Viewers of Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Directed by James Strong, the series is a dramatic retelling of the British Post Office Scandal. This was a case of a grave financial discrepancy that resulted in disastrous consequences. Nearly a hundred postmasters were accused of theft and fraudulent activities which were due to a defective computer system.
Here’s how many episodes are in Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1 and on what day new episodes come out.
How many episodes are in Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1?
Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1 has 4 episodes.
The first episode premiered on January 1, 2024. It focuses on how the installation of Horizon, a faulty IT System in British post offices caused enormous financial losses that placed many subpostmasters across the country on the receiving end of a quagmire. They were prosecuted for theft and ordered to compensate for the cash losses. The rest of the episodes feature the group’s efforts and struggles to get out of this predicament. A special focus is placed on the formation of The Justice for Subpostmaster Alliance (JFSA) led by Alan Bates in 2009. JFSA’s growing influence and fight against injustice are explored in detail.
The cast of Mr Bates vs The Post Office includes Toby Jones who plays Alan Bates. The supporting cast features Julie Hesmondhalgh, Alex Jennings, Monica Dolan, Ian Hart, Lia Williams, and more.
When do new Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1 episodes come out?
All episodes of Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1 are currently available to watch. There are no new episodes.
The official synopsis for Mr Bates vs The Post Office Season 1 reads:
“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.”
