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ITV News extends Walliams investigation with follow-ups and reaction

The full documentary approaches three million views, alongside reporting on the investigation's legal obstacles and new accounts.

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ITV News Story of November 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

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3:24The documentary sets out the joint investigation's scope and states that Walliams denies the allegations.
22:50Lilly Creightmore describes repeated pressure from Walliams to sleep with him.
47:04Publishing employees describe workplace relationships and protective rules introduced around junior staff.
56:11The report presents Walliams's denials and statements from ITV and Syco Entertainment about duty of care.

The documentary was the starting point, not the end of ITV News's coverage. After publishing its joint investigation with The Guardian, the channel added an account of how the reporting reached publication, reactions to its findings and a News at Ten broadcast carrying further allegations.

"David Walliams accused of targeting teens as young as 15" was comfortably the week's most-watched new upload, approaching three million views. The investigation, by Lucy Watson and Imogen Barrer, brings together women's accounts of sexual misconduct and abuse of celebrity power. Some contributors are represented by actors; others speak on camera. Walliams denies all allegations of wrongdoing, including criminal activity, and denies grooming young women or using his celebrity status to manipulate them into sex.

The documentary also remains the channel's busiest upload by daily views. Close behind is "UK government issues cold weather warning - so just how chilly will it get?", explaining how a weakening polar vortex could allow Arctic air to travel south towards Britain. Weather and the Walliams reporting account for the strongest momentum among the highlighted videos.

Across a packed publication week, ITV News gained 10,000 subscribers, while its daily viewing is running above its usual level. Nearby broadcasters have had differing weeks: BBC World Service and CBC News: The National are also drawing above-usual daily views, while CBS Evening News is below its customary pace.

For ITV News, the follow-up coverage gives viewers more than the original documentary: a separate route into the reporting process, the response to publication and the accounts that followed.

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