If the Post Office is allowed to survive, the guilty bosses must be jailed and bankrupted, and the Post Office must be stopped from policing itself. Fujitsu and its bosses must also pay.
❤absolutely agree, i read and watch the post office scandal and thought thats a bloody disgrace on what happened to those innocent people, but after watching the 4 part tv episodes, my blood is boiling, those spineless scum that knew about the faults in horizon but still knowly and deliberately allowed inocent people get arrested instead of admitting about horizen everyone must be held accountable and arrested
I shudder to think of the bloated salaries, bonuses and pension contributions these scum have leeched. And what about the spineless rank and file who were complicit? No qualified accountants amongst the assorted staff and 'auditors'? Some of them will have known, but remained silent, despite their Institutes ethical requirements? I could go on, legal department, IT. Lots of people need to have a good look at themselves.
He plays a good part and plays it well, a sign of a good actor. The series IS the most POWERFUL anyone will see for a long-time as it is TRUE, real life. A real 10 out of 10.
what made it real is it was recognisable - there are TV drama's about spies or jet pilots or policemen but so few of us have done that but we have all been in a Post Office and bought a stamp or taxed a car or knew people who worked there ......the most relatable drama acted by a superb cast - loved every minute whilst at the same time being outraged - the fact that Will refers to those affected as "we" still shows the investment in the project.
@@darrenwilson8042 Yes, I was in a PO posting a parcel yesterday and I thought about the programme. Then I felt guilty for giving them my custom, but they have a captive audience.
Interestingly, Mr Bates refused to sign the accounts sheets showing the losses as he was convinced there were flaws. Sadly others, were so unsure of themselves that they signed them, as I would have done. Mr Bates deserves more than an honours thats for sure. Incredible human being.
The biggest miscarriage of justice in the UK for a very long time. Heartbreaking for everyone involved. Thankfully this drama has finally brought the story to the wider public. Everyone played their parts incredibly well, a brilliant production and Will is right, I too had to keep reminding myself this is a true story, even though I've followed it for many years. Best wishes to all the families affected. ❤
Didn’t any of the top people go home and think ,hang on this seems strange or did they just not care ? This was so emotional ,the frustration for me was immense ,I felt like screaming .
A great honest program for a change on TV , hats off to all who took part in the making of the UK , a better honest place to live . Let us hope it is never allowed to be repeated in real life . Thanks to all who took part in the making of this program .
It's amazing that a lot of these sub postmaster's have survived. Some have died and others may have committed suicide. Its an absolute disgrace that the establishment (the post office) have been allowed to abuse their power and liar , to gain convictions against innocent people. Everyone should be compensated, even the poor souls who are no longer alive and the post office management should be held to account. I have been watching the series, great drama in highlighting a true and tragic injustice against people who were pillows of their community. I only hope that everyone of the postmasters can get their lives back and that the nation is behind you. Good luck to all the postmaster's, you deserve it.
Current money they refer to as “compensation” is just the money being returned that they took from these innocent people. It should never be called compensation. That should come after this money has been returned
The thing about this wonderful drama is how it connected all the dots for everyone and brought the whole awful story together. I thought that this scandal had been discovered and sorted years ago. And that's the problem with news stories. They can only cover parts of what is happening at the time. But often the nuances and pertinent points of the stories are lost along the way. This drama unfolded the whole morbid truth for these victims including what it did to their lives. That completeness can't be obtained over years of turmoil and intricate details of what happened. It's a wonderful thing that has been done for these people. At last. I just hope it serves them well. They truly deserve our support.
We can support the postmasters who were victims of this scandal by writing to our MPs demanding rapid, full and fair pensation, signing the petition to have the CBE of Paul Vennells forfeited and joining the petition for a debate in Parliament. Keep the pressure on for Justice. 😊
I am glad you played the part well. the nation needs to put pressure on this terrible in justice. and unbelievably dramatic to these people. and what they loss they had is unbelievable
The establishment are SO worried about all of us grouping together, that’s why they told these innocent people that they were the only one. They are SCARED OF US WHEN WE STICK TOGETHER. Let’s stick together always ❤️
I worked at the post office for 7 years till about 2years ago! The horizon system is still not fixed properly! I had heart palpitations every week (month) trying to balance the tills! I hope every single person gets justice and finds some peace!
