5 investigates Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards

FIRST LOOK: Doc Martin’s Martin Clunes will star as disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards in factual drama Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, in a two-part series commissioned by UK broadcaster 5.

The show will explore the story of how a vulnerable 17-year-old was groomed by one of the most powerful figures in television. It will also dramatise the newsreader’s double life as it spirals out of control, leading him to make the greatest announcement of his career – his total exit from public life following his conviction for serious child sexual offences.

The first collaboration between 5’s factual and scripted commissioning teams, Power builds on extensive factual research over the past 12 months, including extensive first hand interviews and cooperation from those at the heart of the scandal and exclusive access to The Sun newspaper’s investigation into Edwards.

It is a Wonderhood Studios production, coproduced with Krempelwood. The series is directed by Michael Samuels (The Windermere Children) and written by Mark Burt (The Trial). The producer is Angie Daniell (A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story), the casting director is Jenny Duffy, the factual producer is Louise Kentleton and director of production is Lianne Hickey. The executive producers are Samantha Anstiss and Tom Garton.

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