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Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Based on intimate interviews with key protagonists, clips from the drama, archive from the time and specially shot material of the actual locations to piece together the impact of these appalling events on the Subpostmasters thems...

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Clare Richards

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Little Gem Media

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Self - Narrator

Self - Former Subpostmistress

Self - Former Subpostmaster

Self - Former Subpostmistress

Self - Former Subpostmaster

Self - Computer Weekly

Self - Former Member of Parliament

James Arbuthnot

Self - Forensic Accountant

Self - Forensic Accountant

Self - Former Subpostmaster & Union Representative

Self - Contract Lawyer, Freeths

Self - Noel's Daughter

Self - Former CEO, Post Office Limited

Self - Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon

Self - Alan's Wife

Suzanne Sercombe

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The village shop and post office - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

The village shop and post office

We had a group of pensioners - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We had a group of pensioners

We'd have a good banter, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We'd have a good banter,

You felt like you were actually - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

You felt like you were actually

'It was idyllic.' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'It was idyllic.'

'The idea was it would be - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'The idea was it would be

'It was diabolical.' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'It was diabolical.'

'Look, Alan!' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'Hit them in their pockets.' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'Hit them in their pockets.'

That's... That's what's gonna - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

That's... That's what's gonna

Dealing with Post Office - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Dealing with Post Office

A group of subpostmasters - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

A group of subpostmasters

We want answers now - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We want answers now

NEWSREEL: 'There begins - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

NEWSREEL: 'There begins

It was the biggest IT roll-out - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

It was the biggest IT roll-out

'An engineer arrived.' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'An engineer arrived.'

"It's going live shortly, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

"It's going live shortly,

Just overnight, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Just overnight,

There was no way of going back - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

There was no way of going back

I rang the help desk, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I rang the help desk,

"You're the only one." - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

"You're the only one."

Under the terms
of their contracts, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Under the terms of their contracts,

When it got to
about £9,000 short, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

When it got to about £9,000 short,

And on the end of the month when - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And on the end of the month when

And the amount kept growing, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And the amount kept growing,

I kept quiet and let it grow - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I kept quiet and let it grow

In North Wales, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

In North Wales,

Eventually, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And I said, "I won't do it, not - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And I said, "I won't do it, not

I shall probably clean - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I shall probably clean

The Post Office used - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

The Post Office used

And we almost got to trial, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And we almost got to trial,

And I had to
explain to everybody - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And I had to explain to everybody

Literally thousands of pounds - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Literally thousands of pounds

When she went to court, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

When she went to court,

Just the tears were - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Just the tears were

But there were
other people whose - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

But there were other people whose

'We had a lot - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'A lot of happy memories.' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'A lot of happy memories.'

In 2009, the Post Office charged - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

In 2009, the Post Office charged

You know, they did try and, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

You know, they did try and,

And thinking about
it day and night, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And thinking about it day and night,

And this is where - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And this is where

We're by the box - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We're by the box

"And what did you do with it?" - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

"And what did you do with it?"

But unfortunately, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

But unfortunately,

'My journalistic life - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'My journalistic life

Even though many subpostmasters - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Even though many subpostmasters

This particular article began - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

This particular article began

But one of my former colleagues, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

But one of my former colleagues,

We knew of seven postmasters - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We knew of seven postmasters

Suddenly, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

That's the seven - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

That's the seven

So we thought, "Let's see - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

So we thought, "Let's see

We didn't know if anyone - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We didn't know if anyone

We all sat round in a circle - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We all sat round in a circle

A jigsaw started
coming together, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

A jigsaw started coming together,

We all looked like - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We all looked like

But that's when we knew - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

But that's when we knew

This is the view I have of him - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

This is the view I have of him

The good thing
about being an MP is, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

The good thing about being an MP is,

'He came out to the shop - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'He came out to the shop

I thought, "There's something - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I thought, "There's something

Paula Vennells was hired - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Paula Vennells was hired

I was Head of Investigations - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I was Head of Investigations

The only reason I'm not retired - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

The only reason I'm not retired

So Alan and the MPs brought in - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

So Alan and the MPs brought in

The involvement - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

The involvement

Ron's team began
their investigation - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Ron's team began their investigation

Basically, I was
told I was going - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Basically, I was told I was going

And she pleaded
not guilty to theft. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And she pleaded not guilty to theft.

But the case dragged on - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

But the case dragged on

"If it's gone for repair, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

"If it's gone for repair,

The stress that
we'd been through, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

The stress that we'd been through,

Jess was so ill, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Jess was so ill,

All I remember - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And the shockwaves - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And the shockwaves

I don't remember anything - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I don't remember anything

During Ron's investigation, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

During Ron's investigation,

We didn't know whether - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

We didn't know whether

And at that time,
we did understand - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

And at that time, we did understand

Ha, little did I know - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Ha, little did I know

Remote access to the system - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

Remote access to the system

When the Post Office rolled out - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

When the Post Office rolled out

I went to Fujitsu headquarters - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I went to Fujitsu headquarters

'I arrived, as scheduled, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'I arrived, as scheduled,

'Within a few minutes, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

'Within a few minutes,

I said to Michael, "Your story - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

I said to Michael, "Your story

He said, "Yes." - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

He said, "Yes."

"Oh, my effing good God. - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

"Oh, my effing good God.

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Based on intimate interviews with key protagonists, clips from the drama, archive from the time and specially shot material of the actual locations to piece together the impact of these appalling events on the Subpostmasters thems...

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Director: Clare Richards

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Production: Little Gem Media

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 7.6

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Released: 29 Apr 2024

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Homepage: https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office-the-real-story/10a1798