Overview
- 5 has commissioned Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, a two-part factual drama produced by Wonderhood Studios.
- A first-look image reveals Martin Clunes portraying the former BBC news presenter.
- The series is directed by Michael Samuels and written by Mark Burt, marking Wonderhood Studios’ debut scripted drama in collaboration with 5’s factual team.
- Producers say the drama draws on extensive research, first-hand interviews with key contributors, and exclusive access to The Sun’s reporting.
- The narrative covers allegations of grooming of a vulnerable 17-year-old and the investigation that led to Edwards’s July 2024 guilty plea for making indecent images of children, with sentencing suspended; a broadcast date has not been announced.