Real life Mr Bates calls for ex Post Office boss to be stripped of CBE as viewers are left appalled

If any TV show has gripped the nation recently, it's certainly Mr Bates vs The Post Office and one person in particular can't stop talking about it. Singer and dad of four Peter Andre wrote in his exclusive column this week that he was "gripped by the drama." "What a story! Like many, my emotions went from sadness to anger very quickly," he emotionally told OK! "It’s hard to comprehend how such a huge institution like the Post Office could go on to ruin the lives of so many innocent people for so long.

This article contains major spoilers for American Nightmare.Netflix’s new true crime documentary American Nightmare has captivated viewers since its release on January 17.The three-part series tells the story of a 2015 case referred to as the “real-life Gone Girl“, in which San Fransisco resident Denise Huskins was abducted from her home in the middle of the night by an unknown assailant, after she and her partner Aaron Quinn were drugged and blindfolded.Quinn went to the authorities for help, but they considered his story to be unbelievable and subsequently accused him of Huskins’ murder. However, when she reappeared two days later near her parent’s house, suspicion shifted to her.The case was compared to the best-selling novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, which was later adapted into the 2014 film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

Britain's oldest Post Office scandal victim left Good Morning Britain viewers in tears as she detailed how she was hounded during her retirement, as she nursed her dying husband. Former employee Betty Brown, 91, said she was forced to quit by managers who blamed her age for the financial losses at the branch she ran with fellow postmaster, husband Oswall.

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Actor Toby Jones has won the nation's hearts while portraying real life hero Alan Bates in ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office, and fans have been left shocked after discovering a rather surprising role he had in the past.Toby, 57, has starred in a number of popular films and TV shows, and has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Unvierse, the Harry Potter franchise, and The Hunger Games trilogy. He appeared as Dr.

Despite starring in the ITV series that has gripped the nation and caused the PM to agree to a new law, Mr Bates actor Toby Jones was spotted looking like any regular commuter, as he caught the London Tube.Toby, 57, plays Alan Bates in ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office, a series based on the real-life story of the Post Office Horizon scandal, which has been described as “the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British legal history”. It focuses on the huge scandal that occurred between 1999 and 2015, in which 700 Post Office branch managers were wrongly accused of theft, after faulty software made it appear money was missing from their outlets.

A postmaster caught in the Post Office scandal revealed the shocking impact on his life during Good Morning Britain. Hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid addressed one of the hot topics of the moment on Wednesday, 10 January – ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the devastating impact on those whose lives were destroyed by the shocking miscarriages of justice that occurred. Susanna then introduced a moving video interview with Parmod Kalia, one of the few former subpostmasters to have had their conviction quashed - but who claims it does not reverse the damage done.

ITV's new drama series, Mr Bates vs The Post Office has sparked fury across the country as the post office scandal which saw hundreds of postmasters being wrongfully accused of fraud has been brought to light.

The creator of a petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE following the Horizon scandal has said it is 'fantastic' that she has lost her honour.

Acclaimed Brit actor Toby Jones has been impressing viewers as activist and former sub-postmaster Alan Bates in the series Mr Bates vs the Post Office - and it has emerged that the 57-year-old father of two made a huge sacrifice just to get the show off the ground. Since its release on New Year’s Day, the gripping ITV drama has brought the shocking real-life Post Office scandal back into the spotlight, as well as the real-life people involved, with viewers outraged at the miscarriage of justice which took place, against hundreds of innocent postal workers.

ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office angered viewers who were horrified to learn the true extent of the Horizon scandal. Many were even more infuriated to learn former head of the Post Office, Paula Vennells, was awarded a CBE. More than 1.2 million people signed a petition urging the government to strip her of the award.

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has confirmed that she will hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters.

The current landscape is making it “increasingly hard” to fund British stories such as the Post Office drama that is currently dominating the news agenda, according to ITV‘s drama boss.

Rishi Sunak has said he would 'strongly support' the Honours Forfeiture Committee if it decided to look at revoking former Post Office boss Paula Vennells' CBE in the wake of the Horizon scandal.

A petition demanding ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is stripped of her CBE has soared to nearly 500,000 signatures in recent days.The urgent demand from viewers comes after the ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office focusing on 'the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal history' - aired on ITV and ITVX on New Year's Day. The limited series detailed the real life events of 2009, when a group of sub-postmasters formed the Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance, after a defective IT system called Horizon led to a slew of wrongful prosecutions of fraud, theft and false accounting. A petition calling for the former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells to be stripped of her CBE quickly passed 350,000 signatures following the final episode of the ITV1 drama on Thursday night.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) of the UK has issued a statement, following the huge public reaction to the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, which aired last week.

Throughout the first week of January, ITV viewers at home have been gripped by fresh new drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which followed the real life journey of several sub-postmasters who were wrongfully accused (and in some cases even charged) with stealing from the Post Office, thanks to a Horizon computer error.The show, which spanned across four nights in total, saw a star studded cast including Toby Jones, Will Mellor and Julie Hesmondhalgh bring the story to life, including their ongoing fight for justice and compensation for the hundreds of people that were still affected by the error. In emotional scenes, fans saw the toll of the scandal with their own eyes, with several of the accused having lost their jobs, their homes and in some cases even having taken their own lives after struggling to cope with the mental toll of being wrongfully blamed for the error.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - a new limited drama series focusing on 'the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal history' - aired on ITV and ITV X on New Year's Day.The show follows the real life events of 2009, when a group of sub-postmasters formed the Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance, after a defective IT system called Horizon led to a slew of wrongful prosecutions of fraud, theft and false accounting. But while plenty of viewers went through a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the duration of the available four episodes, it was the final instalment that left fans the most teary eyed of all.

Will Mellor was left "fuming" after playing Lee Castleton, a victim of the Post Office scandal, in ITV's series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.The series tells the true story of Alan Bates and his fight for justice following the Post Office scandal in the late 90s. The cast, alongside Will, 47, includes Toby Jones, Katherine Kelly, Amy Nuttall, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Monica Dolan, Lia Williams and Alex Jennings.There are four episodes in the series, with all of them available to watch on ITVX. After filming, Will questioned how those responsible for the crisis could live with themselves and labelled it as "vile" that former Post Office boss Paula Vennells received a CBE.

ITV1's Mr Bates vs the Post Office retells the story of how hundreds of innocent subpostmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft.