First photos of Wagatha Christie drama starring Notts actress

The first images of a two-part film which explores the legal battle ‘Wagatha Christie’ have been released by Channel 4. Bafta-winning This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell from Nottingham is pictured as Coleen Rooney, sitting in court, in a first look at Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama.

It also sees Dion Lloyd play former Manchester United midfielder Wayne Rooney and Marton Nagyszokolyai take the role of current Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy. Both footballers also played for England. Channel 4 said its film “recreates the high drama, high stakes High Court defamation case” based on the court transcripts.

It also imagines the “huge impact on the lives of the two women at its heart”. Dubbed the #WagathaChristie case when it first unfolded on social media in 2019, the audacious case made headlines around the world. Her sleuthing efforts saw her dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’ in reference to the popular mystery writer Agatha Christie and the term referring to sports people’s wives and girlfriends . The high-profile court case is also being turned into a West End play with stage actress Lucy May Barker playing Vardy while Laura Dos Santos, who has appeared in Doctor Who, will play Rooney.

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