Glitter: The Popstar Paedophile (2024)

Plot

This full-length documentary for ITV1 and ITVX offers the first in-depth, current account of the shadowy double existence of Gary Glitter—born Paul Gadd—who was once celebrated as a legendary star but later revealed to be a predatory child abuser. The film reveals how Glitter managed to dodge accountability for years, allowing him to journey overseas and keep committing offenses. Covering his crimes in the UK and worldwide, it combines historical victim accounts, archival material, and interviews with people who encountered Glitter in show business, plus lawyers from both sides of his various trials over the decades. The program examines how Glitter exploited his magnetic stage charisma to mask his predatory private actions, which meant he faced justice only many years after dominating the charts with a string of memorable hits.