Mr Bates vs The Post Office
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Mr Bates vs The Post Office

2024Show1 season · 4 episodesEnded

Drama
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4Metacritic807.6Rotten Tomatoes95%92%
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.4Metacritic807.6Rotten Tomatoes95%92%

Summary

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.

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  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

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  • Feels like real life.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Teaches you something.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Holds up a mirror.

Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Hoist by His Own Petardin 181 titlesOn two separate occasions, the Post Office hires independent experts (the Second Sight forensic accountancy firm and an unnamed legal team) in the hope of proving themselves right.Stern Old JudgeRare · in 56 titlesPip Torrens as Mr Justice Fraser who firmly picks apart any discrepancies in testimonies, on screen we see this happen with Angela van Den Bogerd in particular who goes back on calling Horizon "robus…All 42 tropes

Mr Bates vs The Post Office episodes

1 season · 4 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 8.3
  2. S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 8.4
  3. S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 8.5
  4. S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 8.6

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