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I thought Mr Bates vs The Post Office might not work, says star Toby Jones

The team behind the hit ITV drama had low expectations throughout

Evening Standard

How small talk, a bike rack and dogged work brought Mr Bates vs the Post Office to the TV screen

The show’s journey, like the scandal itself, was long and full setbacks – and very nearly didn’t get made

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The ripple effect of Mr Bates vs the Post Office shows the impact of drama. Why are we trying to destroy it?

Chronic underfunding and shrinking production budgets mean this kind of triumph will be all too rare in the future

Evening Standard

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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

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

The Independent UK

Comedian Rosie Holt dupes followers with GMB Post Office sketch

Playing a Conservative politician on ‘Good Morning Britain’, Holt suggested that the Post Office Horizon was the fault of ITV and star Toby Jones for taking ‘so long’ to make ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’

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From the Post Office scandal to nuclear attack: 13 TV shows that shook Britain

Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused shockwaves in Westminster. Is it the most influential TV drama ever? We weigh the contenders, from Cathy Come Home to Queer As Folk to Who Bombed Birmingham?

The Guardian - 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

The Independent 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

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

'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.

International Business Times

The week in TV: Truelove; Mr Bates vs the Post Office; The Traitors; The Tourist – review

Old friends make a pact in a pithy euthanasia thriller; finally, the Post Office scandal gets the attention it deserves; more backstabbers gather at the castle; and from the outback to Ireland with Jamie Dornan

The Guardian - UK

‘Despicable’: Viewers react to ‘blood-boiling’ ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Four-part series on a brutal British legal injustice features ensemble cast including Toby Jones, Will Mellor and Julie Hesmondhalgh

The Independent UK

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Mr Bates vs the Post Office review – Toby Jones is perfect in a devastating tale of a national scandal

A starry cast takes on one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history. They’re the ideal way in to skulduggery so terrifying it could be a Black Mirror episode

The Independent UK

Mr Bates vs the Post Office review: ITV drama focuses too much on the story and too little on the telling

Jones and a fine assembly of British television actors bring the Post Office scandal to life

Evening Standard

Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITV review: damning retelling of the real-life scandal is essential viewing

This damning four-parter shows how trusted systems of power can operate with callous disregard for people – and how collective action can make a difference

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How to watch Mr Bates vs The Post Office online or on TV

Here's how you can watch Mr Bates vs The Post Office in full online — Toby Jones stars in this tale of a devastating miscarriage of justice.

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How to watch Toby Jones in 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office' online

Toby Jones stars in this true-life drama about a shocking U.K. scandal. Read our guide for how to watch "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" in full online and from anywhere now.

The Guardian - UK

New Year’s Day TV: Jamie Dornan’s wild thriller The Tourist is back with a bang

Elliot and Helen are together travelling the world until they land in trouble in Ireland. Plus, a scathing drama about the Post Office scandal. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

‘We all secretly think they’re spinning it out so everyone dies before they get their money’: Inside Mr Bates vs the Post Office

The series stars Toby Jones as subpostmaster Alan Bates, the man who led the fight to bring the Post Office to justice after one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Ellie Harrison hears from the cast and crew about how it was made

The Guardian - UK

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens audiobook review – starry spin on a classic

Ncuti Gatwa, Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Jones and more imbue the latest Sam Mendes-produced adaptation of the author’s works with wit, charm and magic

Evening Standard

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: who plays who, from Toby Jones to Monica Dolan

ITV is dramatising the heartbreaking and appalling true story of the British subpostmasters wrongly accused of fraud and theft

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Chimes; Uncanny Christmas Special; The Today Podcast – review

Toby Jones stars in a pitch-perfect Dickens adaptation; it’s all round to Daisy May Cooper’s haunted house; and Esther Rantzen’s frank revelations are an inspiration

Evening Standard

Mr Bates and the Post Office: the true stories behind the show's real-life characters

We uncover the real people behind the drama that reveals the awful Post Office scandal

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