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First Look at Martin Clunes as Disgraced Presenter Huw Edwards in 'Shocking' Channel 5 Drama
The two-part drama mixes scripted scenes and real interviews to examine Edwards' scandal and its impact, featuring Martin Clunes, with exclusive access to key figures.
- On March 5, Channel 5 released the first trailer for Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, starring Martin Clunes as disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards.
- Following his suspension in July 2023, Edwards was arrested in November 2023 and resigned in April 2024 after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children in 2024.
- The 20-second teaser reconstructs the BBC's iconic newsroom and shows Clunes preparing to take to the airwaves; it contains no dialogue and ends with a slow zoom onto his face as he stares at the camera.
- Roger Mosey, former head of TV News at the BBC, warned that drama about living people risks legal problems and suggested a documentary approach to be less risky on Times Radio.
- Channel 5 says the series will gain exclusive access to key individuals and investigators to explore the human cost behind the headlines, as a close collaboration between Channel 5's factual and scripted teams, a first for the channel.
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