A terrible case of corporate bullying, I've been following it for a few years now and one strange thing is that there's never been any suggestion that the post office (or the government) have any intention of sueing Fujitsu for supplying a clearly massively crap product. If you bought a car that wouldn't start you'd at least want your money back. If it crashed because of a manufacturing fault and you broke your
The reason being it was the government who sanctioned the PO’s action against the postmasters. The village postmaster where I used to live told me that the bitch in a dog collar was under orders by the government to close as many of the small post offices as she could. I was also informed that the bitch in a dogs collar would receive a hefty bonus if she achieved the government’s objectives. Hence the government never could go to contract law to obtain compensation from Fujitsu as that might expose the whole scam! As the only shareholder in the PO who else could have sanctioned such scandalous behaviour.
Totally agree with everything you have said. I was aware of this absolute scandal for a while (2012, then Panorama in 2015), signed every petition, wrote to my MP etc, but it took this amazing ITV dramatisation to really bring home the true scale of the human toll this has taken. I sincerely hope proper reparation as well as compensation is made to every single victim and the families of those who have since died. There is a pattern of inhumanity in todays government, delay, delay, delay, in the hope everyone will have died in the meantime. Same with Hillsborough and the same with the contaminated blood scandal STILL going through the courts now. Where is the humanity and decency tbese people deserve? Well done to ITV for bringing this great scandal to a wider audience.
Well do to all the actors, scriptwriters and truly gripping accurate account as to what happened . For all those real people who lost everything you now deserve everything!!
I binge watched this in one evening, to say an emotional rollercoaster is not strong enough, add to that that this is real by the end I was wrecked, I cannot imagine what these people went through. An excellent show with an excellent cast, I can’t praise it highly enough.
Well played will my favourite actor, this was so brilliantly done by all the actors that the whole nation is now looking at the post office and the government in a whole new light.
And the worst person the PO CEO was a church vicar / minister , evil hypicrit still enjoying her OBE ! A Fantastic programme that I hope will bring justice for these prople. The public never knew wgatxwas going on . The media of the time abbandoned them.
Even though I knew the details of this scandal before seeing the TV drama, seeing the individual stories played out brought a whole new level of anger and frustration at how those people were treated. It is sickening. Heads must roll at the very top, and some should see the inside of a prison cell, as the sub-postmasters had to.
I thought Mellor played Lee really well full of emotion and realism cspturing the utter desperation and anxiety inckuding showing a total break down in front of his wife. All the cast were superb. Well done all at ITV.
Well done to you and the rest of the actors and scriptwriters. Incredible story. The guilty should be in jail. RIP to the ones who are tragically no longer with us as a result of the actions of these people.
Brilliant interview great actor and a real life guy , every part of the drama was made real , social media , and u tube Will over turn the post office , so all will get justice against so much wrong we need more ,and more coverage keep us involved till the end
It took a mini series to get this Major scandal of absolute epic proportions across to the government and general public , I Hope the ALL 700+ sub-postmasters get all that they owed plus a good compensation package , god bless you Alan Bates
That scene where Ian is told by the judge that he stole the money was so well acted by Will Mellor. I can't stop thinking about his facial expression and how his body slumps. It makes me so sad.
I missed the First 2 Episodes, But Caught the last two. And the last Episode I was in tears, This is so wrong What the Government have Been Doing, I mean they do own it so they must have known all along what was going on. The fact that they awarded the head of the Post office The CBE shows they Were in on it. That's a real shocker Isn't it. Will Mellor Plays a Fabulous part as Lee Castleton, Then he Always was a Fantastic Actor, If you can pull of Comedy you can play anything that's thrown at you Really. And watching him talk like this, Makes me like him even more, He really is one of us, he may be Ritch and Famous, But he's Human, He Gives a Bleep about the Little people, Us. And on a Final note. As For the Post office, Well They really don't have any shame do they AY. Something we all grew up with as kids, And to think i nearly took out a Savings account on many occasions, But Thank god i changed my Mind, Cause i could have been one of them poor people fighting for Justice. Well my heart goes out to Every one of them. Shame on you Post office, This is so sad to be honest with you, What is this world Coming to. What's gonna happen to the money that belongs to the 60 people that died waiting for Justice. Oh YEH!, Silly me, they get to keep it don't they, Where is the justice in that i ask you. I wish i could fight along side them i really do. Im'e really glad they showed this program, It needed to be shown to Expose them for what they really are, Conning Robbing little Ass**les. Whops did i just swear there, i am so sorry not. I have no more words to say, Accept to just say my heart is with you guys, And i hope you get the Justice you all deserve. God Bless you all,
i have just watched some of the inquiry, one of the most amazing people is Elaine Cottam on day 81 a must watch video ! her total lack of memory makes me wonder how she found her way home ! her answers are beyond belief and how she ever got promoted to be able to fire people is a mystery ! the post office should be shut down just because of her !
