![]() ![]() The ‘seduction’ sequences drag and bore us to tears: surely for them to be effective, we should be on the edge of our seats during each of them muttering ‘Run away run away run away’ under our breath. The actual plot of the episode appears to have been structured around the contents of a Wikipedia article about seducing teenaged girls for prostitution when it should have been the other way round. The problem is that it’s all done with a lack of subtlety that is unworthy of this show and that even the dimmest teenager could see through right away. All this is recreated with the noblest of intentions, and I fully support the role television can play and has to play in preventing these kinds of tragedies from taking place. We also see a lot to do with the dangers of Facebook in aiding these criminals in finding victims, keeping tabs on them once they’re in the ‘recruitment’ process and terrorizing them if they happen to escape. Huge chunks of this double bill are devoted to the process by which pimps woo and lure their captives: charm, shopping, clubbing, drugs. Cut to opening credits, and thus endeth the last part of this episode that seems to make structural sense. As Nikki succeeds in resuscitating her, Harry’s bathroom blows up. This is juxtaposed with the flight through the streets of a half-dressed and haggard young woman who is eventually hit by a car a couple of feet away from where Nikki has been chatting to Harry on the phone. The episode starts out on a rather jokey note with Harry calling Nikki from a temporary sleeping arrangement on his bathroom floor because of the frankly alarming racket that the builders next door are making. They have, to a certain extent, attained that goal, but what results in this episode focusing on a ring of British Pakistanis that kidnap white teenaged girls for prostitution is a creation that leaves you emotionally disconnected rather than desensitized. Who is in Mr Bates vs the Post Office’s cast?īAFTA-winning actor Toby Jones leads Mr Bates vs the Post Office’s all-star cast as passionate campaigner for justice Alan Bates.It is perhaps understandable that after last week’s labyrinthine plot, the producers of Silent Witness thought going for something a lot simpler in this week’s episode would help give the audience a bit of a rest before things get really dark again: the TV equivalent of the gatekeeper scene in Macbeth. All four episodes were directed by Vigil and Broadchurch director James Strong. Mr Bates vs the Post Office was written by Gwyneth Hughes. ![]() Some have since died before they could find any justice. The drama will narrate how in 2009, a group of sub postmasters from across the UK decided enough was enough and formed the Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance.” “Several went to prison, some while pregnant or with young children, and many were shunned by their communities. Of those affected by the faulty IT system, 736 were prosecuted, hundreds more lost livelihoods, homes, and life savings because they paid back money the Post Office claimed was missing. ![]() “Despite warnings that the system was flawed, the Post Office relentlessly pursued the sub-postmasters and postmistresses, telling many of them they were the only ones having problems with Horizon. As the drama’s synopsis explains: “Many of the wronged workers were prosecuted, some were imprisoned for crimes they never committed and their lives were irreparably damaged by the scandal.
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