Mr Bates vs The Post Office is a the most watched drama on ITV of all time. It's the extraordinary story of the greatest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system. I speak to the producer of the show, Patrick Spence, to get a behind the scenes look at the drama, how it was discovered, how it was made and why the country rallied around Mr Bates.Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - The story of Mr Bates 05:33 - Having the film commissioned by ITV 08:59 - How true was the drama 12:04 - How big was the cover up at the Post Office 14:12 - How did this scandal happen 17:21 - Why some people pleaded guilty 19:36 - How has the show impacted real people 22:08 - Why no one has received compensation yet 24:46 - What awards has the show won 26:24 - The reaction from Fujitsu and the Post Office 31:53 - How has the drama translated globally?

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - the real story behind the drama with Patrick Spence