LONDON – A British television network plans to broadcast a dramatic, documentary-style film about a fictional assassination of U.S. President George W. Bush, the network’s head said Thursday.

The program uses actors and digital manipulation of real footage to show a fictional account of Bush being gunned down after delivering a speech in Chicago, Peter Dale, the head of More4, told a news conference.

“Death of a President,” also scheduled to be shown at the Toronto Film Festival in September, focuses on all those linked to the pretend crime – including nearby anti-war protesters, suspects, Secret Service guards and investigators, Dale said.

More4, which is the digital offshoot of Britain’s Channel 4 network, plans to show the program on Oct. 9.

“It’s not sensationalist, or simplistic but a very thought-provoking, powerful drama,” Dale said. “I hope people will see that the intention behind it is good.”

– The Associated Press