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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Sandra Mallon

Irish director's Wagatha Christie drama set to air in America

Vardy vs Rooney: A Courtroom Drama – created by Cork filmmaker Oonagh Kearney – has been sold to networks in North America, New Zealand and Australia.

Channel 4’s dramatisation of the notorious Wagatha Christie case, has sold to BritBox in North America and networks in Australia and New Zealand.

The factual drama, which stars Michael Sheen as Rooney’s barrister and covers one of the biggest media cases of the past decades, was picked up for distribution by Newen Connect last year and Newen has now struck a slew of major deals.

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