Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and more on playing real people in Mr Bates vs The Post Office | BAFTA

Little did we know when we sat down in December 2023 with the cast and creatives behind ITV drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office the incredible impact it would have.

Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Will Mellor, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Lia Williams, Krupa Pattani, Katherine Kelly, director James Strong and writer Gwyneth Hughes tell us how they brought the extraordinary stories of everyday people to screen and the emotion behind one of the biggest scandals in recent history.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Joining the project
04:24 Meeting the real life people
10:38 Challenges and highlights
14:23 Audience takeaway

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