Dispatches: Liberal MP Cyril Smith was knighted in life and celebrated in death. Behind this public face, Dispatches reporter Liz MacKean investigates Smith's pedophilia and uncovers the inaction by police officers, Security Services, politicians and the Crown Prosecution Service, which allowed Smith to abuse for decades. MacKean speaks to victims, police officers and colleagues, and unearths previously hidden investigation files to reveal why Smith's crimes were ignored and how one of Britain's most famous politicians was protected by the establishment.

Starring:

Barnaby Kay, Jane Moore, Jon Snow, Mark Thomas, Max Clifford, Paul McGann, Rosie Rowell, Sophie Okonedo

Genre:

Documentary