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Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

20248.01 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Ben Gale
Produced by Chris Clough
NetworksITV1

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Top 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

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scandalbased on true storypost officemiscarriage of justice2000s

About Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr Bates vs The Post Office is a drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of scandal, based on true story, post office, miscarriage of justice, 2000s. Created by Ben Gale, it stars Toby Jones, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Monica Dolan. 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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