Lee Castleton, one of those wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal, has received an OBE.
Mr Castleton ran a post office in Bridlington.
He was played by former Hollyoaks actor Will Mellor in the ITV drama Mr Bates v The Post Office.
Mr Castleton said that the fight for justice was still continuing for many.
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