Worrying: Big Brother contestant Dan Neal worked on the Jimmy Savile police case Detectives are being paid overtime to watch Big Brother. The ‘cushiest job ever’ is so Scotland Yard officers can monitor a former colleague taking part in the Channel 5 reality programme. Dan Neal, 33, stunned Met bosses when he entered the Big Brother house last week. Until recently he was working on Operation Yewtree – the inquiry into Jimmy Savile and allegations of historic sex offences by other celebrities. Senior officers raised fears that Mr Neal could compromise their highly sensitive investigation, prompting the programme’s producers to agree to a five-minute delay on the ‘live’ footage.
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Dan Neal stunned bosses by entering the Big Brother house
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The 33-year-old says he left the force saying that he 'needed a change'
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Detectives ensured 'live' footage had a five-minute delay so it could be monitored
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Time-and-a-half overtimes and bonuses offered for shifts
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Exact cost of 'surveillance' to be released 'in due course'
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