This Morning viewers were left in tears as the real-life Alan Bates and his wife Suzanne were awarded two luxury holidays live on the show. Alan and Suzanne appeared on the ITV daytime show to discuss the TV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, which tells their real-life story. Alan Bates, 68, was the key campaigner who exposed the Post Office scandal, which saw innocent post office workers prosecuted for missing funds.