For the sake of record, the British people and British justice, this episode of mis justice must go on permanent record and marked by a physical monument to the people who suffered at the hands of an organisation run by cowards.
The series was great, its a shame there were so many adverts. Lovely Will Mellor spoke with empathy and passion that I had felt watching this series. The post office tried to cover up, to conceal and their only aim was damage limitation to their brand no matter what. They used the their power to intimidate and to misdirect the blame not caring at all for their loyal postmasters or what they were going through. Its a disgrace and justice has still not done its job. Its a pattern will large organisations and even governments, brand protection at any cost, to cover up and pervert the truth to keep an image of trust.
How is it directors were not able to work out that,in a couple of weeks, from zero to 700 sub postmasters suddenly committed fraud..It screams obvious that their must be a software problem.
As Will Mellor says, watching this series has made me so angry at the way people have been treated and are still, over 20 years later, being treated. I could never imagine how an institution like the Post Office could behave. Self regulation and policing has to go
I have read about this scandal since 2024 (at least) in Private Eye but the general public has only now become aware of it because it's been on the telly! Ridiculous.
Here is the thing- apart from all the other aspects of this affair the role of Lord Neuberger in the Recusal seems to have escaped attention. I have therefore pasted the following ‘The role of Lord Neuberger in the recusal fiasco (Justice Fraser) should be investigated’ on as many UA-cam articles as I could, about ten, but when I checked to see if there was any response I discovered they had all been taken down including Talktv This Kafkaesque episode staggers one at every turn, even when Big brother has been outed he seems to be still working away! I really want to know why Lord Neuberger interfered , if the recusal had succeeded the whole noble attempt at taking on the stinking system would have failed
❤love injustices like actors than bring this to media i honestly hope this works for everyone in desperation losing their children through lis corruption and government
The Bosses at the Post office are Morally DEAD they Sleep Fine Because it's about the Unimportant Little People In their Minds so Why should they Feel Bad or Concerned ?
Will is correct about the Royal Mail having their own police force...They are ( i assume they still are) called the IB..some of them are ex police. In sorting offices they have a different entrance to the office and sit behind dark windows to observe. You only saw them when they i watched a Postie arrested in the office.( he got 3 years at the Old Bailey) I saw it happen once in the 8 years i worked there. Loads got found out when there was an electrical fire and they all scrambled down an escape ladder onto the sorting office floor. I had one plant a fake "letterbomb in my pile of work..I had sussed out everytime the managers called us for a "team meeting" something would be found straight after so i turned around and watched him place it..i coughed to get his attention and pointed at him...he gave me a filthy look and walked away!
I can't believe that a complicated system like this going live was not expected to have bugs, glitches, hardware and software problems. The people in charge, then and now need to be punished for the harm done.
Worse than that. I watched a video talk titled “Delivering the fail” where it was stated there i were thousands of known outstanding issues with it, and it was sometimes being patched several times a day.
@@steves9250 It really was indefensible. There should be a public gofundme for these sub postmasters to tide them over and to prove a point. The government could sort this out at a stroke if they wanted.
I can believe it happened, I had a fight with British Gas, they are the same, lying two faced, lie to you face, promise resolution then take it away. I’ll never forgive or forget. I think Fujitsu have allot to answer in this as well, they should set aside a sum to help compensate these people.
The real disgrace is the former CEO of the Post Office (now hiding as an Anglican priestess) who was paid massive bonuses and salaries to preside over this complete miscarriage of justice. Disgraceful.
