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Viewers gripped by ITV's The Hack are wondering what happened to the real characters from the show in the aftermath of the scandal

This is the humblest day of my life, declared Rupert Murdoch to a parliamentary committee on July 19, 2011. This was at the height of what the newspaper historian Roy Greenslade called “the most astonishing 14 days in British press history, with daily shock heaped upon daily shock”.

3/5 Jack Thorne, who wrote ‘Toxic Town’ and ‘Adolescence’, is back again with a show that might have worked better as two separate stories

Jack Thorne dramatises the Guardian’s 2011 investigation into widespread illegality at the News of the World. Plus: who is the Ibiza Final Boss? Here’s what to watch this evening

It’s a long and sordid story of illegal activity

He went to court over having his phone tapped, and now he’s starring in ITV’s look at the Guardian’s investigation into the scandal. Tennant and writer Jack Thorne open up about this ‘immensely troubling’ story that is far from over

David Tennant is at his chameleonic best in this account of the Guardian’s investigation into tabloid malfeasance. Telling this story metes out another small dose of justice

Carlyle stars in new ITV drama The Hack.

The Hack is a hotly anticipated phone hacking drama starring David Tennant.