Mr Bates vs The Post Office: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Mr Bates vs The Post Office
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2024-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 48 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 68821
• IMDb ID: tt27867155
• TVDB ID: 439173

Cast and credited roles

• Toby Jones — Alan Bates

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-01; final listed air date 2024-01-01; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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