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Audiences were treated to performances by The Darkness and Lemn Sissay

All the victorious shows and actors from star-studded ceremony

Melvyn Bragg makes an impassioned plea to save the arts in Britain; wronged subpostmasters tell their story; a medieval romp channels Covid and The White Lotus. Plus, a time-travelling Lisa Kudrow

‘Innocent people were made to feel like criminals’ said the actor

Our round-up of all the must-see mysteries and true-life-inspired stories still set to hit our screens in 2024.

ITV had a huge hit with the powerful real-life drama ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ back in January, but the broadcaster believes that it’s getting harder and harder to make ‘very distinctively British’ shows. Katie Rosseinsky explores why series like this might be a dying breed

A run of recent dramas based on real-life issues - including ITV’s galvanising show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and James Graham’s new play Punch - remind us of the incredible power of culture

A tough advertising market saw profits plunge at ITV this year with CEO Carolyn McCall pledging to “reshape” the cost base of the broadcaster behind Coronation Street and Love Island.

Whatever the truth in the latest ‘he said, she said’ row, one thing’s clear: the government has no intention of tackling this institutional rot, says barrister Sam Fowles

Jo Hamilton presented a music award alongside Monica Dolan, who portrayed her in Mr Bates vs The Post Office

The show will look into one of the worst miscarriages of justice in NHS history