I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed claimant as ‘smug, unduly dismissive and patronising’

I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia