Mudball
Assistant Pro
Just started on Bates v Post Office… fascinating. It is remarkable how much justice was denied
Surprised that it is on ITV rather than BBC
Surprised that it is on ITV rather than BBC
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TV Series - What Are You Watching?
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clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Yes seen both episodes and am very annoyed.
How can they get away with stuff like this.
All the managers who knew about this travesty should be prosecuted.
rulefan
Tour Winner
First two episodes of Tourist series 1 - promising.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
And that would include Adam Crozier who was CEO of Post Office up to 2010.
No mention of him in the ITV drama.
Could this be because he is CEO of ITV now?
The full true story is even more shocking than the tv drama.
Deeply worrying that our judicial system is so unfit for purpose.
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SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
We are watching Fool Me Once on Netflix. A Michelle Keegan vehicle - it’s actually rather good. Problem is - the atmospherics music is sooo loud that it drowns out the dialogue to the extent that my Mrs has had me switch on subtitles. That’s nuts.
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
Don't wish to give away too much as some folk watching the drama might not be fully aware of the in-and-outs of the story - but the whole thing was (and still is) outrageous. Been following the scandal for some years now and so intrigued to know what they include in the drama and what they don't. Somehow think it will be a sanitised version. Sad part is, the injustice still continues and the whole sorry saga is still far from over. And the truly guilty parties at the Post Office will never get their come-uppance.
Our local news got onto this story very early on and so it is one I have been following for many years, as yourself. Disgusting isn't a strong enough description. Sadly I think your end point is all too valid. Maybe this drama will kick some people into action, shame them at the very least.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Yes unfortunately that’s how the establishment works.
Maybe the BBC should have had the balls to do it then Given the CEO is now at ITV.
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chellie
Tour Winner
Context added to that to say he left ITV IN 2017
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
chellie
Tour Winner
Check out the story from 2018 about the disgraced nhs boss who retired with a massive pension and then took a position at another trust.
I despair of this country.
I despair of this country.
Reemul
Head Pro
Just watched One Piece on netflix and really enjoyed it, not my normal show but weas great fun.
Just finished Bosch Legacy, not really sure what I thought of it, just felt like it lacked something, compared to the first series anyway.
Just shows how hard it is to turn a book into a series sometimes.
Just shows how hard it is to turn a book into a series sometimes.
Ross61
Challenge Tour Pro
Actually they are not employees.
Subpostmasters are self-employed business operators, approved by Post Office Ltd to act as their agents in running post office branches (outlets)
My Mum was a sub postmaster, fortunately in the late 70s.
I remember her spending hours balancing the books and having to put Money in the till if she couldn’t balance them. Mind you, the amounts were quite small.
rulefan
Tour Winner
iPlayer. The Tourist series 1. Looking forwards to series 2.
I gave up halfway through the series. I realised I was watching it for the sake of it, not because I was enjoying it. Too many silly, unrealistic situations, the initial Maddie investigation, questioning in captivity etc.
I also stopped caring about the characters. At that point the series is lost
. A shame as I enjoyed original Bosch and the first Legacy.If you want some utter nonsense, try 60 Days In. Members of the public get put into jail in the USA to try and find out secrets from within the facility. It’s as stupid as it sounds but it’s also sort of brilliant.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Started watching Money Heist (Spanish Version on Netflix) last night 3 episodes in and one to keep going so far.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
The Post Office Scandal has been on my mind all day and every day this week.
Spent a lot of time finding out more about the true story.
Government owned business, but with little or no scrutiny of its operations by government and the government put nothing in place to do any scrutiny.
Thus we had a case of CEO with absolute power. And what does absolute power do according to a 19th century adage?
700 wrongful convictions. This is a widespread fraud by abuse of position in my view.
Planned and prolonged with multiple victims. Not an opportunistic fraud.
Sentencing guidelines for such a fraud would be 6 to 10 years.
This will never happen.
There is a case against Post Office Ltd. Not against individuals.
Since this is government owned, it is ordinary folks against the government with the tax payer forking out compensation.
We need one word for the Post Office Scandal. Perhaps POS ?
"Get POS done" is perhaps what we need to have shouted at the government.
Get all convictions quashed and all compensation payments finalised before the general election.
GET IT DONE.
They have been through enough. And enough is enough.
This won't happen either. Its going to drag on for several more years.
Complete and utter failure of government and judicial system was on our tv screens this week.
Largest miscarriage of justice in our country's history.
Spent a lot of time finding out more about the true story.
Government owned business, but with little or no scrutiny of its operations by government and the government put nothing in place to do any scrutiny.
Thus we had a case of CEO with absolute power. And what does absolute power do according to a 19th century adage?
700 wrongful convictions. This is a widespread fraud by abuse of position in my view.
Planned and prolonged with multiple victims. Not an opportunistic fraud.
Sentencing guidelines for such a fraud would be 6 to 10 years.
This will never happen.
There is a case against Post Office Ltd. Not against individuals.
Since this is government owned, it is ordinary folks against the government with the tax payer forking out compensation.
We need one word for the Post Office Scandal. Perhaps POS ?
"Get POS done" is perhaps what we need to have shouted at the government.
Get all convictions quashed and all compensation payments finalised before the general election.
GET IT DONE.
They have been through enough. And enough is enough.
This won't happen either. Its going to drag on for several more years.
Complete and utter failure of government and judicial system was on our tv screens this week.
Largest miscarriage of justice in our country's history.
Dando
Q-School Graduate
we've been watching Shetland on Iplayer - a very good series but i'm not sure i fancy moving there given all the crime 
