The Bafta television awards celebrated the impact of Mr Bates vs the Post Office, highlighting its role in illuminating a serious miscarriage of justice. The ITV drama won Best Limited Drama, and ITV received a special award for commissioning it. Producer Patrick Spence credited engaged audiences for driving change, while ITV's Kevin Lygo urged continued storytelling that holds power accountable. The show not only showcased public service television's potential but also reignited efforts for justice and compensation for wronged post office operators.
Our show didn't change the law, the people of this nation did that, he said.
It spoke to a nation, it gave a voice to the wronged, and it brought dynamic change.
At a time when funding is tricky but not impossible, ITV and the BBC must continue to make these stories which hold power to account.
Will you hurry up and pay these people what they are due, he said in a message to the government.
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