Synopsis
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.
Facts
Setting
London
Production
Ealing Studios
Original language
English
Stills
Festival History
- BAFTA Awards 1951 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1950 generic
