend of JS.

[@matparks08]

Yeah, it's baffling, isn't it. The outfit, like the whole thing, was just part of the charade, I guess. I'm not sure who the vicar was who eventually took over, but as savile was churchwarden, he got the say apparently.

[@roberthubbard3302]

Savile got to appoint the vicar?!

[@matparks08]

Yes

[@roberthubbard3302]

That is outrageous! It seems to me as if it was some sort of modus operandi of his to put people in positions of power who he knew would do his bidding. Like when he put Alan Franey in charge of Broadmoor. However, it was surely not only unethical but against canon law for an Anglican vicar to be appointed by someone who was not even an Anglican.

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

O, it was all a big Buddy system.... still is. Devil's own took over the Churches of England, many years ago. Never be fooled by religious robes, old chap.

[@petercopley1769]

Hello again, Matt. Thanks for another great video

[@matparks08]

Hi. Thanks for watching 😊

[@norfolkronin6307]

Same as how he was king Charles best mate? Great judge of character our king. Imagine being a victim and then watching his glorious funeral with it's pomp, ceremony and all those dignitaries fawning? Awful stuff. Still blows me away that the BBC made that film of him with license fee's cash. We know what went on but people still felt need to have a movie made. Lapped it up people did. Mind blowing. Oh wasn't Coogan's performance so good. Really?? Odious shit. Anyway. Beautiful part of the world from what I can see. Cheers. Bless and Takecare

[@matparks08]

I can't argue with you there....and it certainly is a beautiful part of the world. Best wishes

[@jcem1564]

It’s a real shame since you are so virtuous and all knowing that you didn’t inform the police about saville. I’m sure you have never been fooled by anyone ever. Plus where is the proof that Saville was King Charles best mate ? In the Saville paperwork was a letter from the then Prince Charles asking for Savilles help in refining a speech. If they best mates why didn’t he pick up the phone? Or invite round for dinner to discuss the speech , but No he sent a formal letter....very best mates to me. .....

[@gordonross160]

And this king condemns his brother for keeping the same type of friends. What a king

[@jcem1564]

@@gordonross160 Yawn 🥱

[@norfolkronin6307]

Protected from high up he was.

[@matparks08]

Definitely, and for decades.....

[@yaffa7174]

He isn't protected from God.. his judgment will be harsh.

[@sheepinthemidst]

@@yaffa7174 spot on. That goes to all the fools that believe God can be mocked by duality.

[@popwillodrum1]

Don't you see a similar thing going on right now but on a much bigger scale?@@matparks08

[@sophieoshea1178]

The ending of this brought a tear to my eye.

[@matparks08]

I hope you're okay. Like I say, it's at least changed the system to create a way forward for victims to open up about their experiences thar may have been ignored before.

[@IanP1963]

Top of the Pops started 1962 or 1963, so JS was in that village long after Top of the Pops started and the Songs of Praise episode was early 1970's l think, but l could be wrong. I worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the 1990's as a student nurse. My colleagues and l often passed JS in the corridor, he was polite, friendly and chatty. It was a real shock to learn much later what he actually was. I tried to get his autograph once and he led me a Merry dance around his secretary etc, in the end l told her to forget it, as l could tell he was winding me up big time.

[@matparks08]

Hiya. Yeah, I know I had that wrong. It was due to TotP his fame had reached such proportions by then. I think it's a shock still, even now. Alongside Rolf and others, these people were part of our own "childhood'. It can be tricky to comprehend what actually went on. Thanks for watching and for the comments 🙂

[@IanP1963]

​@@matparks08Is that church a Catholic Church as JS was a Catholic ?

[@user-ug2bv5dg2f]

“And that’s why it’s important that it never happens again……” And cue Huw Edward’s enters stage left

[@user-pe2pt2bs7x]

Wow absolutely astonishing ! Untouchable evil

[@matparks08]

Definitely. Thanks for watching.

[@mariacrouch7109]

THERES PLENTY OF JIMMY SAVELLS IN MANY PROFFESIONS !!!!

[@simondennis9460]

His cigar is considered to be his wand. His saying 'now then, now then, now then' a manifestation statement repeated three times like many spells with a contradictory statement.

[@matparks08]

Intriguing.....🤔

[@mrlume9475]

Very good video on difficult subject matter. Hopefully, Saville has gone somewhere very warm.

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching, and yes, I imagine he has 🙂

[@Glory3823]

oh Yea very Hot

[@Templeborough]

Previously unknown to me and I imagine to most others. All the more incisive for being presented without sensationalism but with your personal link to the story. Thank you.

