这部以北爱尔兰为背景的警匪剧从未有过如此强烈的既视感……种族骚乱、有组织犯罪和体制内政治使其紧跟时代步伐。《蓝灯》一直是一部非常现代的警匪剧。
This Northern Ireland-set police drama has never felt like this before … Race riots, organised crime and institutional politics bring it bang up to date Blue Lights has always been a very modern cop drama. Its tales of everyday callouts, fractious office relationships and complex long-term efforts to smash organised crime have all played out against the backdrop of post-Troubles Belfast, where lingering sectarian resentments make enforcing the law even harder than it is in the rest of austerity-era UK.
它讲述的日常出警、办公室里的摩擦关系以及打击有组织犯罪的复杂长期努力，都发生在后“动荡时期”的贝尔法斯特背景下，那里残留的教派怨恨使得执法比紧缩时代的英国其他地区更加困难。
But it’s never been explicitly topical: it’s never felt as if it is reading today’s national news headlines with the same appalled gaze as the rest of us.
但该剧从未明确地具有时效性：它从未让我们觉得它正以和我们其他人一样震惊的目光阅读着今天的国家新闻头条。直到现在。我们第四次来到黑刺警局，将我们和警察卷入了一场种族骚乱。
Until now. Our fourth visit to Blackthorn station pitches us and the police into a race riot. A centre offering support and resources to refugees is hosting a fete, which is a positive contribution to the area for those open to it: station sergeant and amateur baker Stevie (Martin McCann) marvels at the texture of Syrian pastry at an event that has been allocated minimal police presence.
一个为难民提供支持和资源的中心正在举办一场游园会，这对那些持开放态度的人来说是对该地区的积极贡献：警长兼业余烘焙师史蒂维（马丁·麦坎饰）惊叹于叙利亚点心的口感，而该活动仅分配了极少的警力。
Minutes later, the whole squad has rushed to the scene to hold a line against an angry mob who want immigrants out of Northern Ireland.
几分钟后，整个小队都赶到现场，试图抵挡愤怒的人群，这些人要求移民离开北爱尔兰。砖块乱飞，生命受到威胁。
Bricks fly. Lives are in danger.