Alan Bates

ITV to explore fallout of Mr Bates vs The Post Office with new documentary

Toby Jones, as Alan Bates, stands outside the Royal Courts of Justice

Across four parts, the series told the true story of the more than 900 subpostmasters who were wrongfully prosecuted for stealing from the Post Office because of a faulty computer system called Horizon.

Bolstered by the likes of stars Toby Jones and Monica Dolan, the series so heart-rendingly humanised the horrific miscarriage of justice that, as of late-April, around 13.5 million people had tuned in.