Two points I'd like to bring up: 1: Everyone keeps saying, "It's the Post Office, it's the Post Office" but it's NOT. It's NOT the Post Office, as an institution and organisation, that is at fault; it's the PEOPLE who RAN the Post Office at the time who did this, and they are the ones who should answer and suffer for what they chose to do. 2: The main question that bothers me, and so far as I can see yet remains to be addressed or answered, is WHY? Why did the bosses choose to blame the Sub Postmasters, when it was obviously the Horizon System that was at-fault? Why did they choose to go so far as to frame people for theft and fraud, and destroy their lives, all to defend a computer system that THEY KNEW, CATEGORICALLY, was broken? WHY were they so desperate to protect the Horizon System, no-matter the cost?
It is not the Post Office it is the technological efficiency drives that were created and built by the conscious cognosentient being (the human) that historically is flawed by individual and collective faults.
The people who sold the computer software are a lot smarter than the people who bought the software,and then the people who through blatant ineptitude who had spent millions on the software didn't have the integrity to take accountability,and laid the blame on those who had no idea of what was going on..
Let this be a lesson…the government wants us to go full digital currency….no more cash…. What could possibly go wrong..watch and learn….stay alert …keep using cash….
Sad how a well-acted drama can re-kindle public interest in a scandal; this started over ten years ago, was in all the papers, but people get bored and moved onto something else.
@@KantoCafe715 That's a fair point. But I believe that privatisation has been a disaster for us. I don't suppose mail is a big deal really in these modern times but I would like energy and water to be re-nationalised and run as not for profit. Is it possible?? I would hope so
Not a good look for the UK’s legal system. Perception from the other side of the pond [US]. Considering the portrayed attitude / culture of those in positions of authority, in the UK, I'm not surprised at how this played out. Based only on what I've seen in videos & read in comments, coming from people in the UK, it seems that those in authoritative positions, regardless of the insignificance of their office, they function as if they have been given absolute, infallible powers from some all-powerful deity or royal source. Do not question my authority, I am the law, you are guilty until proven innocent. That’s just my perception.
If the Post Office is allowed to survive, the guilty bosses must be jailed and bankrupted, and the Post Office must be stopped from policing itself. Fujitsu and its bosses must also pay.
absolutely agree with you.
They know who they are, hopefully not sleeping very well from now on…..tick tock, tick tock.
Absolutely agree Fujitsu must pay. They led the post office to believe the system was sound.
❤absolutely agree, i read and watch the post office scandal and thought thats a bloody disgrace on what happened to those innocent people, but after watching the 4 part tv episodes, my blood is boiling, those spineless scum that knew about the faults in horizon but still knowly and deliberately allowed inocent people get arrested instead of admitting about horizen everyone must be held accountable and arrested
I shudder to think of the bloated salaries, bonuses and pension contributions these scum have leeched. And what about the spineless rank and file who were complicit? No qualified accountants amongst the assorted staff and 'auditors'? Some of them will have known, but remained silent, despite their Institutes ethical requirements? I could go on, legal department, IT. Lots of people need to have a good look at themselves.
He plays a good part and plays it well, a sign of a good actor. The series IS the most POWERFUL anyone will see for a long-time as it is TRUE, real life. A real 10 out of 10.
I’d give him a 7 or 8. Far too much brow rubbing every time he was vexed, upset, frustrated, angry.
Other ways of displaying emotion are available.
what made it real is it was recognisable - there are TV drama's about spies or jet pilots or policemen but so few of us have done that but we have all been in a Post Office and bought a stamp or taxed a car or knew people who worked there ......the most relatable drama acted by a superb cast - loved every minute whilst at the same time being outraged - the fact that Will refers to those affected as "we" still shows the investment in the project.
@@darrenwilson8042 Yes, I was in a PO posting a parcel yesterday and I thought about the programme. Then I felt guilty for giving them my custom, but they have a captive audience.
@@RosieHarphe would have met the person he was playing, so it’s likely that’s what the person did and he emulated him.
Interestingly, Mr Bates refused to sign the accounts sheets showing the losses as he was convinced there were flaws. Sadly others, were so unsure of themselves that they signed them, as I would have done. Mr Bates deserves more than an honours thats for sure. Incredible human being.
The people running the post office at the time!! Should be in jail yes JAIL YOUR THE ONLY ONE 😱well done Mr Bates 🇬🇧🏴
Yes jail
Fabulous actor showing the emotion... ❤
How can the head of the Post Office be awarded aCBE? This award to her really belittles true heroes
She did what the elites wanted.