[@matparks08]

Yeah, it's mentioned occasionally but not a big part of what people talk about. Thanks for watching and the comment. Much appreciated 😊

[@Kowalski_5]

And many of us shouldn't be included in the everyone who fell for it back then. Nor do we fall for it today, or encourage others to do it either, by encouraging them to worship these celebrities, pop stars and sports idols. I think of children specifically who are encouraged to practise this folly. Thats on society in general, and parents in particular.

[@lynnjones4291]

Thanks keep digging..

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@MrBgb1976]

Savile was a monster but a pathetic monster

[@matparks08]

Agreed

[@Jkk55]

My late father used to say JS was a P I never liked him he gave me the creeps! thank you well presented 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@mattrishton]

Great bit of Saville-Lore I never knew before. God only knows what went on in that caravan... That robe btw So-vile called it 'His Wizard's Robe'. He even had rings made from glass eyes he stole from corpses at the morgue in Leeds General Infirmary whilst he did his 'voluntary work' as a porter...

[@matparks08]

Yeah, I think this chapter is a bit lost amongst the swamp of everything else that could be covered Savile-wise. Thanks so much for watching 🙂

[@bremnersghost948]

picture of him leading the Band makes me think he was the bloody Pied Piper

[@matparks08]

Especially in that robe...

[@sirapos6550]

I'm not from the UK, but I was always deeply into British pop culture - music especially. I remember Johhny Lydon/Rotten exposing him back in the late 70s, right ? Why wasn't he taken seriously back then, so an investigation would start about this monster ? Or how did Lydon get away with this,if Savile had the establishment backing him ? It's kind of weird,in my opinion. Also, wasn't Savile un-knighted after his death ?

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching. The general view is that Savile was untouchable due to his charity work and 'friends in high places'. I think there's an interview with Lydon about this on KZbin...I'll give it a watch, as I don't have that answer. I also think, once you've passed, you lose the knighthood anyway....but i could be wrong 🤔

[@george-ev1dq]

His British Knighthood died with him, on the other hand his Knighthood from the Pope remains after death

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Earthly baubles, these titles....for God is no respecter of persons.

[@TheElizabethashby]

JUST FOUND YOU THANK YOU

[@carolinepagett8511]

Thankyou Matt

[@matparks08]

No worries. Thanks for watching 😊

[@juliebarks3195]

There's plenty more where he came from.

[@matparks08]

At least they jailed a few afterwards....

[@jamiebruce4924]

Never forget! He was our current kings best friend.

[@user-pe2pt2bs7x]

Absolutely 👍

[@sheepinthemidst]

that doesn't surprise me.

[@barbarahalkyard1901]

He was everybodys best friend .Maggie Thatcher .Was another. Frank Bruno who he took to Broadmoor and introduced to Another friend of his .serial klller Peter Sutcliffe. Saville had loads of famous people in his social circle .Including high ranked police officers. Saville had a huge influence on many of the rich and famous. There where thousands turned out at his funeral.They had to shut down the city centre . It was only when he was dead .They did anything About his horrendous crimes. By then it was to late.

[@freespeechoneeach]

a very famous BBC presenter knew about this untc and never reported him the hypocrite. started a childrens charity and still didnt report him

[@matparks08]

I think lots of people knew what was happening back then. Scandalous that none of them even tried to stop it.

[@cushyglen4264]

Terry wogan admitted he knew. He was the father of young children. But he felt it wasn’t his job to report Savile.

[@whitemountainapache3297]

It was Wogan's job to just keep his toupe on, and get paid 14 grand a night for Children In Need ​@@cushyglen4264

[@Anthony-qy5yw]

You be believed unless you come from Rochdale…

[@matparks08]

Sorry to hear that 😞

[@Peter-sk5vg]

I remember the first top of the pops. A funny old guy with long blonde hair...he had a funny way of talking. The following week his hair was dyed black on one side. The next week it was chequer boarded...my dad said that first time," that fellow is a filthy ferdinand"...he was right, wasn't he

[@matparks08]

Yes, he was right!

[@rogermellie8068]

You didn't mention the link between Savile and Lindsay, was that deliberate?

[@matparks08]

I just concentrated on what was happening in Cragg Vale in the 60s really.

[@acousticabuse6953]

Whats the music you used at the start of the video mate?

