The power of TV drama was on display when ITV aired Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

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.

As an expat living in Australia for the last 12 years, Paul Duckett initially watched Mr Bates vs The Post Office to "reconnect with my homeland".

For those who like their holidays served up with a side of scandal, there is “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.”

This type of grief also reflects the feeling that your worldview or political beliefs — what we think is right vs. wrong, or morally valid — is under attack, she explains.