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Between 1999 and 2015, numerous postal workers at the state-owned Post Office faced wrongful prosecutions or convictions. They were accused of false accounting, theft, and fraud due to a faulty software system that erroneously indicated missing funds in accounts.

Explained: What is Britains Post Office scandal?

Return of CBE marks ignominious end to career of chief executive during company’s pursuit of wrongful prosecutions

Ms Vennells today said she is truly sorry for the devastation the scandal had caused to staff falsely accused of fraud when her organisation routinely denied there were problems with its systems.

It was an article about the subpostmasters by Katie Glass that piqued the interest of television and brought their plight to life. She kept in touch with many of them, even giving one of them her engagement ring. Here she explains the long road to getting their voices heard

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office is the most watched programme of the year so far, and ITVs most popular drama of the last three years.

ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office has now clocked up 7.7m viewers on ITV and ITVX in the seven days since its NYD debut.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office is not the only TV series to have helped renew public interest in an issue.

The Crown Prosecution Service is refusing to reveal Sir Keir Starmer’s role in the wrongful prosecution of subpostmasters after admitting it took at least 27 victims to court.

The road, and lets get these the compensation they deserve." now, i dont know what that looks like because i dont know what price you can put on somebody losing their husband or losing your memories as a child because youve got to have treatment for depression, or losing your daughters, or your kids getting spat at in the street. "your dads a thief." you know? what price do you put on all that, you know? its... so, yeah, im stillangry, but im so glad im a part of this drama that has made it land...