I was threatened with court for delivering post

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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A West End theatre producer has been threatened with prosecution after he delivered letters that were "abandoned" in his building.

Anthony Field CBE, who lives in the Barbican, claims he took matters into his own hands after three postbags were left in the lobby of his building for more than seven hours.

The former Arts Council of Great Britain finance director said his porter told him Royal Mail had been informed the bags were lying closed with the post undelivered.

However, the porter was told postmen were not allowed to work after 2pm, and that the bags would be collected and the post delivered the following day, said Mr Field, 83.

So the theatre company boss, who has produced shows for both the West End and Broadway, decided to distribute the post himself. As he began to open the first sack, a postman turned up to take the bags away.

Mr Field, whose company's London productions include the hit God Of Carnage and more recently Butley, starring Dominic West, said: "When I told him I was going to deliver the mail because they could not, he said it was illegal to open the bags and I could be prosecuted. I told him to do what he liked."

Mr Field delivered to the first 13 floors of his 40-storey block, which he said took him 20 minutes, but when he returned the other two bags had been taken away. He said some letters he posted were marked "urgent", including requests for blood donors to visit their nearest hospital.

"I work in an office with about 10 different companies. When the postbags get delivered to us, we are expected to sort through them ourselves and get it to the various companies. I don't understand why this is fine in the West End but a criminal offence where I live."

The Royal Mail said: "We are investigating what happened as a matter of urgency. We apologise to customers who experienced disruption to their deliveries yesterday."

[clashcityrocker]

Was he wearing a hi-viz and the correct footwear?

[red1968]

I see it now, Park & Loop the musical!!!!

[fishtank]

Mr Field, 83
Mr Field delivered to the first 13 floors of his 40-storey block,which he said took him 20 minutes

Don't tell management.
They'll just ramp up the speed on pegasus.

[POSTMAN]

I see it now, Park & Loop the musical!!!!

[bunkerland]

No need to make a song and dance about it!

[DGP1]

Mr Field, 83
Mr Field delivered to the first 13 floors of his 40-storey block,which he said took him 20 minutes

Don't tell management.
They'll just ramp up the speed on pegasus.

For contained flats it should take about half that time but really.........work from the top down, I thought everybody knew that

[fishtank]

He's 83 ffs!

[DGP1]

He's 83 ffs!

F****** pensioners, shouldn't they be drinking tea, eating Werthers and complaining about the youth of today (and immigrants/welfare scroungers or any other thing the Daily Wail thinks is newsworthy ).

[demon]

well done mister but royal mail dont give a s**t about anyone in or out of the delivery service good luck courts might investergate royal mail instead

[steven100]

I'm going to assume it was a secure area and was it vetted by IB????, and how long was the mail lying for??? Shouldn't the managers involved be looking at dismissal for allowing this to happen. Wait i mean promotion.

[feduppostie]

to be fair we only find it funny as he was elderly and he sounds like he actually did try and deliver it

could have been anyone who came in and took it!

and at the end of the day he shoudn't have touched it

it it was the same story with 16 year olds woulod we be smiling?

[viking]

Hope he delivered the D2Ds as well, if not, he really is in deep sh.t

[templepilot]

It sounds like they were only pissed off with him cos he did 13 floors then cut off

[parcelboy]

I'm going to assume it was a secure area and was it vetted by IB????, and how long was the mail lying for??? Shouldn't the managers involved be looking at dismissal for allowing this to happen. Wait i mean promotion.

mail "INTEGRITY" my A*** i was dismissed for delaying parcels for 53 "minutes" not even 1 hour so really i would sack them