Ofcom investigates Huw Edwards complaint over Channel 5 drama
Source: The Guardian ·
Former BBC presenter says programme starring Martin Clunes gave a misleading and unfair account of his downfallBritain’s media regulator is investigating a complaint from the former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards about a Channel 5 drama depicting his downfall.Ofcom said it was investigating Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, which starred Martin Clunes and was broadcast earlier this year, under…
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Britain’s media regulator is investigating a complaint from the former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards about a Channel 5 drama depicting his downfall. Ofcom said it was investigating Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, which starred Martin Clunes and was broadcast earlier this year, under its “fairness and privacy” rules. The drama became the channel’s highest-rated show of the year after its broadcast in March, attracting 3.8m viewers in four weeks. Edwards, once one of the BBC’s highest-paid newsreaders, confirmed to the Guardian that he had made the complaint. He said he had a series of concerns about its depiction of the events that led up to his disgrace. The 65-year-old pleaded guilty to accessing indecent photographs of children in July 2024 and was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years. The Channel 5 two-part series, produced by Wonderhood Studios and Krempelwood Entertainment, focuses on an earlier allegation made by the Sun in July 2023 that claimed that…