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Mr Bates vs The Post Office
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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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Episode 2Alan Bates and the sub-postmasters begin their fightback with new allies in Westminster, but first they must convince an independent investigator of their honesty. - 02
Episode 4Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court. - 03
Episode 3Alan 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?
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Episode 1January 1, 2024The first part of a four-part drama. Mysterious financial losses lead the Post Office to sack and prosecute village sub-postmasters who have - S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2January 2, 2024Alan Bates and the sub-postmasters begin their fightback with new allies in Westminster, but first they must convince an independent investi
- S01E03Episode 3January 3, 2024Alan 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 badl
- S01E04Episode 4January 4, 2024Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.
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