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• 2026
• Michael Samuels
• 87 mins

Summary

How a vulnerable 17-year-old was groomed by one of the most powerful figures in TV, Huw Edwards. This drama explores the newsreader's double life as it spirals out of control, leading to his exit from public life following his conviction for making indecent images of children. Based on extensive factual research, including exclusive first-hand interviews with those at the heart of the story. Starring Martin Clunes

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David Brown

The risk with a project such as this is that it exploits a traumatic situation for entertainment or humanises Huw Edwards to the point where it feels like mitigation. Thankfully, the focus here is less on any remorse Edwards may have felt after his fall from grace and more on the controlling grip the former BBC newsreader — played with quiet menace by Martin Clunes — exerted over the 17-year-old boy he groomed.

The result is a stark study in the imbalance of power, with vulnerable youngster Ryan (Osian Morgan) depicted as someone caught in the psychological leverage Edwards wielded as an influential public figure.

Clunes’s casting also works to the drama’s advantage. Widely associated with warm roles, he brings a subtle symbolism to the part. Edwards himself once presided over moments of national solemnity, as we see in a re-creation of his announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Watching a similarly familiar figure portray this only sharpens the point about the speed with which trust can collapse.

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6.5/10

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Cast

rolenameHuw EdwardsMartin ClunesRyanOsian MorganCarysSiân Reese-WilliamsMickJason HughesSashaAisha-May HunteAngelicaLorraine BurroughsScarletChanel CresswellVictoriaClaire CalbraithAlexJoseph LoaneBenBen BishopSecurity guardChris Jared

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rolenameExecutive producerSamantha AnstissExecutive producerTom GartonDirectorMichael Samuels

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Released on

2026-03-24

Languages

English

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