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.
Keywords:
Film noir
Policeman
British noir
Movie tag line: "Sheds just enough light for MURDER"
Character: PC George Dixon
Character: PC Andy Mitchell
Character: Tom Riley
Character: Police Sgt. Roberts
Character: Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry