The Hack producer dreams show could have ‘similar effect to Mr Bates’

An executive producer on ITV’s new phone hacking drama said he dreams of the idea that the show could have “a similar effect” to Mr Bates Vs The Post Office.

The award-winning series, also co-produced by ITV Studios, prompted public outrage after drawing renewed attention to the Horizon IT scandal and the hundreds of sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.

Seven-part series The Hack, which also spotlights a public scandal, follows investigative journalist Nick Davies, played by David Tennant, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News Of The World.