Channel 5 has announced the start date and details of its new factual drama, 'Under Suspicion: Kate McCann', which focuses on the interrogation of Kate McCann following the disappearance of her daughter Madeleine in 2007. The drama begins three months into the search, when Portuguese police, under mounting international pressure, summon Kate for a meeting that takes an accusatory turn.
The film depicts Kate's eleven-hour interrogation, during which she is told she will be named a formal suspect, or 'arguida', the next day. Police demand a confession, warning that without one she could be charged with murder. Kate, on her lawyer's advice, answers 'no comment' to all accusations.
'Under Suspicion: Kate McCann' airs on Channel 5 on Wednesday, May 20 at 9pm. The drama stars Laura Bayston as Kate McCann, with a script by award-winning writer Philip Ralph and direction by Paula Wittig. Bayston described filming the interrogation as 'truly horrific' and 'a punch in the guts'.
