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Mr Bates vs The Post Office

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.

Director

N/A

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Production

Border Music

Awards

6 wins & 9 nominations total

Alan Bates

Jo Hamilton

Suzanne Sercombe

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Lee Castleton

Lisa Castleton

Min Howard

Noel Thomas

Ifan Huw Dafydd

David Hamilton

Michael Rudkin

Bob Rutherford

Angela Van Den Bogerd

Katherine Kelly

James Arbuthnot

Saman Kaur

Jasgun Singh

Paula Vennells

Pam Stubbs

James Hartley

John Hollingworth

Kay Linnell

Isobel Middleton

Richard Roll

Business Reporter

Retail Manager

Patrick Green

Police Constable

Reverend Jane

Issy Hogg

Gina Griffiths

Clare Calbraith

Millie-Jo Castleton

Martin Griffiths

Cameron Castleton

Ryan Fleming

Hockum Salhan

Darren Houghton

Anne Chambers

Judge Dellon

Celia Robertson

Sledgehammer Robber

Judge Harvey

George Delph

Crowbar Robber

Rebecca Thomson

Judge Hooton

Contracts Manager

Devnoor Singh

Sulaiman Kausar

Stuart Wentworth QC

Consultant Psychiatrist

Mr. Justice Fraser

Susan Crichton

Caroline Gruber

Mohammad Sabir

Bus Driver

Ansko Pitkänen

Radio Broadcaster

Behrouz Heydari

Nadhim Zahawi

Joshua

James Naughtie

unknown episodes

Regional TV Reporter

Police Officer

Colin Baker

Andrew Greenough

Prosecutor

Claira Watson Parr

PLO Manager

Village Passerby

Dickon R Thompson

Lawyer

Henchman

Gerald (High Court Guard)

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Well, I'm thinking somewhere quiet. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Well, I'm thinking somewhere quiet.

But they didn't put - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

But they didn't put

(CHUCKLES) - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Well, doesn't it just go to show - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Well, doesn't it just go to show

If we're going to walk away, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

If we're going to walk away,

(PAM STARTS CRYING)
..I said, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

(PAM STARTS CRYING) ..I said,

On the plus side, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

On the plus side,

And I've been scared
every waking moment, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And I've been scared every waking moment,

Oh, no!
(LAUGHS) - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Oh, no! (LAUGHS)

So, welcome to the second meeting - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

So, welcome to the second meeting

Now, before we get
on to our campaign update, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Now, before we get on to our campaign update,

I know, it's probably me - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I know, it's probably me

{\an8}Promise me, on my life,
you'll see it through. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

{\an8}Promise me, on my life, you'll see it through.

This is Michael Rudkin, friends, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

This is Michael Rudkin, friends,

Promise me, Jo, you won't rest - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Promise me, Jo, you won't rest

If I ever say
I'm going to give this up, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

If I ever say I'm going to give this up,

It says
I've taken 2,032.67 pounds - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

It says I've taken 2,032.67 pounds

You know that the Federation
sent me back my membership fee, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

You know that the Federation sent me back my membership fee,

They told me
to get a good criminal lawyer, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

They told me to get a good criminal lawyer,

My chat with Paula Vennells - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

My chat with Paula Vennells

Our so-called union - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Our so-called union

You know,
you think you're the little guys - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

You know, you think you're the little guys

Yeah, Alan's got
their commitment here - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Yeah, Alan's got their commitment here

Five more days on this earth
and my lovely Mum was gone. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Five more days on this earth and my lovely Mum was gone.

The Post Office says, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

The Post Office says,

(TENSE MUSIC) - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

You know, they don't design the kit, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

You know, they don't design the kit,

But she's not even buried yet, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

But she's not even buried yet,

That's Fujitsu,
a multinational corporation. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

That's Fujitsu, a multinational corporation.

Well, there could be
five separate trials, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Well, there could be five separate trials,

I've been there,
I've seen what they can do. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I've been there, I've seen what they can do.

Two years ago, I got myself
an invitation to Fujitsu - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Two years ago, I got myself an invitation to Fujitsu

So, with your agreement, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

So, with your agreement,

I'm sorry, you are responsible - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I'm sorry, you are responsible

We will look into
each individual case, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

We will look into each individual case,

Well, I'll still come every day
to support you. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Well, I'll still come every day to support you.

