Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2024-01-01

Last Air Date: 2024-01-04

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: James Strong

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Toby Jones as Alan Bates
Julie Hesmondhalgh as Suzanne Sercombe
Monica Dolan as Jo Hamilton
Shaun Dooley as Michael Rudkin
Ian Hart as Bob Rutherford
Lia Williams as Paula Vennells
Will Mellor as Lee Castleton
Amy Nuttall as Lisa Castleton
Amit Shah as Jasgun Singh
Krupa Pattani as Saman Kaur

Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (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?
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2024-01-04)

Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.