[@matparks08]

I don't know the name as I chose it from a generic database of 'church' music....I'll try and find out if I can and let you know 🙂

[@acousticabuse6953]

@@matparks08 Thanks mate! It's a real nice piece of music

[@bellavida7628]

Brilliant video, l never knew this story about the establishment pimp. Who lived at Crag Hall back then ? It looks a creepy place.

[@matparks08]

Thanks very much. Unfortunately I don't know who lived at the hall, and I have no one to ask now... 😕

[@bellavida7628]

@@matparks08 Maybe census records ?

[@angelathompson4298]

Cragg Vale's a pretty place

[@martinharris5017]

The devil is at his most dangerous when he preaches from the church pulpit.

[@matparks08]

Definitely!

[@joginder999]

I don,t know whats he,s wearing but that is not a vicar,s robe, looks more like some sort of hippie robe. Also rumour,s alledgedly he was secretly an santanist.

[@matparks08]

Yeah, I've seen that rumour. Definitely a strange choice of outfit, I can imagine a church congregation of the 1960s being too keen on it either.

[@user-tc1fq6mb1e]

Definitely

[@billmclaurin6959]

If Savile was a Roman Catholic, then why was he preaching in an Anglican Church?

[@matparks08]

Your guess is as good as mine 🤷‍♂️

[@george-ev1dq]

Anglican churches do have catholic members, the Church of Ireland is a prime example.

[@tomhollandroberts1737]

Again I say ~ who's the head of the C of E. ????

[@GEOFF0906]

To coin a phrase; Both cheeks of the same backside.

[@Catmad65]

Excellent presentation, poor choice of colour of shoe

[@matparks08]

Cheers....and. yeah, my shoes seem to have caused some controversy 😵‍💫

[@katielain6519]

@@matparks08lol 😂. Perhaps a little light relief in this dark subject. Unfortunately Savvy was a low key Epsteen, it’s still going on. It looks a beautiful part of England.

[@matparks08]

It's a beautiful location 😊

[@larasoutdooradventures5685]

People were simply persuaded by his money, it was clear he was a contemptuous weirdo from the get go

[@matparks08]

It does seem that way......

[@SuperLisalis]

OMG shocked

[@matparks08]

Indeed

[@Zoe-dr5ps]

Isn't it weird that he had a caravan when he could easily have afforded a house. So strange. Evil

[@matparks08]

Definitely. Especially a permanent caravan.....😬. Thanks for watching

[@Zoe-dr5ps]

@@matparks08 yeah beyond creepy. Subscribed. Great channel

[@humourless682]

Matt looks very much like Anton le Vey................lol

[@matparks08]

I promise I do not run the Church of Satan

[@humourless682]

@@matparks08 Striking resemblance though.................

[@rachelg9868]

The royals and elite knew exactly what Jimmy was about. Birds of a feather...

[@matparks08]

Thanks for watching. They did help him to become untouchable didn't they 😒

[@rachelg9868]

@@matparks08 sadly so. It's part of their religion

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Savile was untouchable. Look at his family tree....they go WAY back. He called his mother, "Duchess.".....that's a high title. He never spoke about his father....all rather misty there.....some Duke, perhaps ? Never forget, he was part of a much larger network. The British Isles has a long history with the Druids, Vikings,etc.....Fire and Sun worship, going back to the Baal priests of the Old Testament. Him being a vicar, was to mock God. Of course, God is not mocked......and Jimmy boy's eternal fate will be as dark as his forefathers'. == Good video....filling in another piece of the puzzle that is the British Isles. Land of Eyes Wide Shut. I'm sure Stanley "the insider" Kubrick would know a lot about Jimmy.

[@joanofarc8099]

Lesson: " Thou shalt not worship false idols"....🙄

[@bradpaul8576]

The more I hear about this awful man the more is suspect that he was indeed allowed free-reign in every aspect of British life. That outfit was truly bizarre and exudes a strange aura. I thought he was a creepy person as a child in the 70’s, I couldn’t see the attraction.

[@matparks08]

It does seem that way, doesn't it. Thanks for watching

[@spmoran4703]

I always thought Saville was wierd . But, I didnt know in what way. He always said he was a practicing Catholic , he even met the Pope . It's one of the reasons why I am no longer Catholic. I am surprised that a Anglican church accepted Catholic Saville as a temporary Deacon . But , he could get away and did get away with lots of things What a pity . The church looks like a sweet English country Parish church. And really beautiful English countryside

[@matparks08]

It's a beautiful place, and what happened there is not a reflection on the people who are there today. It really is baffling how he ended up in such a position.....but it wasn't just once or twice, it was over a few years 🤔 crazy . Thanks for watching

[@oiputthatback7361]

What a stunning place ,shame about the Saville connection . He reminded me of the “ Pipe piper “, in that getup.

