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.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office (Season 1)
Episode 1 (Episode 1) 7.9
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes
Air date: 2024-01-01
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 2) 7.9
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes
Air date: 2024-01-02
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 3) 7.6
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes
Air date: 2024-01-03
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 4) 7.6
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes
Air date: 2024-01-04
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.
Seasons
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