The biggest miscarriage of justice in the UK for a very long time. Heartbreaking for everyone involved. Thankfully this drama has finally brought the story to the wider public. Everyone played their parts incredibly well, a brilliant production and Will is right, I too had to keep reminding myself this is a true story, even though I've followed it for many years. Best wishes to all the families affected. ❤
Well done Lee you really brought it home ,so much so that at one point I thought it was me that owed the money brought me to tears !
Didn’t any of the top people go home and think ,hang on this seems strange or did they just not care ? This was so emotional ,the frustration for me was immense ,I felt like screaming .
A great honest program for a change on TV , hats off to all who took part in the making of the UK , a better honest place to live . Let us hope it is never allowed to be repeated in real life . Thanks to all who took part in the making of this program .
They haven’t made it a better place yet because they haven’t had justice yet!
It's amazing that a lot of these sub postmaster's have survived.
Some have died and others may have committed suicide.
Its an absolute disgrace that the establishment (the post office) have been allowed to abuse their power and liar , to gain convictions against innocent people.
Everyone should be compensated, even the poor souls who are no longer alive and the post office management should be held to account.
I have been watching the series, great drama in highlighting a true and tragic injustice against people who were pillows of their community.
I only hope that everyone of the postmasters can get their lives back and that the nation is behind you.
Good luck to all the postmaster's, you deserve it.
Current money they refer to as “compensation” is just the money being returned that they took from these innocent people. It should never be called compensation. That should come after this money has been returned
The thing about this wonderful drama is how it connected all the dots for everyone and brought the whole awful story together. I thought that this scandal had been discovered and sorted years ago. And that's the problem with news stories. They can only cover parts of what is happening at the time. But often the nuances and pertinent points of the stories are lost along the way. This drama unfolded the whole morbid truth for these victims including what it did to their lives. That completeness can't be obtained over years of turmoil and intricate details of what happened. It's a wonderful thing that has been done for these people. At last. I just hope it serves them well. They truly deserve our support.
Well said Will you are so articulate lets hope these innocent people get the compensation they truly deserve sooner rather than later
We can support the postmasters who were victims of this scandal by writing to our MPs demanding rapid, full and fair pensation, signing the petition to have the CBE of Paul Vennells forfeited and joining the petition for a debate in Parliament. Keep the pressure on for Justice. 😊
Signed
it's Paula, and thankfully she has...
Fantastic piece of work by all involved.
I am glad you played the part well. the nation needs to put pressure on this terrible in justice. and unbelievably dramatic to these people. and what they loss they had is unbelievable
The establishment are SO worried about all of us grouping together, that’s why they told these innocent people that they were the only one. They are SCARED OF US WHEN WE STICK TOGETHER. Let’s stick together always ❤️
I worked at the post office for 7 years till about 2years ago! The horizon system is still not fixed properly! I had heart palpitations every week (month) trying to balance the tills! I hope every single person gets justice and finds some peace!
Sorry Sharon, what a nightmare! ❤
well done you played a great part.
The press should set up a support channel and report everything from now on. So we can see that they are treated fairly from now on.
Had the feeling it was being brushed under the carpet let's hope this drama brings it out into the light.
A terrible case of corporate bullying, I've been following it for a few years now and one strange thing is that there's never been any suggestion that the post office (or the government) have any intention of sueing Fujitsu for supplying a clearly massively crap product. If you bought a car that wouldn't start you'd at least want your money back. If it crashed because of a manufacturing fault and you broke your
The reason being it was the government who sanctioned the PO’s action against the postmasters. The village postmaster where I used to live told me that the bitch in a dog collar was under orders by the government to close as many of the small post offices as she could. I was also informed that the bitch in a dogs collar would receive a hefty bonus if she achieved the government’s objectives. Hence the government never could go to contract law to obtain compensation from Fujitsu as that might expose the whole scam! As the only shareholder in the PO who else could have sanctioned such scandalous behaviour.
See also the other IT systems supplied to government departments, as well as the, er, popular government contractors such as Crapita, Serco, etc.
The wrong people went to jail.