[@matparks08]

It does look that way doesn't it. ...in terms of Cragg Vale, its a stunning place and well worth a visit 😊

[@calmac6644]

OOH! Like the RED footwear and the horned greeting and exit. The music is a bit of a giveaway too.

[@matparks08]

I think you're reading into things a bit deeply here... 😅

[@mrcjc9298]

How could he be a vicar? He was Catholic and that church is C of E.

[@matparks08]

Quite true....but, somehow....he was 😬

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Didn't Dr Death live there too...?

[@matparks08]

Todmorden is where Shipman started his...'career'

[@katielain6519]

@@matparks08 Dr Shipman has nothing on madazolan handcock his handlers and minions during the convids.

[@angelathompson4298]

@@matparks08 yeah then he moved onto Hyde in Manchester which isn't far from where the monster Myra Hindley came from.

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

They all knew about Savile at Stoke Mandeville hospital in the early eighties . But nobody came forward .

[@susandoig4192]

The pied piper of pop

[@matparks08]

Indeed .....

[@Jackie157_]

Wizard warlock

[@matparks08]

Definitely that look, isn't it 🤔

[@woodentie8815]

“Take me to the moor, dig a shallow grave, and I'll lay me down’😢

[@matparks08]

The Smiths?

[@woodentie8815]

@@matparks08 Yeah,a song about the deeds of two more horrible people - hopefully Savile will have met them in hell?

[@goldenhands7024]

Birds of a feather, flock together?

[@oktwella]

The instant that I saw him adorning that robe I thought of crowley

[@matparks08]

Yeah, definitely that vibe

[@g.pmoore4293]

WTF !!!

[@matparks08]

😬

[@angloaust1575]

The devil has always been in the church under one disguise Or another! 2cor11v14.15

[@matparks08]

Yes, quite so.....

[@Billcarsonstobaccobox]

Dangle dangle jewellery dangle

[@matparks08]

Spitting image I think? 😊

[@Billcarsonstobaccobox]

@@matparks08 +yes, voiced by Steve Coogan at the time.

[@user-pd6xb5yw3g]

He was freemasonic like met police the crown the state the royal family rent boys in london l MPs play ground and care homes what mi6 met police know

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Bingo !

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

He manipulated and decived his way in thats how the devil decives

[@anaccount8474]

It's not that far from where the moors murderers buried their victims.

[@matparks08]

True....another story I might cover sometime 🤔

[@Ai-he1dp]

Where else would you find the devil but churches, if anyone has needed salvation it's the devil.

[@matparks08]

Good point 🤔

[@DannyBhoy88]

He came to a celtic game in the early 70s and ran round the track at half time. He was laughed at the whole way round. Definitely not wanted !!!!

[@matparks08]

Ha....jeez, what a sight that must have been? Yuck 🤮

[@TheJazzyOne1]

Hi, you say he fooled them all, I'm sorry, but they were all in on it.

[@retrorambles517]

How's about that then

[@matparks08]

Indeed.....

[@elainehalliwell6791]

The church St.Johns, are there Commonweath War graves in here..

[@matparks08]

I didn't notice any ....but I didn't explore the graveyard fully....

[@whitemountainapache3297]

Unbelievable.

[@matparks08]

It really is 🫤

[@jimmymorrison8314]

No volume. KZbin's doing.

[@matparks08]

Really? Nobody else mentioned no sound and working here still...hopefully sorted now 👍

[@jimmymorrison8314]

I've just tried it again and the volume is spot on.👌. I think it's the platform, baying for me to buy premium after all these years. Lol. It's most certainly not your upload.

[@matparks08]

@@jimmymorrison8314 good to know. Cheers 😊

[@jimmymorrison8314]

My pleasure. Wow, I've seen quite a few docs about Jimmy saville but this is the only one I shivered all the way through. The personal touch you present makes it so much more profound. Excellent job. Thank you.

[@cccumberr572]

What do they say about the devil 😈 hes the great deceiver

[@matparks08]

Indeed

[@Kevin_Beach]

How odd. Savile was, at least nominally, a Roman Catholic. So why would he be a Church Warden in the Church of England?

[@matparks08]

Crazy isn't it 🙄

[@brianclare3147]

didnt he kill someone at hebden bridge

[@matparks08]

There was a suggestion he might have been involved. There wasxalso suggestion hw was involved with the Yorkshire Ripper too as one of the victims was opposite his flat in Leeds. .....I think there will always be questions and suspicions about the man over the decades he was active.

