{"id":42800,"date":"2024-01-01T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1949346"},"modified":"2024-01-01T13:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T12:29:35","slug":"mr-bates-vs-the-post-office-cast-meet-the-characters","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office-cast-meet-the-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Bates vs the Post Office cast: Meet the characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ITV drama tackles a staggering real-life scandal. <\/p>

By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 01 January 2024 at 09:00 AM<\/p>

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ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office<\/a> recounts the horrifying true story of a group of subpostmasters and mistresses from across the UK who were falsely\u00a0 accused of theft, fraud and false accounting<\/a> by the Post Office following an IT malfunction.<\/span><\/p>\n

The four-part drama explores both the devastating impact of the scandal on the accused and their loved ones, and their fight for justice, which they took all the way to the very top, despite the odds being stacked firmly against them.<\/p>\n

Portraying the real-life individuals in the series is a cast full of British screen favourites, led by Toby Jones as the eponymous Mr Alan Bates.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Bates vs The Post Office\u2019s Will Mellor: \u2018The story makes me so angry\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n
Toby Jones \u201cashamed\u201d he was unaware of Post Office scandal before drama<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Read on to find out who else stars alongside him.<\/p>\n
Mr Bates vs the Post Office cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Toby Jones as Alan Bates<\/strong><\/li>\n
Julie Hesmondhalgh as Suzanne Sercombe<\/strong><\/li>\n
Monica Dolan as Jo Hamilton<\/strong><\/li>\n
Will Mellor as Lee Castleton<\/strong><\/li>\n
Amy Nuttall as Lisa Castleton<\/strong><\/li>\n
Krupa Pattani as Saman Kaur<\/strong><\/li>\n
Amit Shah as Jasgun Singh<\/strong><\/li>\n
Ifan Huw Dafydd as Noel Thomas<\/strong><\/li>\n
Shaun Dooley as Michael Rudkin<\/strong><\/li>\n
Lesley Nicol as Pam Stubbs<\/strong><\/li>\n
Lia Williams as Paula Vennells<\/strong><\/li>\n
Katherine Kelly as Angela Van den Bogerd<\/strong><\/li>\n
Ian Hart as Bob Rutherford<\/strong><\/li>\n
Isobel Middleton as Kay Linnell<\/strong><\/li>\n
Alex Jennings as James Arbuthnot<\/strong><\/li>\n
John Hollingworth as James Hartley<\/strong><\/li>\n
Adam James as Patrick Green QC<\/strong><\/li>\n
Colin Tierney as Martin Griffiths<\/strong><\/li>\n
Clare Calbraith as Gina Griffiths<\/strong><\/li>\n
Pip Torrens as Mr Justice Fraser<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For more information about the characters and where you\u2019ve seen the cast before, read on\u2026<\/div>\n
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Toby Jones as Alan Bates<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Alan$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Julie Hesmondhalgh as Suzanne Sercombe<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Julie$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Monica Dolan as Jo Hamilton<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Monica$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Krupa Pattani as Saman Kaur<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Krupa$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Amit Shah as Jasgun Singh<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Amit$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Ifan Huw Dafydd as Noel Thomas<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Ifan$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Shaun Dooley as Michael Rudkin<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Shaun$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Lesley Nicol as Pam Stubbs<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Lesley$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Lia Williams as Paula Vennells<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Lia$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Katherine Kelly as Angela Van den Bogerd<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Katherine$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Alex Jennings as James Arbuthnot<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Alex$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

John Hollingworth as James Hartley<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"John$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>

Adam James as Patrick Green QC<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\"Adam$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>