The Blue Lamp

1952. Police Constable George Dixon begins to mentor a young recruit amidst an outbreak of dangerous robberies.

Starring Deryck Guyler, Trevor Martin and Ian McShane..

Crime thriller by Ted Willis and Jan Read, based on their original treatment for the 1950 Ealing Studios film, The Blue Lamp.

Dramatised for radio by Jan Read.

PC George Dixon .... Deryck Guyler
Det Inspector Cherry .... Trevor Martin
Tom Riley .... Ian McShane
Mrs Jordan .... Barbara Mitchell
Mr Jordan .... Malcolm Hayes
Spud Murphy .... Frank Partington
Nancy .... Mary O'Farrell
Sergeant Flint .... George Hagan
PC Andy Crawford .... Geoffrey Matthews
WP Sgt Grace Millard .... Joan Hart
Mrs Lewis .... Hilda Kriseman
Det Sgt Green .... Michael Spice
Mary Dixon .... Patricia Bendall
Diana Lewis .... Jo Manning Wilson
Mrs Nidos .... Vivienne Chatterton
Sonny Walters .... John Pullen
Mrs Riley .... Janet Burnell
Mr Wildberg .... Haydn Jones
Comedian .... Peter Pratt

Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company:

Denys Hawthorne
Gudrun Ure
John Pullen
Hilda Kriseman
Kenneth Hyde

In 1950, The Blue Lamp introduced PC George Dixon to the public, a character whose career would become the basis for BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green, starring Jack Warner, between 1955 and 1976.

Producer: David H Godfrey

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service December 1962.

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The Blue Lamp is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection of selected titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.

Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle.