Mr Bates vs the Post Office

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Mr Bates vs the Post Office

Series overview

Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Lia Williams, Alex Jennings, Ian Hart, Katherine Kelly, Shaun Dooley, Will Mellor, Clare Calbraith, Lesley Nicol, Amit Shah, and Adam James star in the new ITV drama, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, written by acclaimed screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes (Tom Jones, Honour, Vanity Fair) and produced by ITV Studios  and Little Gem.

The drama 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 were imprisoned for crimes they never committed, and their lives were irreparably damaged by the scandal.

Episode 4

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. Shockingly, the Post Office tries to dismiss the Judge for bias. But Alan’s side is running out of money, and he is forced to settle. Jo leads the successful appeal to have their unfair criminal convictions overturned at last. But though the truth comes out, and their legal victory is complete, there’s no money left for compensation for their losses.

Cast:

Alan Bates - TOBY JONES
Suzanne Sercombe - JULIE HESMONDHALGH
Jo Hamilton - MONICA DOLAN
Paula Vennells - LIA WILLIAMS
James Arbuthnot - ALEX JENNINGS
Lee Castleton - WILL MELLOR
Michael Rudkin - SHAUN DOOLEY
Bob Rutherford - IAN HART
Jasgun Singh - AMIT SHAH
Saman Kaur - KRUPA PATTANI
Angela Van den Bogerd - KATHERINE KELLY
Kay Linnell - ISOBEL MIDDLETON
Gina Griffiths - CLARE CALBRAITH
Martin Griffiths - COLIN TIERNEY
Mr Justice Fraser - PIP TORRENS
Lisa Castleton - AMY NUTTALL
Noel Thomas - IFAN HUW DAFYDD
Pam Stubbs - LESLEY NICOL
James Hartley - JOHN HOLLINGWORTH
Patrick Green QC- ADAM JAMES