7.651 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestAlan and his friends finally get the chance to embark on the epic challenge of battling the Post Office in court.
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.
Acting
Toby Jones simmers with decades of swallowed dignity.
Writing
Turns spreadsheet scandals into Shakespearean tragedy.
Creator
James Strong
Toby Jones
Alan Bates
Julie Hesmondhalgh
Suzanne Sercombe
Monica Dolan
Jo Hamilton
Shaun Dooley
Michael Rudkin
Ian Hart
Bob Rutherford
Lia Williams
Paula Vennells
Will Mellor
Lee Castleton
Amy Nuttall
Lisa Castleton
Amit Shah
Jasgun Singh
Krupa Pattani
Saman Kaur
Alex Jennings
James Arbuthnot
Katherine Kelly
Angela van den Bogerd
Adam James
Patrick Green QC
Lesley Nicol
Pam Stubbs
Susan Brown
Min Howard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Alan Bates refused payment for his story, wanting only justice. The broadcast sparked parliamentary inquiries and forced the Post Office CEO's resignation within days.
Many real sub-postmasters appear as extras; the actual Bates visited set and told Jones 'you're too tall.'
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