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Mr Bates vs. The Post Office is ITV's biggest drama in 3 years

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office has had the whole nation talking, and it's been a huge success for the broadcaster.

WhatToWatch

Who is Alan Bates? Campaigner says Post Office is 'atrocious dead duck'

“The whole of the postal service nowadays – it’s a dead duck. It’s beyond saving,” Mr Bates said.

Evening Standard

How Horizon IT scandal brought down former Post Office boss Paula Vennells

Return of CBE marks ignominious end to career of chief executive during company’s pursuit of wrongful prosecutions

The Guardian - UK

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The Great British Post Office scandal explained

How did UK postal workers end up wrongly imprisoned for fraud?

Al Jazeera

More than 100 people contact lawyers after broadcast of Post Office drama

ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office has led to a flurry of potential victims seeking legal counsel

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Strip Paula Vennells of her CBE, hold Ed Davey to account and give sub-postmasters justice

ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office dramatises over four one-hour episodes one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history. But this appalling story also features the best in grassroots activism and British journalism.

Evening Standard

Mr Bates writer ‘astounded’ by response to ‘niche’ story of Post Office scandal

Gwyneth Hughes spent three years developing the four-part drama series about the biggest miscarriage of justice in Britain’s history

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Post Office scandal: from suicides to jail time with child killers — the heartbreaking stories of the postmasters

ITV's bombshell new drama has finally offered hope for the 700 Post Office victims still awaiting justice — but it's the individual, human tales that tell the true cost of the Horizon IT scandal. Katie Strick tells some of the most powerful

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: How a TV drama is helping bring justice in the Post Office scandal

In today’s newsletter: Since Mr Bates v The Post Office aired on ITV, dozens of people affected have come forward to seek recompense for their ruined lives

The Guardian - UK

Writer of Post Office scandal TV drama ‘astounded’ by reaction

Response to ITV show on Horizon IT fallout includes 1m-strong petition to strip ex-Post Office boss of CBE

The Guardian - UK

A first-class exposé of the Post Office scandal

Letters: Readers react to the scandal highlighted in the recent ITV drama about sub-postmasters wrongly accused of fraud by the Post Office

The Guardian - UK

Paula Vennells to Ed Davey: the people with questions to answer on the Post Office scandal

Numerous people have been criticised for their role in widespread miscarriage of justice that affected thousands

The Guardian - UK

Post Office hero Alan Bates fights back tears over surprise gift from Richard Branson

Bates has tirelessly led the fight for justice of victims of the Post Office scandal for over 20 years

The Independent UK

Does the Post Office still use Horizon? IT system at centre of sub-postmaster scandal

UK politicians have pledged to exonerate and compensate hundreds of postmasters impacted by the Post Office scandal

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Attempted suicide, exile abroad and prison: The stories behind the Post Office scandal

Victims of the scandal who lost their homes and spent time in prison have spoken out after ITV drama ‘Mr Bates vs. The Post Office’ recaptured the attention of the nation

International Business Times

'Appalling' False Convictions For UK Post Office 'Thefts' Spur Outrage

Public anger is mounting over what has been described as Britain's biggest ever miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly convicted of theft because of a computer software glitch.

The Independent UK

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal explained

Victims of the Post Office scandal are calling on ministers to speed up their compensation payments and to have their wrongful convictions quashed

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Well done Alan Bates, but justice for the Post Office and others is overdue

There are few more telling testimonies to the power of a good drama than the extraordinary effect of ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office which has galvanised securing justice for the 700-odd sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused of fraud and dishonesty as a result of the flaws in the…

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The Independent UK

Ed Davey has serious questions to answer over Post Office scandal, victims say

Sir Ed Davey was postal affairs minister from 2010 to 2012 and has been accused of having ’fobbed off’ victims

The Guardian - UK

What is the Post Office Horizon IT scandal all about?

All you need to know about one of the most widespread miscarriages of justice in UK history

The Guardian - UK

Key Post Office Horizon campaigner ‘Mr Bates’ calls for faster compensation

Victim of software scandal says TV drama has reignited issue as 50 new operators contact lawyers

The Conversation

Mr Bates vs The Post Office depicts one of the UK's worst miscarriages of justice: here’s why so many victims didn’t speak out

The new ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is an incredibly important vehicle for getting the story of what is increasingly recognised as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history into public consciousness.

Woman & Home

Where is Suzanne Sercombe from Mr Bates vs The Post Office now?

Suzanne Sercombe is the partner of Alan Bates the main character of the show, but what happened to Suzanne in real life?

WhatToWatch

Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 3 recap: Mediation

Need a refresher for Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 3? Here's a full recap of the hard-hitting drama's penultimate episode.

Woman & Home

Where are Alan Bates, Paula Vennells and Angela van den Bogerd from Mr Bates vs The Post Office?

Here is what you need to know about the real-life people in Mr Bates vs The Post Office, including where are Alan Bates and Paula Vennels are now...

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