Totally agree with everything you have said. I was aware of this absolute scandal for a while (2012, then Panorama in 2015), signed every petition, wrote to my MP etc, but it took this amazing ITV dramatisation to really bring home the true scale of the human toll this has taken. I sincerely hope proper reparation as well as compensation is made to every single victim and the families of those who have since died. There is a pattern of inhumanity in todays government, delay, delay, delay, in the hope everyone will have died in the meantime. Same with Hillsborough and the same with the contaminated blood scandal STILL going through the courts now. Where is the humanity and decency tbese people deserve? Well done to ITV for bringing this great scandal to a wider audience.
Well do to all the actors, scriptwriters and truly gripping accurate account as to what happened . For all those real people who lost everything you now deserve everything!!
It says it all when a TV programme has to bring it to the forefront again
I binge watched this in one evening, to say an emotional rollercoaster is not strong enough, add to that that this is real by the end I was wrecked, I cannot imagine what these people went through. An excellent show with an excellent cast, I can’t praise it highly enough.
Well played will my favourite actor, this was so brilliantly done by all the actors that the whole nation is now looking at the post office and the government in a whole new light.
Better than Ralf Little who has had more work
Yes the cast and performance was great.......... I was so angry that this is reality. 👿
And the worst person the PO CEO was a church vicar / minister , evil hypicrit still enjoying her OBE ! A Fantastic programme that I hope will bring justice for these prople. The public never knew wgatxwas going on . The media of the time abbandoned them.
Even though I knew the details of this scandal before seeing the TV drama, seeing the individual stories played out brought a whole new level of anger and frustration at how those people were treated. It is sickening. Heads must roll at the very top, and some should see the inside of a prison cell, as the sub-postmasters had to.
Will did a very good job
I thought Mellor played Lee really well full of emotion and realism cspturing the utter desperation and anxiety inckuding showing a total break down in front of his wife. All the cast were superb. Well done all at ITV.
Well done to you and the rest of the actors and scriptwriters. Incredible story. The guilty should be in jail. RIP to the ones who are tragically no longer with us as a result of the actions of these people.
Well said Will!
Brilliant interview great actor and a real life guy , every part of the drama was made real , social media , and u tube Will over turn the post office , so all will get justice against so much wrong we need more ,and more coverage keep us involved till the end
This drama has shown us exactly that, we really didn’t know. It’s such a crime
Will was great in this. He gave a brilliant performance which was really moving.
Good job Will. 👍🏼
EXACTLY WILL ,,,WE all thought we knew what was happening,,, AGREE with your thoughts Totally,,Well Played matey,,Budgie from Bognor Regis
It took a mini series to get this Major scandal of absolute epic proportions across to the government and general public , I Hope the ALL 700+ sub-postmasters get all that they owed plus a good compensation package , god bless you Alan Bates
vastly underrated actor!!
You were Brilliant Will. The no nonsense just wanting justice approach to being wronged you showed in portraying the part of Lee C was gripping...
That scene where Ian is told by the judge that he stole the money was so well acted by Will Mellor. I can't stop thinking about his facial expression and how his body slumps. It makes me so sad.
Awards all around especially for Mr Bates ❤
I missed the First 2 Episodes, But Caught the last two. And the last Episode I was in tears, This is
so wrong What the Government have Been Doing, I mean they do own it so they must have known all
along what was going on. The fact that they awarded the head of the Post office The CBE shows they
Were in on it. That's a real shocker Isn't it. Will Mellor Plays a Fabulous part as Lee Castleton, Then he
Always was a Fantastic Actor, If you can pull of Comedy you can play anything that's thrown at you
Really. And watching him talk like this, Makes me like him even more, He really is one of us, he may be
Ritch and Famous, But he's Human, He Gives a Bleep about the Little people, Us. And on a Final note.
As For the Post office, Well They really don't have any shame do they AY. Something we all grew up with
as kids, And to think i nearly took out a Savings account on many occasions, But Thank god i changed my
Mind, Cause i could have been one of them poor people fighting for Justice. Well my heart goes out to
Every one of them. Shame on you Post office, This is so sad to be honest with you, What is this world
Coming to. What's gonna happen to the money that belongs to the 60 people that died waiting for Justice.
