[01/29/24 - 09:12 AM] "Masterpiece" to Air "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" Following the UK broadcast on ITV, the series has set off a firestorm of public interest and, within eight days of premiering, the Prime Minister announced a new law to pardon the victims who had been wrongly convicted.
DESCRIPTION: (from PBS's web site, April 2024) Based on the real-life British Post Office scandal, Mr Bates vs The Post Office has set off a firestorm of public outrage forcing the Prime Minister to act.