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《英倫冤案:貝茨先生 vs 郵局》 皇家郵政案改編 英國神劇引爆迴響

《英倫冤案:貝茨先生 vs 郵局》

遲來的公義!英國真實醜聞事件改編!苦主對抗政府機構,最終對簿公堂,結局如何?

《英倫冤案:貝茨先生 vs 郵局Mr Bates vs. The Post Office》第1季,改編自英國郵政局真實醜聞事件,講述2001年起因為郵政數據系統錯誤,10多年間導致全國數百名郵局經營者遭郵政部門無故指控侵吞公款,郵局職員更被告上法庭!

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - 主角Alan Bates帶領一眾受害者向國家公權力展開長年抗爭。圖片來源:ITV

故事主角為受害者之一的Alan Bates(Toby Jones飾演),初始已堅信自己並無任何錯誤,決定挺身而出,團結其他受害者,向國家公權力展開一場長達20年的抗爭。此劇於年初在英國ITV播出後,創下收視紀錄,媒體與觀眾都給予極高評價,甚至列為年度「神劇」候選。而當年事件的涉事者、前郵局總裁Paula Vennells更被舊事重提,在聯署下被撤銷其大英帝國CBE榮譽勳章。

究竟整個故事會帶給你甚麼啟發?單純「以劇論劇」又是否可以封為神劇?

權力傾斜的公私營架構

其實英國的郵政服務並非完全公營運作,由1969年開始, 英國郵政總局改組為國營企業,名為「郵局」(Post Office)。自此進行多次結構調整,到成為今日的郵政局公司。為提升效率,郵政局公司採取特許經營模式,與連鎖店或地方雜貨店等商家合作,由小商家外包經營郵政分局(Sub-Post Offices),所以頗多小商家老闆成為所謂「郵局分局局長」,而問題正正發生在此關鍵上!

2000至2014年期間,郵政局公司依據新投入使用的日本富士通「Horizon」電子會計系統報告數據,判定多位郵局分局局長盜竊、詐騙及虛假帳目等罪行,繼而對英國全國各地共736名郵局分局局長提出起訴。至於劇中主角的現實原型、曾擔任Craig-y-Don郵局分局局長的Alan Bates,自使用「Horizon」系統開始便一直向郵政局公司報告問題,但都被郵政局無視。至2003年,被郵政局中止特許經營合約的他決定作出反擊,開始收集大量證據,並與其他苦主組織「郵局分局長正義聯盟(Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance)」,展開漫長的司法抗爭。

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - 主角Alan Bates由老牌演員Toby Jones飾演。

受害者的群像劇:是放棄,還是堅持抗爭?

故事雖以Alan Bates為主角,但劇中所描述的情節其實是受到「Horizon」所害的郵局分局局長群體故事。每個苦主都因為指控而受嚴重影響,有人因經濟壓力而負債累累、遭受社區孤立,更被告上法庭,例如第一集著重描寫Jo Hamilton(Monica Dolan飾演)及Saman Kaur(Krupa Pattani飾演)各自的故事,前者因為無法澄清自己,一時誤判改寫電腦數據,差點變成真正的欺詐犯罪,後者因抵受不住壓力,引發輕生念頭,幸好其丈夫及時趕到,才勉強保住性命。而劇中的10多年間,不斷有疾病、抑鬱、自殘和自殺,以及暴力發生在一眾郵局分局局長身上。

劇集後半部分,隨住劇情展開,觀眾都會跟隨Bates的遭遇,見證更多郵政局公司的惡行。面對公權力及國家機器,Bates為何能夠經過10多年的堅持,而最後又如何沉冤得雪,迎接遲來的正義?

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - 前郵局職員的定罪被上訴法院推翻,他們正在法院外面慶祝。

鄰家領袖:大衛決戰歌利亞

劇中主角Alan Bates由老牌演員Toby Jones飾演,Toby Jones其貌不揚,但親切氣質埋藏住百折不撓的精神,完美演繹大衛決戰巨人歌利亞的「鄰家領袖」角色。當然,除Toby Jones之外,劇中每位演員都有非常搶眼表現,包括聽證會上真誠發言的Jo Hamilton(Monica Dolan飾演)、郵政局「大魔頭」Paula Vennells(Lia Williams飾演)都令人留下深刻印象 。

Mr Bates vs The Post Office - 由超強卡司聯手打造的「神劇」候選,包括老牌演員Toby Jones (右1)、Alex Jennings (右2)、Lia Williams (左1)、Monica Dolan (左2)。

評語

英劇有一種獨特的平實風格,《英倫冤案:貝茨先生 vs 郵局Mr Bates vs. The Post Office》第1季,共4集的故事亦相對濃縮,能夠讓人一口氣追隨主角及一眾苦主共同經歷10多年的抗爭歷程, 已於Now Studio自選服務上架。

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