Zahawi's Surprise Cameo in ITV Drama Sparks Reactions
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ITV drama "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" featured a surprise cameo by Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi as himself, causing a stir on social media
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Zahawi appears in a Select Committee scene, questioning the Post Office's CEO about the scandal where 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted
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Viewers expressed surprise at seeing Zahawi given his recent dismissal from Cabinet over breaches of the Ministerial Code
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ITV said it's common in factual dramas for real public figures to play themselves for authenticity
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The drama tells the story of the Post Office prosecuting 700 innocent people due to errors with the Horizon computer system