Bates and Others
versus the Post Office. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Bates and Others versus the Post Office.

(MURMURS AROUND THE ROOM) - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

(MURMURS AROUND THE ROOM)

I told our lawyers, I said, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I told our lawyers, I said,

"Choose the best people." - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

"Choose the best people."

Horizon is the largest IT system
in Europe, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Horizon is the largest IT system in Europe,

MPs, Ministers,
Post Office Chairmen, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

MPs, Ministers, Post Office Chairmen,

"Is it possible to access
the system remotely or not?" - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

"Is it possible to access the system remotely or not?&q...

We rolled out 40,000 terminals
to your members. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

We rolled out 40,000 terminals to your members.

And Paula then asks her managers, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And Paula then asks her managers,

"I need to say,
'No, it is not possible - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

"I need to say, 'No, it is not possible

That must be why a lot of my members
have been complaining - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

That must be why a lot of my members have been complaining

That is an email of Paula's - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

That is an email of Paula's

For a long time,
he suspected the staff, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

For a long time, he suspected the staff,

If we can prove they had
remote access to your computers - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

If we can prove they had remote access to your computers

I look forward to hearing you ask her
about that in court, Patrick. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I look forward to hearing you ask her about that in court, P...

I get in there - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And the bad feeling
that's still causing, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And the bad feeling that's still causing,

Unfortunately, the Post Office - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Unfortunately, the Post Office

Alright, so, easiest way to help - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Alright, so, easiest way to help

And Paula Vennells is not on it. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And Paula Vennells is not on it.

And I said to him, is this live? - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And I said to him, is this live?

So, if I start by adjusting this
from sterling to Euros... - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

So, if I start by adjusting this from sterling to Euros...

I'll, er, I'll go through them
all later. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I'll, er, I'll go through them all later.

And I said to him, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And I said to him,

She's like a stick of Blackpool Rock - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

She's like a stick of Blackpool Rock

Gina, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

All put away, sorted.
Almost forgotten. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

All put away, sorted. Almost forgotten.

There is a possibility - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

There is a possibility

And then, right in front of my eyes, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And then, right in front of my eyes,

This is from Angela's
witness statement. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

This is from Angela's witness statement.

Excuse me, I've been telling
my members for years, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Excuse me, I've been telling my members for years,

"Subpostmasters
are solely responsible - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

"Subpostmasters are solely responsible

"There is no transaction - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

"There is no transaction

Er, OK, well, um, I'd better
put the figures - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Er, OK, well, um, I'd better put the figures

You'd be right inside,
looking at some postmaster's screen. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

You'd be right inside, looking at some postmaster'...

It means they can sneak in
behind your back, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

It means they can sneak in behind your back,

What, so it would look like,
like he'd made the changes himself? - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

What, so it would look like, like he'd made the changes...

I know, I should
have told you before, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I know, I should have told you before,

But if they're getting
into our accounts - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

But if they're getting into our accounts

Then it's a bit rich
for them to claim - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Then it's a bit rich for them to claim

Jo, how did the Post Office
money get lost? - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Jo, how did the Post Office money get lost?

And like I said to Alan, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And like I said to Alan,

The next morning, I wake up - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

The next morning, I wake up

I kept thinking, one day
some kind of electronic wizardry - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I kept thinking, one day some kind of electronic wizardry

No, no, it's,
not just that Richard - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

No, no, it's, not just that Richard

Hi?
Oh, I'm a little late - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Hi? Oh, I'm a little late

And now the computer says - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

And now the computer says

Your post office
is now 44,000 pounds in deficit, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Your post office is now 44,000 pounds in deficit,

He's still the only Fujitsu insider
to ever come forward. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

He's still the only Fujitsu insider to ever come forwar...

Moving forward,
I'll be your main point of contact. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Moving forward, I'll be your main point of contact.

But, David, there's
the 40-year lease on the shop, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

But, David, there's the 40-year lease on the shop,

My wife ran the post office - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

My wife ran the post office

I have to make good my shortfalls.
It says so in my contract. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

I have to make good my shortfalls. It says so in my contract...

One thing I took
from the Select Committee - Mr Bates vs The Post Office

One thing I took from the Select Committee

Mr Bates vs The Post Office poster

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Border Music

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.5

BoxOffice:

Released: 07 Apr 2024

Awards: 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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