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Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

162024•50m•8.0/10
Drama

Ratings

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8.0/10(76)

The story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.

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Production

ITV Studios, Little Gem Media

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 1, 2024

Last Aired

January 4, 2024

Networks

ITV1

Created By

James Strong

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2024-01-01
The first part of a four-part drama. Mysterious financial losses lead the Post Office to sack and prosecute village sub-postmasters who have no way to prove their innocence.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2024-01-02
Alan Bates and the sub-postmasters begin their fightback with new allies in Westminster, but first they must convince an independent investigator of their honesty.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2024-01-03
Alan allies with the Post Office in the hope his friends can get justice at last, but can he trust the people who have let them down so badly?
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2024-01-04
Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.

Cast

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Alan Bates

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Suzanne Sercombe

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Jo Hamilton

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

Michael Rudkin

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Bob Rutherford

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Paula Vennells

Will Mellor

Will Mellor

Lee Castleton

Amy Nuttall

Amy Nuttall

Lisa Castleton

Amit Shah

Amit Shah

Jasgun Singh

Krupa Pattani

Krupa Pattani

Saman Kaur

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

James Arbuthnot

Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly

Angela van den Bogerd

Adam James

Adam James

Patrick Green QC

Lesley Nicol

Lesley Nicol

Pam Stubbs

Susan Brown

Susan Brown

Min Howard

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Mr Justice Fraser

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