Dorset Star Appears as Disgraced BBC Newsreader in New Drama

Wildest actor transformations as Martin Clunes seen as disgraced Huw Edwards

Martin Clunes has been cast as convicted sex offender and former BBC presenter Huw Edwards, and he joins a long list of stars playing criminals and controversial figures

Dorset star appears as disgraced BBC newsreader in new drama

Doc Martin star and west Dorset resident Martin Clunes will portray disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards in a new drama.

Dorset star to appear as disgraced BBC newsreader in new drama

Doc Martin star and west Dorset resident Martin Clunes will portray disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards in a new drama.

Martin Clunes to play disgraced Llanelli newsreader Huw Edwards in explosive new TV drama

The two‑part series — working title Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards — promises to lift the lid on how one of Britain’s most trusted broadcasters went from announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II to receiving a suspended jail sentence for making indecent images of children. Edwards, who grew up in Llanelli and has long spoken about his Welsh upbringing, was once one of the BBC’s highest‑paid and most recognisable faces. His downfall sent sh…