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Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office tells the story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system. Many of the wronged workers were prosecuted, some of whom were imprisoned for crimes they never committed, and their lives were irreparably ruined by the scandal.

Following the landmark Court of Appeal decision to overturn their criminal convictions, dozens of former sub postmasters and postmistresses have been exonerated on all counts as they battled to finally clear their names. They fought for over ten years finally proving their innocence and sealing a resounding victory, but all involved believe the fight is not over yet, not by a long way.

Show Info

Web channel: United Kingdom ITVX (2024 - 2024)
Average Runtime: 48 minutes
Status: Ended
Show Type: Scripted
Genres: Drama
Episodes ordered: 4 episodes

Official site: www.itv.com

7.6 (21 votes)

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Previous Episode

Episode 4

Episode 1x04; Jan 1, 2024

At the Royal Courts of Justice, Alan and his friends give evidence on behalf of their army of 555 subpostmasters. All hangs on whether nervous whistleblower Richard Roll can describe what happened behind the scenes at the computer giant, Fujitsu. Sho

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x04: Episode 4Jan 1, 2024
1x03: Episode 3Jan 1, 2024
1x02: Episode 2Jan 1, 2024
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Recent discussions

ras44ecs posted 7 months ago

Mr Bates vs The Post Office lost ITV £1million despite being the biggest show in a decade — here's why By Claire Crick published April 25, 2024

It's a shame this production lost money. It was immensely interesting, frustrating and heartwarming. TV worth watching, I would think, regardless of where you are. I hope this doesn't discourage ITV from producing more high quality series.

KitKimes posted 8 months ago

The special (documentary) episode will be shown here in the US near the end of April.  Probably after the series episodes are done.

I just checked.  It is already up on PBS.ORG.  If you are a Passport member, you can watch it now.

ras44ecs posted 8 months ago

This should show up on my Watch List; But, I guess because it's labeled an "insignificant" special, it doesn't. I hope I don't forget to come back to it when I have time.

Extra Details

Also known as:
  • People vs Post Office
  • Mr Bates vs. The Post Office
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