This Morning fans were left in tears as the real-life Mr Bates made an appearance on the programme, alongside his wife, Suzanne.
Alan and Suzanne have been thrust back into the spotlight after the release of ITV's new series, Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
It focuses on the huge scandal that occurred between 1999 and 2015, in which 700 Post Office branch managers were wrongly accused of theft after faulty software made it appear money was missing from their outlets.
As a result, many people became bankrupt or jailed, and tragically, some even took their own lives. Alan was one of the Postmasters who was affected by the technological malfunction, and he spent years finding fellow Postmasters who were impacted, and in 2019, they won their legal battle.
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