The first look at Martin Clunes as disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards in a game-changing new Channel 5 drama has been unveiled.
Doc Martin and Wuthering Heights actor Clunes will play the determine in a one-off particular, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, which is able to discover how British television’s most famous newsreaders, who introduced the demise of the Queen, turned embroiled in a major BBC scandal.
Edwards’s profession ended abruptly in July 2024, when the 64-year-old pleaded responsible to creating indecent pictures of kids. He was handed a six-month suspended sentence, sealing a unprecedented fall from grace following a four-decade profession at the company.
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The new present is predicated on in depth factual analysis from these at the center of the scandal, with Ben Frow, chief content material officer at Channel 5, calling it “a first for the channel”.
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Edwards’ downfall began in July 2023 following a report by The Sun alleging a “top BBC Star” had paid a young person for sexual photos. Days later, his spouse publicly named him as the presenter at the centre of the allegations, resulting in his resignation in April on medical recommendation. He was subsequently charged in June 2024 after a Metropolitan Police investigation.
A month later, Edwards admitted guilt to creating indecent pictures of kids, confirming he possessed 41 pictures on WhatsApp, together with seven labeled as probably the most critical kind.
The BBC stated it was advised in November 2023, when Edwards was suspended, that he had been arrested on “suspicion of serious offences”, 5 months earlier than he resigned from the company in April.
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In a press release, the broadcaster claimed Edwards would have been dismissed “immediately” if he have been charged whereas nonetheless an worker at the company.
Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards will air quickly on Channel 5.
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