Main content

Surviving the Post Office

Actor Will Mellor travels across England to meet sub-postmasters trying to rebuild their lives after being accused of theft. Can they now start to recover?

Actor Will Mellor, star of the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, takes a journey across England to meet some of the real-life sub-postmasters whose lives have been torn apart by injustice. After being wrongly accused of theft, many of the victims lost not only their savings but also their livelihoods. As the country wakes up to the full scale of the scandal, Will finds out what’s happened to the people involved, as well as their families.

He discovers that many of them want to take back control of their lives. For some, facing the past proves a troubling experience, while for others it heralds a liberating new step forwards.

7 months left to watch

29 minutes

Signed Audio described

Last on

Fri 2 Aug 2024 03:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Will Mellor
Producer Zack Adesina
Producer Jim Booth
Producer Alan Haslam
Producer Hayley Hassall
Camera Operator Matt Ford
Editor Anna Crossley
Series Editor Gail Champion

Broadcasts

Featured in...

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio - The Post Office Scandal

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio - The Post Office Scandal

Stories from people wrongly accused of stealing money from post office branch accounts.