Oh YEH!, Silly me, they get to keep it don't they, Where is the justice in that i ask you. I wish i could fight
along side them i really do. Im'e really glad they showed this program, It needed to be shown to Expose
them for what they really are, Conning Robbing little Ass**les. Whops did i just swear there, i am so sorry
not. I have no more words to say, Accept to just say my heart is with you guys, And i hope you get the
Justice you all deserve. God Bless you all,
You are the only one. This must have been devastating. Small relief when they find out they aren't. The start of decades of fighting.
The Lies and Cover ups, was DISGUSTING !!! ☮️⚖️💷
i have just watched some of the inquiry, one of the most amazing people is Elaine Cottam on day 81 a must watch video ! her total lack of memory makes me wonder how she found her way home ! her answers are beyond belief and how she ever got promoted to be able to fire people is a mystery ! the post office should be shut down just because of her !
I'm only on ep1 he's doing a fantastic job. Best thing he probably ever did
What about punishing the accusers and whoever was responsible????? 😮
Follow the money! Many of these innocent people were forced to pay “back” funds they never took. Where did that money go?
For the sake of record, the British people and British justice, this episode of mis justice must go on permanent record and marked by a physical monument to the people who suffered at the hands of an organisation run by cowards.
The series was great, its a shame there were so many adverts. Lovely Will Mellor spoke with empathy and passion that I had felt watching this series. The post office tried to cover up, to conceal and their only aim was damage limitation to their brand no matter what. They used the their power to intimidate and to misdirect the blame not caring at all for their loyal postmasters or what they were going through. Its a disgrace and justice has still not done its job.
Its a pattern will large organisations and even governments, brand protection at any cost, to cover up and pervert the truth to keep an image of trust.
The power of truth eh
How is it directors were not able to work out that,in a couple of weeks, from zero to 700 sub postmasters suddenly committed fraud..It screams obvious that their must be a software problem.
Absolutely spot on. Incredible that those basic stats didn't leap off the page, and for someone to say...hang on, this is odd.
Totally agree. All the actors were brilliant. I used to work for the Post Office.
Will was great in the drama!
Well played Will..
As Will Mellor says, watching this series has made me so angry at the way people have been treated and are still, over 20 years later, being treated. I could never imagine how an institution like the Post Office could behave. Self regulation and policing has to go
I have read about this scandal since 2024 (at least) in Private Eye but the general public has only now become aware of it because it's been on the telly! Ridiculous.
@soutteruk1 ... Sorry, but this scandal has been widely reported in the news since it became known about long before the TV series.
@@Tidybitz
Not to the extent it should have been.
Getting to the truth will prove impossible.
Here is the thing- apart from all the other aspects of this affair the role of Lord Neuberger in the Recusal seems to have escaped attention.
I have therefore pasted the following ‘The role of Lord Neuberger in the recusal fiasco (Justice Fraser) should be investigated’ on as many UA-cam articles as I could, about ten, but when I checked to see if there was any response I discovered they had all been taken down including Talktv
This Kafkaesque episode staggers one at every turn, even when Big brother has been outed he seems to be still working away!
I really want to know why Lord Neuberger interfered , if the recusal had succeeded the whole noble attempt at taking on the stinking system would have failed
I hope those who spat on children are utterly ashamed of themselves, but I doubt that they are.
It’s really terrible what happened. The Post Office scandal, so outrageous. Anastasia ♥️🌻🙏🧑🏻🦼
When institutions are given too much power and know they will face no scrutiny this is the type of thing that they do.
A rolex he as worked very hard for by a brilliant actor every credit to you will brillianty said brilliantly played
❤love injustices like actors than bring this to media i honestly hope this works for everyone in desperation losing their children through lis corruption and government
I think most people cried after watching the last episode.
The Bosses at the Post office are Morally DEAD they Sleep Fine Because it's about the Unimportant Little People In their Minds so Why should they Feel Bad or Concerned ?
Good work Will
Will is correct about the Royal Mail having their own police force...They are ( i assume they still are) called the IB..some of them are ex police. In sorting offices they have a different entrance to the office and sit behind dark windows to observe. You only saw them when they i watched a Postie arrested in the office.( he got 3 years at the Old Bailey) I saw it happen once in the 8 years i worked there. Loads got found out when there was an electrical fire and they all scrambled down an escape ladder onto the sorting office floor. I had one plant a fake "letterbomb in my pile of work..I had sussed out everytime the managers called us for a "team meeting" something would be found straight after so i turned around and watched him place it..i coughed to get his attention and pointed at him...he gave me a filthy look and walked away!
