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'Get out of my Post Office... I'm taking it back': Defiant words of postmistress who returned to work after wrongful Horizon scandal conviction which cost her home and husband's life

Roopie Gill's family call it her 'Peggy Mitchell moment', a reference to the EastEnders scene when the landlady of the Queen Vic faced down interlopers and told them: 'Get outta my pub.'.

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  • Primary source: Daily Mail
  • Published: Aug 15, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Culture & Society
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