Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama
GenreCourtroom drama
Written byChris Atkins
Directed byOonagh Kearney
Starring
Music byKieran Kiely
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producer
  • Tom Popay
ProducerCatherine Donohoe
CinematographyEvan Barry
EditorJulian Ulrichs
Production companyChalkboard
Original release
Network
Release21 December (2022-12-21) –
22 December 2022 (2022-12-22)

Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama is a Channel 4 two-part courtroom drama based on the Wagatha Christie events and subsequent high-profile court case.[1]

Premise

The mini series recreates the English High Court defamation case between the two figures Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney from 2022, with the focus on the opposing legal teams. The case arose after Rooney accused Vardy of leaking posts from her private Instagram account to The Sun newspaper resulting in Vardy suing Rooney for libel.[2][3]

Cast

Production

In July 2022 it was announced that Channel 4 would produce a 2-part drama based on the events of the high-profile trial. Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, directed by Oonagh Kearney, which would recreate courtroom scenes using verbatim court transcripts against analysis from the media.[4]

Release

The series aired on 21 December 2022 on Channel 4 in the UK.

References

  1. ↑ "The Cast of Channel 4's Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama Are Revealed". Channel 4. 12 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Wagatha Christie Drama: Channel 4 Casts Its Rebekah Vardy & Coleen Rooney, With Michael Sheen Set To Play Barrister". Deadline. 12 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Channel 4's Wagatha Christie Drama Has Found Its Coleen Rooney And Rebekah Vardy". Vogue. 12 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wagatha Christie: Channel 4 to turn Vardy v Rooney libel trial into two-part drama". Evening Standard. 26 July 2022.
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