It's very rare for me to binge watch an entire five-part series in one night, I started to watch Mr Bates versus the post office at around 10 o'clock and finish the last episode at three in the morning! Needless to say I'm feeling very tired this morning. But boy was it worth it.
I had been vaguely aware of the Post Office scandal involving a new computer system that had been installed in all the UK Post offices. What I wasn't aware of was how these poor people who had lost there jobs there integrity and in some cases their lives had to fight to clear their names and their reputations and at least get some sort of compensation for what has happened to them.
This is a classic David and Goliath story of the small man taking on the massive corporate Conglomerates in this case the post office and Fujitsu computer company who installed the system. At times this is a truly heartbreaking story of how honest hard-working people are made to look criminals and thieves when they clearly weren't.
This has a top-notch cast headed by soon-to-be National treasure Toby Jones who is perfect for the role of Mr Bates.
I had been vaguely aware of the Post Office scandal involving a new computer system that had been installed in all the UK Post offices. What I wasn't aware of was how these poor people who had lost there jobs there integrity and in some cases their lives had to fight to clear their names and their reputations and at least get some sort of compensation for what has happened to them.
This is a classic David and Goliath story of the small man taking on the massive corporate Conglomerates in this case the post office and Fujitsu computer company who installed the system. At times this is a truly heartbreaking story of how honest hard-working people are made to look criminals and thieves when they clearly weren't.
This has a top-notch cast headed by soon-to-be National treasure Toby Jones who is perfect for the role of Mr Bates.