Murdered Crimewatch Presenter Jill Dando ‘tried to get bosses to investigate alleged paedophile ring inside the BBC but no one wanted to know’ (Picture)

A former friend and retired BBC worker has claimed that the television host was told that ‘big name stars’ and BBC staff were involved in abuse.

But when she tried to get her superiors to investigate, and handed a file to senior management, no action was taken, the source claims.

The former staff member, who asked to remain anonymous, told theDaily Star Sunday that she raised the claims with management in the mid 1990s.

The source said that the names were ‘surprisingly big’.

She said: ‘I think she was quite shocked when told about images of children and that information on how to join this horrible paedophile ring was freely available.’

They added that Ms Dando had also been told that female work colleagues told her they had been groped or assaulted, and that nothing had been done.

‘She compiled a file of complaints but she was not really an investigative journalist, just a presenter.morehere