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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

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

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

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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

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

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

Ian Lavender obituary

Last surviving member of the BBC’s Dad’s Army cast who played the bumbling Private Pike

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Adrian Chiles to judge prestigious book awards

The Guardian columnist has divided opinion with his meandering missives

Evening Standard

32 Famous Actors Who Guest Starred On Doctor Who

Here are 32 famous actors who guest-starred on Doctor Who.

Cinemablend

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

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

‘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

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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

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’

The Guardian - UK

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?

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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

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

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

'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

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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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

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