Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024–2024)

TV ShowEndedDrama1 season, 4 episodes
Mr Bates vs The Post Office posterReview score: 79%

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Plot

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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  1. 01Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.7Alan Bates and the sub-postmasters begin their fightback with new allies in Westminster, but first they must convince an independent investigator of their honesty.
  2. 02Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 7.6Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.
  3. 03Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.5Alan 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?

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2024Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E01Episode 1January 1, 2024 7.4The first part of a four-part drama. Mysterious financial losses lead the Post Office to sack and prosecute village sub-postmasters who have
  2. S01E02Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2January 2, 2024 7.7Alan Bates and the sub-postmasters begin their fightback with new allies in Westminster, but first they must convince an independent investi
  3. S01E03Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E03Episode 3January 3, 2024 7.5Alan 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
  4. S01E04Mr Bates vs The Post Office S01E04Episode 4January 4, 2024 7.6Alan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.

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Castfull cast & details

Toby JonesToby JonesAlan BatesJulie HesmondhalghJulie HesmondhalghSuzanne SercombeMonica DolanMonica DolanJo HamiltonShaun DooleyShaun DooleyMichael RudkinIan HartIan HartBob RutherfordLia WilliamsLia WilliamsPaula VennellsWill MellorWill MellorLee CastletonAmy NuttallAmy NuttallLisa Castleton

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TrailerMr Bates vs The Post Office | Coming soon to ITV1 and ITVX | ITVFeaturetteMr Bates Vs The Post Office wins the Limited Drama BAFTA | BAFTA TV Awards 2025FeaturetteITV is awarded the BAFTA Special Award for commissioning Mr Bates Vs The Post Office | BAFTAFeaturetteTony Jones had no idea of the impact that Mr Bates Vs The Post Office would have | BAFTA TV AwardsFeaturetteToby Jones, Monica Dolan and more on playing real people in Mr Bates vs The Post Office | BAFTA

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