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Channel 5 Orders Huw Edwards Factual Drama Starring Martin Clunes

Producers promise a research-led account built on first-hand testimony plus exclusive access to The Sun’s investigation.

Overview

  • The two-part series, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards (working title), is being produced by Wonderhood Studios for 5.
  • The commission is the first joint effort between 5’s factual and scripted teams and marks Wonderhood’s first major drama.
  • The drama examines the grooming of a vulnerable 17-year-old and the broadcaster’s double life leading to his withdrawal from public life after conviction.
  • The production draws on a year of reporting, first-hand interviews and exclusive access to material from The Sun’s probe into the case.
  • No broadcast date has been announced; Edwards pleaded guilty in 2024 to making indecent images of children and received a six-month suspended sentence.