Viewers criticise 'cheesy' Vardy v Rooney drama but can't switch off

The Channel 4 show dramatises the 'Wagatha Christie' court case from earlier this year

Julia Hunt
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Updated ·2-min read
Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama - Coleen Rooney (CHANEL CRESSWELL), David Sherborne QC (MICHAEL SHEEN), Rebekah Vardy (NATALIA TENA), Hugh Tomlinson QC (SIMON COURY)
Chanel Cresswell (Coleen Rooney), Michael Sheen (David Sherborne QC), Natalia Tena (Rebekah Vardy) and Simon Coury (Hugh Tomlinson QC) in Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama. (Channel 4)

TV viewers have called the drama based on the Wagatha Christie trial 'rubbish' and 'cheesy' but admitted they couldn’t stop watching anyway.

Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama is based on the 'Wagatha Christie' libel battle between WAGs Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, which gripped the nation earlier this year.

Starring Natalia Tena as Vardy, Chanel Cresswell as Rooney and Michael Sheen as a barrister, it started on Channel 4 this week and viewers were hooked.

Read more: Rebekah Vardy claims she was framed in new Wagatha Christie documentary

Several posted messages on Twitter criticising the docu-drama, but saying they could not switch it off.

Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama - ..Wayne Rooney (DION LLYOYD) and Coleen Rooney (CHANEL CRESSWELL)..Rebekah Vardy (NATALIA TENA) is represented by Hugh Tomlinson QC (SIMON COURY) V's Coleen Rooney (CHANEL CRESSWELL) represented by David Sherborne QC (MICHAEL SHEEN)
Dion Lloyd and Chanel Cresswell as Wayne and Coleen Rooney in Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama (Channel 4)

“Utter rubbish but I need to see the second episode so streaming right now,” one person posted on Twitter.

“This is cheesy af but I love it,” said another.

One said: “I'm still watching it but so trashy.”

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney arrive at the Royal Courts of Justice for day four of the Wagatha Christie trial. (PA)
Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's case has been recreated on TV. (PA)

“Ok, #VardyvRooney is as trashy as I wanted it to be and I loved every single minute of it,” said somebody else.

One joked: “It’s so bad yet must keep watching.”

Several people said the show was “so bad it's good”.

Many said they were fully invested and that it was great TV.

Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama - Rebekah Vardy (NATALIA TENA) is represented by Hugh Tomlinson QC (SIMON COURY) V's Coleen Rooney (CHANEL CRESSWELL) represented by David Sherborne QC (MICHAEL SHEEN)
Natalia Tena as Rebekah Vardy in Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama. (Channel 4)

One viewer even called the show an “early Christmas present”.

“Only at the first ad break and I already love every moment of this,” they said.

“Michael Sheen is an inspired casting choice as is Natalia Tena as Vardy. Just next level, incredible stuff.”

The Wagatha Christie saga started in 2019 when Rooney, who is married to footy ace Wayne, accused Vardy of leaking stories from her Instagram account to The Sun newspaper.

Read more: Rebekah Vardy challenges Coleen Rooney to donate Wagatha Christie payout to charity

She posted a message on social media saying that she had been investigating who had been leaking information about her and claiming that Vardy – the wife of footballer Jamie – was the culprit.

Vardy, 40, denied the claim and sued Rooney for libel but lost the case.

Watch: Wagatha Christie hits the West End

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