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Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story

When it got toabout £9,000 short, I told my parentsand my husband, "Can we re-mortgage...

When it got to
about £9,000 short, I told my parents
and my husband, "Can we re-mortgage "Cos I've got no idea "but I've got to make it good." My mum went down and drew it out, and we put it into - Every week, I was So, we basically went through to try and make up the balance It was just up and down, It was never, ever right

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When it got to about £9,000 short,
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I told my parents and my husband,
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"Can we re-mortgage
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"Cos I've got no idea
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"but I've got to make it good."
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My mum went down
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and drew it out,
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and we put it into -
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Every week, I was
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So, we basically went through
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to try and make up the balance
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It was just up and down,
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It was never, ever right.
Duration
35 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:56
Uploaded
Mar 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Little Gem Media

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Movie Summary

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...
And on the end of the month when - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:12
And on the end of the month when
And the amount kept growing, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:07
And the amount kept growing,
I kept quiet and let it grow - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:09
I kept quiet and let it grow
In North Wales, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:27
In North Wales,
Eventually, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:07
Eventually,
And I said, "I won't do it, not - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:29
And I said, "I won't do it, not
I shall probably clean - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:18
I shall probably clean
The Post Office used - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:19
The Post Office used
And we almost got to trial, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:30
And we almost got to trial,
And I had to explain to everybody - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:28
And I had to explain to everybody
Literally thousands of pounds - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:14
Literally thousands of pounds
When she went to court, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:14
When she went to court,
Just the tears were - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:10
Just the tears were
But there were other people whose - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:06
But there were other people whose
'We had a lot - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:15
'We had a lot
'A lot of happy memories.' - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:07
'A lot of happy memories.'
In 2009, the Post Office charged - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:37
In 2009, the Post Office charged
You know, they did try and, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:15
You know, they did try and,
And thinking about it day and night, - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:08
And thinking about it day and night,
And this is where - Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story 00:17
And this is where