‘We talk about boats … not people’: UK dehumanising refugees, Toby Jones says Exclusive: Bafta-winner to join actors and young asylum seekers in 24-hour fundraising ‘Shakespeare marathon’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
Harry Potter's Toby Jones says fans forget he was Dobby Toby Jones voiced the hero house elf in two Harry Potter movies WhatToWatch · Jun 5, 2024
Toby Jones claims Alan Bates turned down Glastonbury offer: ‘He can’t be bought’ British actor said the former subpostmaster he plays in ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ said ‘no thank you’ to opening the famous festival The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024
Toby Jones praises ‘extraordinary dignity’ of Post Office accused Actor, who played campaigner Alan Bates in TV drama, calls Horizon scandal a ‘Hitchcockian nightmare’ at Hay festival The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Hay Festival 2024: our guide to this year’s highlights Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Hay Festival 2024: our guide to the top events at this year's 'Woodstock of the mind' With a programme rammed-full of performances, panels and talks, we pick some of this year’s best events Evening Standard · May 23, 2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office lost ITV £1million despite being the biggest show in a decade — here's why ITV has revealed that its groundbreaking drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office has failed to break even. WhatToWatch · Apr 25, 2024
Mr Bates vs The Post Office makes its US TV premiere tonight The Toby Jones-led miniseries Mr Bates vs The Post Office tells the shockingly true story of the British Post Office scandal WhatToWatch · Apr 7, 2024
Ian Lavender obituary Last surviving member of the BBC’s Dad’s Army cast who played the bumbling Private Pike The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024
Adrian Chiles to judge prestigious book awards The Guardian columnist has divided opinion with his meandering missives Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024
32 Famous Actors Who Guest Starred On Doctor Who Here are 32 famous actors who guest-starred on Doctor Who. Cinemablend · Jan 29, 2024
The Guardian view on Mr Bates vs the Post Office: Britain needs more state-of-the-nation TV Editorial: In a world dominated by global streamers, the search for international audiences must not crowd out domestically focused drama The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
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 · Jan 16, 2024
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 · Jan 13, 2024
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024 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
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024 ‘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
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024 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'
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024 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 · Jan 10, 2024 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’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 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 Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024 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 Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 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 · Jan 8, 2024 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
International Business Times · Jan 8, 2024 '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 Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 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