How ITV's Mr Bates vs the Post Office captured a nation's outrage

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It’s not just the story of the despair of the subpostmasters. It is the story of the despair of a country and the way it’s run.” [So said producer Patrick Spence](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL21yLWJhdGVzLXZzLXRoZS1wb3N0LW9mZmljZS1pdHYtYjI0NzY0NTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9ODhremYyN3NyNnBmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) to our TV editor Ellie Harrison this week. He was talking, of course, about [Mr Bates vs the Post Office](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL21yLWJhdGVzLXZzLXRoZS1wb3N0LW9mZmljZS1pdHYtYjI0NjU5OTIuaHRtbD9saWQ9bG54Ymliemhuczh5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), the ITV series that has captivated the country and spurred the government into action. Ellie talked to Spence and writer Gwyneth Hughes about [how the scandal is now on the front pages of every newspaper](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL21yLWJhdGVzLXZzLXRoZS1wb3N0LW9mZmljZS1pdHYtYjI0NzY0NTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9a2lsbDVpNHRnanV1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), thanks to their drama – something they admit they weren’t expecting at all. Spare a thought for Jo Koy, who hosted the Golden Globes and [flopped hard](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2dvbGRlbi1nbG9iZXMtam8ta295LWJhcmJpZS1iMjQ3NDg0My5odG1sP2xpZD05aGwzNmM1dnVldDQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Barbie also went home almost empty-handed, despite nine nominations. With the ceremony firing the starting pistol for Hollywood awards season, Adam White [wondered which of the two had a worse night](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2dvbGRlbi1nbG9iZXMtam8ta295LWJhcmJpZS1iMjQ3NDg0My5odG1sP2xpZD0wazA3YzVldmt4M2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Oppenheimer netted quite a few gongs, but Louis Chilton asked if this celebration of a macho “dad movie” was in fact [everything Hollywood has been trying to move away from](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29wcGVuaGVpbWVyLW9zY2Fycy1nb2xkZW4tZ2xvYmVzLWF3YXJkcy13aW4tYjI0NzUwODMuaHRtbD9saWQ9N2psaDlwMGgzdHUxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Up next are the Emmys – how will host Anthony Anderson fare? He’s a controversial choice, as Kevin E G Perry [explains in his profile of the star](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2FudGhvbnktYW5kZXJzb24tZW1teXMtaG9zdC1hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucy1iMjQ3NjIzOS5odG1sP2xpZD16eHpoeDBpbHdhdW8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). (For tips on who will win, check out Louis’s[guide to the runners and riders](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2VtbXlzLTIwMjQtb2Rkcy13aG8td2lsbC13aW4tcHJlZGljdGlvbnMtc3VjY2Vzc2lvbi1iMjQ3NjMyMC5odG1sP2xpZD11cnU5eXIwZXNxbHkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj).) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdGhlLXRyYWl0b3JzP2xpZD10bnpueXRndjBhamImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Jo Koy, whose opening monologue bombed at the Golden Globes, and Margot Robbie in the largely snubbed ‘Barbie’ (Getty/Warner Bros) Elsewhere this week, I’ve written about why Natalie Portman is right to say method acting is a luxury women can’t afford – it’s [always been the domain of the dudes](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL25hdGFsaWUtcG9ydG1hbi1tZXRob2QtYWN0aW5nLWIyNDc3Njc1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWZvaXh6aGxpeWpzbiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMTMtMDEtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplnalDomX-BHhPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Callum Turner, who is in George Clooney's new film The Boys in the Boat, [spoke to Annabel Nugent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NhbGx1bS10dXJuZXItYm95cy1pbi10aGUtYm9hdC1iMjQ3NjQwOS5odG1sP2xpZD1oMHBpNTZ0ZWdlbGImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about his very niche nickname while modelling in Japan. Catherine Tate’s new West End play, The Enfield Haunting, is a January fright-fest [for all the wrong reasons](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvZW5maWVsZC1oYXVudGluZy1yZXZpZXctdGhlYXRyZS1jYXRoZXJpbmUtdGF0ZS1iMjQ3NjY2OS5odG1sP2xpZD1rZ2Q1bXo0ZWlmNHAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). And… stop trying to make fetch/a [Mean Girls movie remake](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvbWVhbi1naXJscy1yZXZpZXctbXVzaWNhbC1iMjQ3Njk0NS5odG1sP2xpZD01ZHl1MXN6d2ZjZjUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) happen. It’s not going to happen! (Because according to Clarisse Loughrey, the movie remake of the