I can't believe that a complicated system like this going live was not expected to have bugs, glitches, hardware and software problems. The people in charge, then and now need to be punished for the harm done.
Worse than that. I watched a video talk titled “Delivering the fail” where it was stated there i were thousands of known outstanding issues with it, and it was sometimes being patched several times a day.
@@steves9250 It really was indefensible. There should be a public gofundme for these sub postmasters to tide them over and to prove a point. The government could sort this out at a stroke if they wanted.
@@steves9250 I have just given to the gofundme scheme. They have just started and currently have a few hundred pounds. Great stuff.
Decent people cheated and lied to by corporate sharks. Justice must be served.
Cover ups, galore took place, how comes no one been jailed?
I can believe it happened, I had a fight with British Gas, they are the same, lying two faced, lie to you face, promise resolution then take it away. I’ll never forgive or forget. I think Fujitsu have allot to answer in this as well, they should set aside a sum to help compensate these people.
Yes. If it were not for Fujitsu, there would have been no problem at all.
When people join together, they become strong.
We've been directed to be individuals. Dog eat dog. Imagine if Alan Bates hadn't bothered?
One of my favourite actors is Will Mellor, so under used. If he isn't given the lead in some meaty drama then someone in TV is missing a trick.
The real disgrace is the former CEO of the Post Office (now hiding as an Anglican priestess) who was paid massive bonuses and salaries to preside over this complete miscarriage of justice. Disgraceful.
Two points I'd like to bring up:
1: Everyone keeps saying, "It's the Post Office, it's the Post Office" but it's NOT. It's NOT the Post Office, as an institution and organisation, that is at fault; it's the PEOPLE who RAN the Post Office at the time who did this, and they are the ones who should answer and suffer for what they chose to do.
2: The main question that bothers me, and so far as I can see yet remains to be addressed or answered, is WHY? Why did the bosses choose to blame the Sub Postmasters, when it was obviously the Horizon System that was at-fault? Why did they choose to go so far as to frame people for theft and fraud, and destroy their lives, all to defend a computer system that THEY KNEW, CATEGORICALLY, was broken? WHY were they so desperate to protect the Horizon System, no-matter the cost?
I hate these sycophants in the government.
It is not the Post Office it is the technological efficiency drives that were created and built by the conscious cognosentient being (the human) that historically is flawed by individual and collective faults.
The people who sold the computer software are a lot smarter than the people who bought the software,and then the people who through blatant ineptitude who had spent millions on the software didn't have the integrity to take accountability,and laid the blame on those who had no idea of what was going on..
Yes, it's the cock-up that became a conspiracy.
Let this be a lesson…the government wants us to go full digital currency….no more cash…. What could possibly go wrong..watch and learn….stay alert …keep using cash….
Awesome interview but the piano background is annoying.
Oh yes completely unnecessary and very inappropriate
Sad how a well-acted drama can re-kindle public interest in a scandal; this started over ten years ago, was in all the papers, but people get bored and moved onto something else.
I think it started 23 years ago when Horizon was first installed. Alan Bates had boxes going back to 2001.
Th government will use this to privatise the post office
Doesn’t matter, does it?
@@KantoCafe715 Why?
@@mickdebergerac1143 because what has been done while it was a government entity is so bad, that it hardly matters if it now becomes private
@@KantoCafe715 That's a fair point. But I believe that privatisation has been a disaster for us.
I don't suppose mail is a big deal really in these modern times but I would like energy and water to be re-nationalised and run as not for profit.
Is it possible?? I would hope so
Not a good look for the UK’s legal system. Perception from the other side of the pond [US]. Considering the portrayed attitude / culture of those in positions of authority, in the UK, I'm not surprised at how this played out. Based only on what I've seen in videos & read in comments, coming from people in the UK, it seems that those in authoritative positions, regardless of the insignificance of their office, they function as if they have been given absolute, infallible powers from some all-powerful deity or royal source. Do not question my authority, I am the law, you are guilty until proven innocent. That’s just my perception.
Who ?
Please stop the unnecessarily music! This is why i have not watched STV news since they started this nonsense.