The Huw Edwards drama, titled Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards , is scheduled to air on Channel 5 on Tuesday 24 March at 9pm (21:00).

Quick Scoop: When is the Huw Edwards drama on TV?

Here’s the key info in one place:

  • Title: Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards
  • Channel: Channel 5 (UK)
  • Date: Tuesday 24 March
  • Time: 9pm (21:00)
  • Format: Two-part docudrama about his downfall and subsequent conviction

Channel 5 has promoted it as a feature-length, fact-based drama made with Wonderhood, focusing on the events leading to his 2024 guilty pleas over indecent images and the broader scandal.

Extra context and why it’s trending

  • The show has drawn attention because it dramatizes a very recent and sensitive real-life case involving a once highly trusted BBC newsreader.
  • Martin Clunes plays Huw Edwards, with Channel 5 calling it a first-of-its-kind dramatization of the scandal.
  • Edwards has publicly criticised the drama, saying producers did not check details with him, which has added to the online debate and forum chatter.

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