queen bee teen classic is [not worth your time](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvbWVhbi1naXJscy1yZXZpZXctbXVzaWNhbC1iMjQ3Njk0NS5odG1sP2xpZD0yZWd0OHQ1bjJlNmgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj).) Now… I must go and catch up with the Traitors episodes I’ve missed this week, before I stumble on a massive spoiler. (Will also be browsing the internet for kilts, [inspired by Claudia Winkleman](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9mYXNoaW9uL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2NsYXVkaWEtd2lua2xlbWFuLXRoZS10cmFpdG9ycy1mYXNoaW9uLXN0eWxpc3QtYjI0NzUwNzEuaHRtbD9saWQ9aDEzd2x0MThnMjc5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), despite knowing I will never look as chic as her.) Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1nbnY2NnE4dm0wNGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Film | [Poor Things](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zP2xpZD1kdzdqMDV3bnZsaHcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Yorgos Lanthimos uses surrealism and extreme stylisation to make his points, resulting in [a film that is brilliant and often deeply unsettling](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvcG9vci10aGluZ3MtcmV2aWV3LWVtbWEtc3RvbmUtYjI0NzY2MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9c211ZGNsZjZqcWEwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Whimsical humour and misogynistic violence sit side by side. Bella is the holy innocent discovering men’s depravity and viciousness. [Emma Stone gives surely the boldest performance of her career so far](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2VtbWEtc3RvbmUtcG9vci10aGluZ3MtYjI0MzE2MzUuaHRtbD9saWQ9c2d4MWlzMWR4ZjBrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), in a role that puts upon her heavy physical and psychological demands. Geoffrey Macnab | Film critic   Music | [Lil Nas X, ‘J Christ’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD03dXplcWZ1Y3d3ZG8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The melodrama of that piano riff keeps piling on the pressure as the singer promises his fans he’s “back like J Christ/ I’m finna get the gays hyped.” Although the sound can’t compete with the hyper-realism of the imagery, it’s still a strong, wild groove that’s come a long way from “Old Town Road”. Even if the song is pretty basic, [Lil Nas X carries it on sheer charisma](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvbGlsLW5hcy14LWotY2hyaXN0LXJldmlldy1iMjQ3NzYyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1wbjZycTMyY3NsZ3MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), swapping his twangy old horse for a pimped-up golden chariot. And it’s a crazy-hyped-up ride. Helen Brown | Music critic   TV | [Criminal Record](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1rMTVoMGdnOGRlODgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The plot has the [requisite number of twists](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvY3JpbWluYWwtcmVjb3JkLWFwcGxlLXBldGVyLWNhcGFsZGktYjI0NzcxMDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9YjVicTMwd2pkMDY2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wMS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWdqUOiZf4EeE9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), turns and genuinely shocking moments, but perhaps the cleverest thing about Criminal Record is the matter-of-fact way it presents the rot seeping through the Met. It comments on the state of policing without any Line of Duty theatrics: we don’t get slightly cartoonish “bent copper” reveals, because it’s a given that Hegarty and co are dodgy. Katie Rosseinsky | Senior culture and lifestyle writer   Music | [Ariana Grande, ‘Yes, and?’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD05aDhtY2kwYnRlb2ImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Skipping into 2024 with a breezy, pony-tail flipper of a beat, Ariana Grande’s [first single in three years](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnhMipP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvYXJpYW5hLWdyYW5kZS15ZXMtYW5kLXJldmlldy1iMjQ3NzYyMS5odG1sP2xpZD1pZjExZnppZTVwd3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTAxLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZZ2pQ6Jl_gR4T1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) has a perky New Year’s resolution vibe. “Yes, and?”, riding high on a breezy, brushoff title, channels the empowered attitude and snappy pulse of Madonna’s 1990 hit, “Vogue” (a song Grande covered on her 2015 Honeymoon tour). Fans the same vintage as 52-year-old producer Max Martin may also catch a cheeky little nod back to British duo Mel’n’Kim’s 1987 house anthem “Respectable” in the brittle “take or leave us” sass of the phrasing. 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