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British Scandal

The Post Office Scandal | The Secret File | 2

British Scandal

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History, Alice Levine, Society & Culture, True Crime, British, Great Britain, Exhibit C, Scandal, Matt Forde, Documentary, England

4.47.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Branded a thief, Jo is losing everything. Then, a forensic investigator starts asking questions and uncovers evidence that could clear her name. But revealing it will pit Jo and hundreds of other sub-postmasters against one of Britain's most powerful institutions.

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0:00.0

Matt, what on earth are you doing?

0:01.9

Definitely not covering anything up.

0:04.0

Okay. You are shoving documents into a toaster.

0:07.6

Yeah, it's just a new data management system I've developed.

0:11.1

What are you burning slash toasting?

0:13.5

It just looks like a receipt for that sushi place down the road.

0:16.5

Exactly. I can't be seen eating sushi.

0:19.2

My reputation is built on pasties. You book me, you get a guy who eats pasties. If people start thinking I eat sophisticated or modern food, I'm over. I really think you're overreacting. Alice, before the World Cup in 2010, I was pictured eating a falafel and quinole salad. I didn't get any gigs that summer. It was a World Cup summer. Are you sure that's the

0:37.5

reason? Well, look, I didn't get any work, any of the other World Cup summers, but that's

0:42.3

beside the point. Then what are you waiting for? Put it on de-frost.

0:49.2

2012, post office headquarters, London. Ian Henderson rips open the package on his desk, then stops.

0:57.9

His shoulders tense.

0:59.6

The post office has sent him the wrong batch again.

1:03.6

He runs a hand through his grey hair.

1:06.5

Either the whole system is a mess, or he's missing something.

1:10.6

The post office hired Ian to audit the horizon system

1:14.0

and the prosecution's built on it.

1:16.7

But the deeper he digs, the murkier it gets.

1:20.4

Files don't match, go missing, or vanish entirely.

1:24.8

And his patience is wearing thin.

1:30.3

He snatches up the phone, is about to ring CEO Paula Venols to complain when something catches his eye. One of the files looks different

1:37.3

to the others. It's twice as thick. He pulls it out. It's a full legal file, stamped private and confidential.

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