Gary [Glitter] has not tried to sell them [images of child pornography], not tried to show them in public or anything like that. It were for his own gratification.
Whether it was right or wrong is, of course, it's up to him as a person. But they didn't do anything wrong but they are then demonised.
If you said to that copper, what's Gary Glitter done wrong? Well nothing really. He's just sat at home watching dodgy films." - Meaning and context.">
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From a sound recording (2000) used in Exposure: The Other Side Of Jimmy Savile, as cited in "Jimmy Savile claimed paedophile Gary Glitter 'did nothing wrong'", The Daily Telegraph (1 October 2012)
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But Gary [Glitter] has not tried to sell them [images of child pornography], not tried to show them in public or anything like that. It were for his own gratification.
Whether it was right or wrong is, of course, it's up to him as a person. But they didn't do anything wrong but they are then demonised.
If you said to that copper, what's Gary Glitter done wrong? Well nothing really. He's just sat at home watching dodgy films.

— Jimmy Savile

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "But Gary [Glitter] has not tried to sell them [images of child pornography], not tried to show them in public or anything like that. It were for his own gratification.
Whether it was right or wrong is, of course, it's up to him as a person. But they didn't do anything wrong but they are then demonised.
If you said to that copper, what's Gary Glitter done wrong? Well nothing really. He's just sat at home watching dodgy films." in the context of "From a sound recording (2000) used in Exposure: The Other Side Of Jimmy Savile, as cited in "Jimmy Savile claimed paedophile Gary Glitter 'did nothing wrong'", The Daily Telegraph (1 October 2012)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Jimmy Savile" (Quotes, 1974–2011) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Jimmy Savile

About Jimmy Savile

James Wilson Vincent Savile (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English DJ, television and radio personality and charity fundraiser. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse were made against Savile and, after being investigated, the police concluded he had been a predatory sex offender and possibly one of Britain's most prolific.