Mr Bates vs The Post Office
162024•7.9/10
Drama
Ratings
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7.9/10(96)
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.
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
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
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.
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.
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?
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
Alan Bates
Julie Hesmondhalgh
Suzanne Sercombe
Monica Dolan
Jo Hamilton
Shaun Dooley
Michael Rudkin
Ian Hart
Bob Rutherford
Lia Williams
Paula Vennells
Will Mellor
Lee Castleton
Amy Nuttall
Lisa Castleton
Amit Shah
Jasgun Singh
Krupa Pattani
Saman Kaur
Alex Jennings
James Arbuthnot
Katherine Kelly
Angela van den Bogerd
Adam James
Patrick Green QC
Lesley Nicol
Pam Stubbs
Susan Brown
Min Howard
Pip Torrens
Mr Justice Fraser
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