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Cliff Richard feared he would die of a heart attack following false sex abuse claims

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Sir Cliff Richard is set to appear in Operation Yewtree documentary The Accused: National Treasures on Trial tonight on Channel 4.Operation Yewtree was an investigation launched in 2010 that focused on the sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the late English TV personality Jimmy Savile and other well-known celebrities.

Back in 2014, Sir Cliff's home in Berkshire was raided by police officers as part of the operation that shook the UK.The national treasure, who has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, was accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy during a religious rally at Sheffield United Football club in 1985.Sir Cliff was never arrested or charged over the allegations and went on to win £2million from a BBC settlement, after BBC News sent a helicopter to cover cops raiding his home.In the documentary, the now 81-year-old will tell his version of events alongside Pop Idol's Neil Fox and DJ Paul Gambaccini, all of whom were accused but never charged with sexual offences.

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