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Black and white illustration of an English post office box, specifically a kind called a pillar box. It's tall and narrow, with ornate carvings and a slot.

The Post Office

Episode #341

2025-11-21 05:00:53

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Scott Darlington ran the post office in a village outside Manchester for four years. One day, the computer system told him there was money missing from the branch – and he was accused of theft and fraud. “I started thinking, ‘Maybe I’ve done this and I just haven’t realized that it’s been me.’”

Nick Wallis’s book is The Great Post Office Scandal. Scott Darlington’s book is Signed Sealed Destroyed.