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I'm Jayce lay Cobb and you're listening to

Masterpiece Studio.

The British post office scandal is a Byzantine story that raises more questions than answers.

It has claimed millions of pounds and ruined countless lives.

The guilty have not atoned and the innocent continue to suffer

while they wait for justice to be fully served.

But they don't wait idly.

Alan Bates and the hundreds of sub-postmasters accused of theft or faulty accounting

have been fighting the post office for redress and compensation for over 20 years.

But by episode four of our drama,

they're beginning to make some headway.

Well, that was brilliant.

They chose him and he smashed them.

Just a pile of ash where the post office used to be

Well, I've got Angela Vanden Bogan in the witness box tomorrow.

Yep. You get to ask the questions.

I do and I've got plenty. We get to see if we pick the

right man for the job. The reality of the situation is that the British Post Office, a company whose sole shareholder is the British government itself, has far more resources than the sub-postmasters, and they're not afraid to pull out all of the stops.

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