While some viewers may think they\u2019re already aware of all there is to know about the so-called \u2018Wagatha Christie\u2019 trial, Vardy v Rooney\u2019s executive producer Tom Popay has said that the series, which is based on the official court transcripts, will reveal \u201cunbelievable\u201d new details.<\/p>\n
Popay told The Independent<\/a>: \u201cNo one could watch this [case] \u2013 everyone was just getting this kind of live stream from the journalists who were in the courtroom. It was all so sensational, so we were like, \u2018Well, what kind of new stuff would we learn if we fully recreated the trial?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cWe sent off for the transcripts and when they came\u2026 they were absolutely unbelievable. We realised that all the Tweets and reports from the trial had just scratched the surface.\u201d<\/p>\n The series was first announced in July<\/a>\u00a0and stars Chanel Cresswell as Coleen Rooney, Natalia Tena as\u00a0Rebekah Vardy and Michael Sheen as Rooney\u2019s barrister David Sherborne.<\/p>\n A first-look clip<\/a> from the drama was exclusively revealed by RadioTimes.com<\/a> earlier this week, featuring Sheen\u2019s Sherborne questioning Tena\u2019s Vardy over a former newspaper interview she had given about Peter Andre.<\/p>\n The two-part drama will explore how events unfolded after Rooney alleged that Vardy\u2019s Instagram account had been the only one capable of leaking fake stories about her to the press, after they had been posted on Rooney\u2019s private Instagram Story.<\/p> Vardy then sued Rooney for libel in June 2020, with the trial taking place in May 2022. Vardy strongly denied leaking fake stories, but the judge ruled in Rooney\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama will air on Wednesday 21st December on Channel 4 at 9pm. Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 12:00 am In spite of the trial only wrapping up earlier this year, Channel 4 will this week air a dramatisation of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney\u2019s high profile court dispute, in a series called Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama. 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