Lehman Collapses Again on Small Screen

Richard Fuld, the man vilified for the collapse of Lehman Brothers nearly a year ago, has a story to tell but recently told a reporter no one wants to hear it.

The actors from the BBC2 drama "The Last Days of Lehman Brothers:" clockwise upper left Alex Jennings, Corey Johnson, Michael Lanes and James Cromwell.

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"The facts are out there," the former Lehman CEO told a reporter for Reuters who tracked him down at his country home in Ketchum, Idaho, last Friday. "Nobody wants to hear it, especially not from me."

Maybe people will tune in tomorrow night instead, when BBC Two in the UK airs its docudrama, "The Last Days of Lehman Brothers," about Fuld's final days at the helm of the banking giant.

A British production featuring American actors Corey Johnson ("United 93") as Fuld and James Cromwell ("LA Confidential") as former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, "Last Days" is a fictionalized account of the weekend leading up to Lehman's collapse on Sept. 15, 2008.

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The filmmakers try to stick close to the facts -- BBC Two did extensive research, interviewing many of the key players involved in that weekend -- but also took some dramatic license.

"A bunch of white guys sitting around in suits talking about money isn't very interesting, said Craig Warner, the screenwriter of the one-hour drama, told ABCNews.com. "I tried to make it fun and comprehensible. All I had to do was imagine that my brother would be watching. He has a very short attention span and likes things to be quick and amusing."

As part of his research to play the role of Fuld, Johnson said he watched YouTube videos of Fuld testifying before Congress.

Richard Fuld and actor Corey Johnson who plays the former Lehman Brothers chairman.