A father gets into an increasingly absurd and public argument with another parent at a swimming gala after being baselessly accused of suspicious behavior. The situation escalates into a shouting match involving Jimmy Savile and social commentary, much to the embarrassment of his daughter who is watching from the pool.
DAD: Do you know what? I really resent the suggestion that I might be some kind of paedophile.
POLL: Well you could be a paedophile.
SUPERVISOR: Gentlemen, perhaps we could move this discussion into my office.
POLL: Listen, mate, to be a paedophile you don’t have to look like a paedophile.
DAD: I’ve been CRB checked, I’m –
POLL: Did Jimmy Savile look like a paedophile?
DAD: Well.. yes, yes he did actually. He looked about as pervy as it’s possible for a human-being to look!
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