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P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
Theatrical
Jun 1, 1950
Director
Writer
Producer
Studio
J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Ealing Studios
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Warner
PC George Dixon
J
Jimmy Hanley
PC Andy Mitchell
D
Dirk Bogarde
Tom Riley
R
Robert Flemyng
Police Sgt. Roberts
B
Bernard Lee
Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
P
Peggy Evans
Diana Lewis
P
Patric Doonan
Spud
B
Bruce Seton
PC 'Jock' Campbell
M
Meredith Edwards
PC 'Taff' Hughes
C
Clive Morton
Police Sgt. Brooks
F
Frederick Piper
Alf Lewis
D
Dora Bryan
Maisie
G
Gladys Henson
Mrs Em Dixon
T
Tessie O'Shea
Herself - Singer
J
John Adams
PC at Darts Match (Uncredited)
M
Muriel Aked
Mrs Beryl Waterbourne (Uncredited)
A
Arnold Bell
Hospital Doctor (Uncredited)
A
Alma Cogan
Girl (Uncredited)
M
Michael Corcoran
Detective (Uncredited)
B
Betty Ann Davies
Mary Bertha Lewis (Uncredited)
