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ITV commissions drama about phone hacking scandal produced by Mr Bates vs The Post Office team

Set between 2002 and 2012 it follows the controversy that shut down News of the World after 168 years in operation

The Independent UK

Susan Egelstaff: The media shouldn't hold back but sometimes, they cross the line

The media isn't there to only cover positive stories but journalists shouldn't cross the line into plain rudeness and, as Ben Shelton pointed out at…

The National (Scotland)

Hijack season 2 has started filming, here’s what we know so far about Idris Elba’s plane thriller

The high-octane Apple TV+ series was renewed for a second season in January

The Independent UK

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‘I’m a pain in the backside ... an awkward sod’: Alan Bates on love, justice and the Post Office scandal

He became a household name after ITV turned Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice into a drama. He reflects on his fight for compensation, turning down an OBE – and getting married on Richard Branson’s island

The Guardian - UK

The biggest showbiz stories of 2024: From Eurovision to Oasis

Banksy, Taylor Swift and Beyonce also dominated the headlines.

The Independent UK

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold was ‘hurt’ after moviegoers rejected his film

Director James Mangold was left "hurt" by audiences and critics rejecting 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' becasue he wanted moviegoers to "accept" Harrison Ford's iconic archeologist had to retire.

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Jade Thirlwall wins trailblazer gong at Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024

Jade Thirlwall took home The Trailblazer Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024 on Thursday (28.11.24).

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The 20 best TV shows of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: From the improbable phenomenon ‘Baby Reindeer’ to the comfort of ‘Gogglebox’ and the smart, sexy and slick ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’, here are the top 20 releases from the past 12 months, selected by The Independent’s TV critic Nick Hilton

The Independent UK

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office among shows shortlisted for TV Choice Awards

The TV drama has been nominated in the best new drama category, but it will face tough competition from Baby Reindeer, Fool Me Once and Nightsleeper.

Evening Standard

‘Something special’: Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones on bucolic comedy beauty Detectorists, 10 years on

The open-hearted paean to friendship and a quiet life has become a global hit after charming viewers the world over. As it turns 10, its stars reflect on how they made TV magic

The Guardian - UK

Netflix adds critically acclaimed Toby Jones drama that's been criminally forgotten

Capital, now on Netflix, boasts an amazing cast including the Mr Bates vs The Post Office star

WhatToWatch

Will Mellor 'honoured' to be part of Mr Bates Vs The Post Office amid NTAs triumph

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office star Will Mellor discusses working on the National TV Award-winning drama and teases future roles...

WhatToWatch

All the winners at the National Television Awards 2024: Peter Ash and Ant & Dec take prizes

Mr Bates vs The Post Office adds gong to critical acclaim

Evening Standard

Detectorists’ finds rewrite history by unearthing the real story of money

A study of ancient coins has shifted the focus of Europe’s economic history from the Greeks and Romans to the Arabs

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The week in theatre: Echo; Visit From an Unknown Woman; The Baker’s Wife – review

Fiona Shaw, Adrian Lester, Toby Jones and more explore the refugee experience in an intriguing multimedia show

Evening Standard

Jessica Gunning, Jodie Whittaker, Benedict Wong and Jeremy O. Harris join lineup of Echo at the Royal Court

They’ll be joining the experimental show’s line-up alongside actors Toby Jones, Fiona Shaw, Meera Syal and musician Self Esteem

Total Film

Season 2 of Apple TV Plus thriller with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score starts filming and lands new cast

Toby Jones and more are joining Idria Elba in Hijack season 2

The Independent UK

Toby Jones criticises the dehumanisation of refugees: ‘We talk about boats, not people’

The Harry Potter actor said ‘we don’t talk about people anymore’

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‘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’

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Harry Potter's Toby Jones says fans forget he was Dobby

Toby Jones voiced the hero house elf in two Harry Potter movies

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

Evening Standard

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

WhatToWatch

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.

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