Martin Clunes Talks Transforming Into Huw Edwards for New Drama Tackling "Awful" Crimes – and Reveals Why Edwards's Family Do Not Feature

Martin Clunes talks transforming into Huw Edwards for new drama tackling "awful" crimes – and reveals why Edwards's family do not feature

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.At Westminster Magistrates Court on 31 July 2024, Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children. So ended, in public disgrace, the career of a BBC newsreader who only two years before had told the nation that Queen Elizabeth II was dead.Falls from grace are seldom so spectacular and now, invariably, there is a television drama to recount it. Power: the Downfall of Huw Edwards…

BBC presenter explains what Huw Edwards was really like after text message

As Channel 5 is set to air a new drama, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, a BBC presenter has opened up about what the disgraced newsreader is really like

Martin Clunes says Huw Edwards clip was ‘chilling in light of what we know’

Clunes watched extensive footage of the disgraced presenter ahead of his lead role in new Channel 5 drama

Martin Clunes recalls watching ‘chilling’ Huw Edwards clip while preparing to portray ex-BBC newsreader – UK Times

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Martin Clunes has opened up about playing disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards in the forthcoming Channel 5 TV series Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards. To prepare for the role, the 64-year-old star of Doc Martin…