Vardy V Rooney viewers ‘switch off’ courtroom drama and all have the same complaint about Coleen actress

VIEWERS of Channel 4’s Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama ‘switched off’ within minutes off the ‘Wagatha Christie’ show.

The ripped-from-the-headlines re-enactment, based on court transcripts from the legal battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, failed to entice those watching at home.

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Chanel Cresswell plays Coleen Rooney in the adaptation, which was slammed by viewersCredit: Channel 4

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Natalia Tena plays Vardy in the two-parter

Many turned it off early into the first part of the two-part special, which airs over the next two nights, branding it “tosh”.

And several also had the same complaint about actress Chanel Cresswell’s Scouse accent as she took on the iconic WAG.

One fan on Twitter vented: “Lasted 14 mins. Absolutely sh***.”

A second echoed the sentiment, adding: “This is just awful [laughing emoji].”

“Seriously – what is this sh*** on the telly?” laughed a third.

“Dreadful tosh” summed up a fourth.

Others agreed it was “so bad” but claimed it was so compulsively awful, they “couldn’t turn it off.”

Chanel, who has starred in This Is England ’86, also came under fire for her Liverpudlian accent.

One viewer from the area tweeted: “Vardy v Rooney Lasted 3 seconds hearing that awful attempt at a Scouse accent….

Another fumed: “Why is it so hard to hire Scouse actors to play Scousers? Rare you can find someone who can do a successful accent”

“Don’t know if I can sit through the awful attempt at a scouse accent” chipped in a third.

One part of the programme that did draw acclaim however was the performance of Michael Sheen, who played  Coleen’s barrister David Sherbourne.

 Fans called him “well watchable” and “class” in the role.

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Michael Sheen (second left) stars as Coleen’s barrister and won praiseCredit: PA