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Join Gwyneth Hughes, the screenwriter behind the gripping ITV series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, in this exclusive event about the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history. More than 900 subpostmasters faced criminal prosecution for apparent financial losses which were actually caused by faulty accounting software. Innocent people served prison terms for theft and fraud. Hundreds more lost their homes, their health, their livelihoods, their savings and their good names. Some died by suicide. The four-part drama televised in early 2024 ignited public interest in the scandal: Post Office CEO Paula Vennells’ CBE was revoked; Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced compensation for those wrongly convicted; and the Public Inquiry is throwing up daily shocking headlines about what was really going on behind the scenes at this once revered national institution. Join the mind behind this influential series that rocked the nation, listen to stories of the lives that were changed, and learn how the act of writing and telling a story can create shockwaves, political change, and justice. Interview by journalist and media consultant Ruth Pitt, director of the Creative Cities Convention.