"Dixon of Dock Green" (1955) TV series 1955-1976

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

Release Date:

9 July 1955 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Partially Lost TV Series | Police | Color In Title | Based On Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Warner	...	PC George Dixon / ... (432 episodes, 1955-1976)
Peter Byrne	...	Det. Sgt. Andy Crawford / ... (424 episodes, 1955-1975)
Geoffrey Adams	...	Det. Con. Lauderdale / ... (298 episodes, 1958-1972)
Arthur Rigby	...	Station Sgt. Flint (253 episodes, 1955-1965)
Jeanette Hutchinson	...	Mary Crawford / ... (212 episodes, 1956-1969)
Nicholas Donnelly	...	Sgt. Wills / ... (206 episodes, 1960-1976)

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Series Directed by
Douglas Moodie		(170 episodes, 1955-1963)
Vere Lorrimer		(60 episodes, 1964-1976)
David Askey		(50 episodes, 1963-1968)
Robin Nash		(46 episodes, 1962-1972)
Joe Waters		(28 episodes, 1969-1976)
Michael Goodwin		(21 episodes, 1961-1963)
Eric Fawcett		(16 episodes, 1966-1971)
Mary Ridge		(12 episodes, 1972-1975)
Douglas Argent		(11 episodes, 1967-1968)
Philip Barker		(4 episodes, 1969)
Ian Wyatt		(4 episodes, 1974)
Michael E. Briant		(4 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ronald Marsh		(3 episodes, 1964-1965)
G.B. Lupino		(3 episodes, 1965)

Series Writing credits
Ted Willis		(201 episodes, 1955-1963)
N.J. Crisp		(66 episodes, 1964-1975)
Gerald Kelsey		(43 episodes, 1963-1976)
Eric Paice		(42 episodes, 1963-1974)
David Ellis		(25 episodes, 1963-1971)
Derek Ingrey		(19 episodes, 1972-1976)
Ben Bassett		(6 episodes, 1971-1976)
Derek Benfield		(4 episodes, 1966-1969)
Arthur Swinson		(2 episodes, 1963)

Series Produced by
Douglas Moodie	....	producer (191 episodes, 1955-1963)
Ronald Marsh	....	producer (136 episodes, 1963-1968)
Joe Waters	....	producer (86 episodes, 1969-1976)
G.B. Lupino	....	producer (6 episodes, 1963)
Eric Fawcett	....	producer (5 episodes, 1969)
Philip Barker	....	producer (4 episodes, 1969)
Robin Nash	....	producer (4 episodes, 1969)

Series Film Editing by
Tony Essex		(1 episode, 1956)
Kenneth Cooper		(1 episode, 1960)

Series Production Design by
Lawrence Broadhouse		(2 episodes, 1956)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Barrowman	....	camera operator / film camera (1 episode, 1956)
Eric Deeming	....	camera: film sequences (1 episode, 1960)
Peter Hall	....	camera: film sequences (1 episode, 1960)

Series Music Department
Alan Yates	....	composer: incidental music / conductor: incidental music (1 episode, 1960)
Hubert Gregg	....	composer: theme song "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" (unknown episodes, 1955-1957)
Jeff Darnell	....	composer: theme "An Ordinary Copper" (unknown episodes, 1957-1976)
Tommy Riley	....	musician: harmonica, title music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Rex Edwards	....	script associate (37 episodes, 1957-1962)
Eric Paice	....	script editor / script supervisor / ... (29 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Wiles	....	script consultant / script advisor (23 episodes, 1967-1969)
Fiona McConnell	....	script associate (19 episodes, 1960-1963)
Joe Waters	....	programme coordinator (13 episodes, 1969)
Pat Dunlop	....	script consultant / script editor (11 episodes, 1966)
Derek Ingrey	....	script advisor / script consultant (11 episodes, 1970-1972)
John Warwick	....	script associate (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
H. Benjafield	....	police technical advisor / script associate (2 episodes, 1960-1962)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1955-1976) (UK) (TV)

Runtime:

25 min (142 episodes) | 45 min (288 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1955-1969) | Color (1969-1976)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Only 30 stories exist all the other episodes have been wiped.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hancock's Half Hour: How to Win Money and Influence People (#3.10)" (1957)

Evening All

"Evening All." Dixon of Dock Green-which ran for 21 years and about 429 episodes-was a fine show about a salt of the earth copper called P.C. George Dixon who was played by Jack Warner. He looked far to old to be a police officer but that didn't matter to me.

I believe this is the longest running British police show ever (although that record may be beaten by The Bill in a few years time). It was entertaining stuff and I wish someone would release it onto DVD.

Watching the show now, you may think Dixon is an old fashioned relic but back when this show was broadcast, that is the way coppers were. The police has evolved since then but I will always have a place in my heart for P.C. Dixon.

P.C. Dixon was a good copper-he was honest, he was firm but fair when doing his job and he was a friendly local bobby. The stories were extremely interesting as was the dialogue. And the ending of the episodes were good as Dixon stood beneath the police stations lamp giving his thoughts for the day before walking off and whistling.

Eventually, Dixon was promoted to Desk Sergeant and the younger officers did the legwork but the stories were still top-notch.

This is probably the best representation of the police force in TV history and I urge anyone to try and get their hands on any of the episodes. It really was good.