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“An unforgettable performance”: Sheridan Smith is captivating in 2-part crime dramatisation streaming now

“An unforgettable performance”: Sheridan Smith is captivating in 2-part crime dramatisation streaming now

Published by Sam Flores

While Sheridan Smith has just starred in new show The Cage, we’re always looking to her back catalogue as a way of making sure we always have a brilliant TV show on the go. And from Cilla to Mrs Biggs, it’s safe to say we’re not short of options. The latest two-part dramatisation we implore you to watch if you haven’t already is The Moorside, which is now streaming. Here’s everything you need to know about the captivating crime drama, including reviews of her unforgettable performance. What is the true story of The Moorside? The Moorside is a dramatisation of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews’ disappearance and kidnapping, back in 2008. Based on the true story, the West Yorkshire schoolgirl was reported missing, and later found in a flat owned by a man named Michael Donovan, the uncle of Craig Meehan, who was the boyfriend of Shannon’s mother, Karen Matthews. After she was found alive, it transpired that she had been drugged and concealed in the base of a divan bed, and it was part of a …

Huw Edwards Sun scoop reporter: Why Channel 5 dramatisation needed

Huw Edwards Sun scoop reporter: Why Channel 5 dramatisation needed

Published by Sam Flores

Scarlet Howes (left, Press Gazette) | Martin Clunes playing Huw Edwards (Channel 5) The Sun’s US editor Scarlet Howes has said the dramatised TV version of her Huw Edwards expose will help raise the reputation of tabloid journalism and provide a voice for victims of the former BBC newsreader. Howes wrote the Sun story that first revealed an unnamed BBC newsreader had paid a young man £35,000 for naked images during a relationship that began when the man was aged 17. The Sun initially faced intense criticism about a story that some saw as a breach of privacy. But the paper’s decision to publish was vindicated by Edwards’ conviction in 2024 for possessing child pornography. The Sun investigation into Edwards won both scoop of the year and investigation of the year at the 2024 British Journalism Awards. Howes told the Society of Editors Future of News Conference in London on Tuesday: “For me it has always been about the family and getting justice for them and giving them a voice. “We got criticised a lot …