A drama about Huw Edwards has been commissioned. The series will chart the downfall of the BBC newsreader after it emerged he had groomed a 17-year-old online.
A TV drama about the downfall of Huw Edwards is in the works.
Bosses at 5 have commissioned a two-part series. It will chart how the BBC newsreader groomed a 17-year-old online before being exposed and pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
Doc Martin and Manhunt star Martin Clunes has signed up to play disgraced Huw in the show.
A 5 spokesperson said: “This series explores 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.”
Producers at 5 have interviewed people at the centre of the scandal to make the drama as accurate as possible.
The spokesperson added: “Building on extensive factual research over the past 12 months, including extensive first hand interviews and co-operation from those at the heart of the scandal, this unflinching drama paints a complex, emotional and nuanced portrait, revealing how the grooming of a vulnerable 17-year old over many months led to Edwards’ downfall, disgrace and the end of his life in the public eye.”
The network’s top boss Ben Frow said: “This is an important and shocking story of how a man in a position of power and trust betrayed that status.
“By gaining exclusive access to the key individuals involved and those who investigated the story, we explore the human cost behind the headlines.”
David Abraham, from the show’s production company Wonderhood Studios, said “This project marks Wonderhood’s first step into drama and builds on our record in producing premium documentaries about challenging subjects that matter.
“Drama is also a medium with the power to uncover profound psychological truths, and we are incredibly grateful to our brave contributors in trusting us with their story.”
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