Overview
- Laura Bayston stars as Kate McCann, with Paula Wittig directing and Philip Ralph writing the 90-minute single.
- The drama reconstructs a tense 48-hour period three months after Madeleine’s disappearance when Portuguese police moved to treat Kate as an arguida (formal suspect).
- Channel 5 says the production draws on official police material, documentary evidence and recorded testimony to depict the interrogation.
- The broadcaster confirmed the McCanns were informed about the project but are not involved editorially.
- Produced by Orchard Studios, the film launches a two-episode factual drama strand that will also cover the Tracie Andrews case under the working title Suspect: The Road Rage Killer.