Mr Bates vs The Post Office viewers heartbroken over shocking scenes

ok.co.uk:

Viewers of ITV's Mr Bates vs The Post Office were upset after watching the second episode of the show which tells the true story of mysterious financial losses at village post offices, and how a new computer system led to many postmasters being wrongly accused of theft and fraud between 1999 and 2015.The show, with Toby Jones playing Alan Bates, tells the true story of his long fight for justice for many post office workers who were treated unfairly.

After the second episode aired, viewers said that they "couldn't stop screaming at the TV". One person took to social media and said: "Time to start shouting at the TV again #MrBatesVsThePostOffice," while another wrote: "I thought I was up on the #PostOfficeScandal but watching #MrBatesVsThePostOffice really brings the personal horrors to life. #Shameful." Someone else said: "Binge-watched #MrBatesVsThePostOffice on ITV X.Those poor people.

Absolutely shocking story!" The second episode continued to unpack the shocking miscarriage of justice and saw Alan's Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance group getting more traction.

As more people joined, they got the backing of a number of MPs which prompted the Post Office to launch an independent investigation.