Beech made false allegations against Savile and managed to fraudulently claim £22,000 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. That, imo, has nothing to do with whether Savile was guilty or innocent, it was just a chancer trying to jump on a bandwagon.
Were another 450 people lying too?
The Met stated that the total number of alleged victims was 589, of whom 450 alleged abuse by Savile.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Savile_sexual_abuse_scandal#Dame_Janet_Smith_review
Beech was not the only one fabricating false memories and contributing to documentaries devoted to destroying reputation while promoting that of the documentary maker.
I think if proper research is conducted it is evident that many false memories emerged as a direct result of the police practice of targeting individuals who might be eligible to victim compensation and a lot of compensation was paid as a result.
The media really has reneged on their contract to relay information and not forcing the agenda because it is profitable .
Given that after a three year investigation
"Operation Yewtree recorded 11 ‘accounts of crimes’ said to have been committed by Savile at Duncroft, 5 of which were reported to have happened in the years 1970 – 1973.
Operation Outreach has now conclusively decided that Savile didn’t set foot in Duncroft before the 21st January 1974."
8.1 The evidence reviewed by Operation Outreach shows that Jimmy Savile first visited Duncroft on 21 January 1974, and ceased visiting when the school closed in 1979 for a restructure of management.
So that is at least five 'false memories' Britain's most prolific paedophile wasn't responsible for or noted by Mark Williams Thomas in any of his exposes.