[@stephnewman1357]

​@@matparks08 A clairvoyant, Nella Jones from Bexley heath Kent always said there were two killers. She helped the police. It made headlines in newspapers. She also wrote about it in her book.

[@Alloya]

Royality did not fall for saville they were part of his cult

[@Kowalski_5]

Because 'professing, worldly christianity' is not the ecclesia.(the church as the world calls it.)

[@christtrockministeries5542]

He might have been a geuine Christian when ws at that Church but then fell.23 to 4 pm gmt.

[@matparks08]

In an ideal world, perhaps...but I sadly don't think that's the case on this occasion. Thanks for watching though and commenting 🙂

[@simonfinch9764]

Never forget it was the Labour leader Keir Starmer that wouldn’t prosecute him.

[@a44489]

No knight of the uk

[@matparks08]

@@a44489 definitely not

[@LeonDavidson-tz4fr]

Helped by starmer

[@matparks08]

A bit before Starmer, this one 🙂

[@jakestilson1947]

Correction. Many knew or suspected what was going on. This was the age of groupies. Ask a few pop stars and their roadies. " How many young girls did you Fuxxxck.?"

[@ZarathustraMG42-qo7oj]

I worked the occult for years. Used to be fond of going into the nephesh. The demonic realm.. Until I learned everything in there was mindless and stupid. The clever demons don't dwell there. They inhabit people. Demons even the wrong word for them. Black energy a better description. Saville was one of those.

[@matparks08]

A few others have commented very similar. Thanks for watching

[@ZarathustraMG42-qo7oj]

@@matparks08 I stopped going in there when I met one of them fleshed. Like saville played the saint but underneath was a vicious darkness that would have ate your soul. Female and very beautiful but that black energy something else.

[@user-ge4om9jw5u]

Given the history of the church is anyone really suprised?

[@george-ev1dq]

Very good point

[@brianarnold4819]

Justice is for God. And believe me you, jimmy is getting tore to shreds, and forever will be. We don't see God's judgement on earth, it comes after the last breath.

[@sarahperks8226]

Yes we will all have to see how our actions affected other people.

[@nicholasturner5146]

Paula Vanells the post office head when the prosecutions were going on was, and probably is a preacher too. Lovely Christians. Avoid all religions, the hiding place of confidence tricksters and charlatans.

[@matparks08]

Like all walks of life, there is good and bad. Paula V is definitely not a good one.....

[@grahamegaw-mc3bw]

Yet again a tiresome generalisation about all Christians - and an outright slur on the vast majority.

[@charliehorse5637]

I'm a born again Christian but I didn't find God in the physical church and I've seen some really ugly things amongst some in leadership positions. Alot of ministers aren't born again and therin lies the problem. Baptism isn't physical its spiritual and available to ordinary people, simply pick up your Bible and call upon Jesus. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

[@PurityVendetta]

Interesting video but I must pick you up on something. I grew up during the 70's, the time Jim'll fix it aired. I desperately wanted to meet either of two sporting personalities of the time. It crossed my mind that the show might be a way to meet one of them. The problem was that Savil gave me the creeps even as a child. It was obvious to anyone with the slightest intuition that Savil was a villain. Even a child like myself could see there was clearly a vile man. I just can't believe I was thevonly one. As I remember all of my school friends thought the same. His enablers, the BBC, the royal family, Thatcher all villains and all should be held to account for protecting him. But oh wait... the BBC platformed self confessed potential pedophile Rod Liddle on question time, the late queen and current king continue to protect the royal pedophile Andrew and Thatcher protected no just Savil but her Parliamentary Private Secretary who wasba known pedophile. Nothing has really changed.

[@matparks08]

Hi....thanks for watching. Yes, a few have mentioned it, and I feel my wording on 'nobody knew' is certainly not correct. Many knew....not least the hundreds of victims left in his path.

[@nicolamarter8587]

More than just protectors of him, he had many good friends in very high places! Birds of a feather flock together...

[@PurityVendetta]

@@matparks08 Still a good video and another piece of the story I didn't know. The more people like yourself putting information out there the more of his victims will hopefully come forward. I thought your treatment of that side of it was very sensitive and empathic.

[@PurityVendetta]

@@nicolamarter8587 Yes, exactly.

[@lerhodes2236]

🎯

[@alexakowalski8215]

God bless the Catholic Church and the BBC.