Channel 4 has announced the cast for its new two-part film based on the "Wagatha Christie" case. The drama will star This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell as Coleen Rooney and Harry Potter star Natalia Tena as Rebekah Vardy.
Award-winning Welsh actor Michael Sheen, known for his roles in Good Omens and for his portrayals of real-life figures such as Sir Tony Blair, broadcaster David Frost and Chris Tarrant, has been cast as Coleen Rooney's high-profile barrister David Sherborne. However, Michael isn't the only Welsh star in the line-up.
Dion Lloyd, who hails from Bangor, has been cast as footballer Wayne Rooney. Viewers will recognise Dion from his role in the Sundance Now and Channel 4 drama The Light in the Hall/Y Golau, Dion plays Chris in the series alongside Iwan Rheon, Sian Reese-Williams and Joanna Scanlan. He has also featured in BBC's popular drama Hidden/Craith, Stella and the BAFTA-winning feature film Pride.
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According to his IMBD, Dion, who is also a singer and songwriter and has appeared on S4C's Noson Llawen performing original songs, trained as an actor at The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. Dion will be joined by The Professor And The Madman star Simon Coury, who will play Rebekah Vardy's barrister, Hugh Tomlinson, while Marci Nagyszokolyai will take on the role of Jamie Vardy.
The two-part film titled Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama was commissioned by Channel 4 in July. The broadcaster said the drama-documentary would "recreate the High Court defamation case" and will use real court transcripts to "bring viewers all of the incredible and unbelievable moments from a case".
When the announcement was made this summer, the head of factual entertainment at Channel 4, Alf Lawrie said: "More outlandish than a storyline from Footballers Wives, this High Court case gripped the nation. Now, using court transcripts, this factual dramatisation will allow viewers to see for themselves the courtroom drama in one of the most infamous trials of recent times, bringing to life a case that encapsulated so much about the British cultural landscape in the 21st century." For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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