- The producer of Channel 5’s new drama, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, has defended its timing, stating the victim was ready to share his story.
- The drama, starring Martin Clunes as Edwards and Osian Morgan as the victim Ryan, explores themes of online safety, child pornography, and sentencing leniency.
- The real-life victim, whose identity is protected, consulted on the scripts for the dramatisation.
- Huw Edwards pleaded guilty in 2024 to making indecent images of children, receiving a suspended prison sentence and being added to the sex offender’s register.
- Executive producer Samantha Anstiss described the drama as “proper public service broadcasting”, emphasising that child pornography is not a victimless crime.
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