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People with no connection to the Post Office have told the BBC how they became engrossed watching the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. It became almost box office viewing – racking up more than 20 million views on YouTube – largely helped by the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office which brought the scandal to wider public attention.
Anthony Abdool went to the inquiry nine times and made “Twitter mates” with others who followed the proceedings. He says he’s one of the few “superfans” who hasn’t seen the ITV drama. Instead, he heard about the scandal on the news and would watch the inquiry online at home, finding it “profoundly moving and outrageous”.
Isabella Thomas, 19, attended the inquiry for a week of work experience over the summer. She was truly humbled to be in the presence of so many incredible people, working to ensure justice is served to those who so deserve it.
Richard Banks knitted a post box topper depicting Jason Beer questioning Paula Vennells at the Post Office inquiry. “I just wanted to make a statement really,” he says.
Paul Duckett, an expat living in Australia, initially watched Mr Bates vs The Post Office to “reconnect with my homeland”. He started posting about the inquiry hearings on his YouTube channel. He is another member of the Jason Beer fan club.
Pey Kan Su first heard about the Post Office scandal when his wife mentioned the ITV drama. After watching online and seeing “the extraordinary complexity of the whole thing”, he decided to attend the hearings in person, going a total of 29 times.
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