THE BLUE LAMP
Before British television had Dixon of Dock Green, there was The Blue Lamp.
Released by Ealing Studios in 1950, The Blue Lamp took audiences into the streets of postwar London and introduced an unassuming policeman named PC George Dixon. What began as a gritty crime drama would unexpectedly help create one of the most enduring characters in British broadcasting.
In this Chesterton Radio Deep Dive, we return to the world of The Blue Lamp—its origins, its portrait of postwar policing, director Basil Dearden and Ealing Studios, and the remarkable afterlife of George Dixon.
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