Editing Jim'll Fix It (section)

==Development==
The idea for a show based on viewers' requests came from the BBC's head of light entertainment, [[Bill Cotton]], and the idea was originally offered to [[Harry Secombe]], but he turned it down.<ref name="cottonobituary"/> The show was instead hosted by ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' presenter [[Jimmy Savile]], who would "fix it" for the wishes of several viewers (usually children) to come true each week. The producer throughout the show's run was Roger Ordish, who later recalled that he had advised Cotton to choose a different presenter from Savile, saying "That was nothing to do with Jimmy Savile's moral behaviour, it had to do with his ability to communicate with young people. He did openly say: 'I hate children.'"<ref name="elgot">{{cite web | url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/27/jimll-fix-it-staff-were-told-not-to-leave-savile-alone-with-children | title= Jim'll Fix It staff were told not to leave Savile alone with children | work=The Guardian | first=Jessica | last=Elgot | date=27 February 2016 | access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>