First look at cast of Channel 4’s Vardy v Rooney, the courtroom drama based on Wagatha libel case
CHANNEL 4 unveils the line-up for its courtroom drama based on the Wagatha Christie case.
This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell plays Coleen Rooney, while Rebekah Vardy is portrayed by Natalia Tena — who was Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter films.
Michael Sheen, known for film roles as Tony Blair and David Frost, plays Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne.
Earlier this summer, Vardy, 40, lost a libel battle against Rooney, 36, over a viral social media post, after a High Court judge found it was “substantially true”.
In the post, Rooney said she had carried out a months-long “sting operation”, which saw her dubbed Wagatha Christie in reference to the popular mystery writer.
Channel 4's two-part film will recreate the "high drama, high stakes High Court defamation case that followed.
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It is described as “a case that had a huge impact on the lives of the two women at its heart and catapulted the two sparring legal teams into the spotlight.
“Much like Rooney and Vardy, their every move in the courtroom was dissected and scrutinised in the press”.
The show has been created from the court transcripts and will air later this year.
In August, Disney+ confirmed it is creating a three-part documentary series about the court battle with “exclusive access” to Coleen Rooney.
