- “Mr. Bates v The Post Office” records high viewership
- Dramatized account of Post Office injustices
- Emergency laws for exoneration
According to seven-day catch-up data, the ITV series “Mr. Bates v The Post Office” was viewed by an average of 9.75 million viewers in the first week of 2024.
At 10.32 million, the final episode was the most viewed of the four-part series.
This includes viewers on ITVX in the days preceding the broadcast on ITV1.
It becomes the most-viewed drama episode on television since the concluding episode of “Happy Valley.”
The dramatized account in “Mr. Bates v The Post Office” concerned a cohort of sub-postmasters who were unjustly accused of having stolen funds from it.
Erroneously convicted numerous individuals. The purported losses were, in fact, attributable to malfunctions in Horizon, the computerized accounting system utilized by the Post Office.
Emergency Legislation
The spectacle has generated unparalleled attention, as politicians and media members have criticized the Post Office.
Hundreds of wrongfully convicted individuals may have their names deleted this year as a result of the announcement of emergency laws to “rapidly exonerate and compensate victims.”
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