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‘We tapped into the nation’s rage’: The creators of Mr Bates vs the Post Office on the drama’s colossal impact

The ITV series about the Post Office scandal is swiftly becoming one of the most influential dramas of all time. Its writer Gwyneth Hughes and producer Patrick Spence tell Ellie Harrison they are astonished by the reaction – and explain what a real win will look like for the victims

The Independent UK

A British postal scandal ruined hundreds of lives. The government plans to try to right those wrongs

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system

The Independent UK

Where is the real Jo Hamilton from Mr Bates vs The Post Office now?

Here's what you need to know about the real Jo Hamilton, the Subpostmistress who was a victim of the Horizon Post Office Scandal

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MPs finally recognise the real heroes of the Post Office scandal: MPs

PMQs told the country that campaigners such as Alan Bates had nothing on Priti Patel, Lee Anderson and Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

‘What we’ve been calling for’: post office operators welcome acquittal plan

Joy mixed with caution as victims of Horizon scandal say they hope pledge will result in concrete action after 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Arise Sir Alan Bates? Post Office scandal campaigner should receive knighthood, says Cabinet minister

Esther McVey, who is known as the 'Minister for Common Sense', said he should be given the honour 'as soon as possible'

Evening Standard

Mr Bates vs the Post Office is ITV’s biggest drama in three years

Show has prompted public debate and political change regarding handling of the 1999 Post Office Horizon scandal

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SNP call on Ed Davey to hand back knighthood over role in Post Office scandal

THE leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey is being urged to hand back his knighthood due to his connection to the Post Office Horizon scandal.

The National (Scotland)

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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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 Independent 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

Evening Standard

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

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

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