Any inquiries into inaction in respect of Savile must surely begin at the BBC. (View Post)

Funny you should say that.... One of the actors in the upcoming TV series (starts Jan 1st) said he knew little about the scandal until he got the part. The more he found out about it, the worse it go… (View Post)

In fact it didn't, because the cost of the prosecutions considerably exceeded the money 'recouped' from the Subpostmasters. (View Post)

OKC - The SPM's were subcontractors, so big outfits like WH Smith would not have been involved. Barnesian - I believe there were sometimes overstatements as well as under. I think the overs were… (View Post)

And the cost of pursuing the Subpostmasters was out of all proportion to the amounts 'recouped' (or rather, extorted under threat). It was insane. Had the PO devoted the same resources to i… (View Post)