The story of one the UK's most controversial, successful and ruthless TV personalities, from his early days as a child star, to his power moves in the early days of commercial TV, to his rebirth as the Simon Cowell of his day as host of talent show Opportunity Knocks. The documentary also examines how he kept quiet an affair with the wife of his rival Jess Yates, only revealing that he was the father of TV presenter Paula Yates after his death.