Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Mr. Bates (Toby Jones) and the subpostmasters' alliance finally got their day in court in the final episode of Mr Bates vs the Post Office, and while it was a big step forward, it wasn't the resounding victory we hoped for.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office sets an impossibly high bar before the subpostmasters find justice in the show's penultimate episode.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office starts widening its scope as the wheels of justice turn, and winning turns out to not look like much.

The much-anticipated Mr Bates vs the Post Office limited series has finally premiered on Masterpiece, plunging us into the heart of the British postal service scandal of the early aughts. 

Despite sounding like a twee English village comedy with ludicrously small stakes and a lot of homegrown British heart, Mr Bates vs The Post Office is about one of the most egregious and calamitous miscarriages of justice in the United Kingdom.