Probation Officer (TV series)
Appearance
Probation Officer | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Julian Bond Peter Yeldham Phillip Grenville Mann |
Directed by | Peter Sasdy Christopher Morahan Royston Morley Josephine Douglas |
Starring | John Paul Jessica Spencer David Davies John Scott Martin |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 109 |
Production | |
Producers | Antony Kearey Rex Firkin |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Associated Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 14 September 1959 – 14 September 1962 |
Probation Officer was a British TV series that ran from 1959-62 about probation officers. It was made by Associated Television and starred John Paul, Jessica Spencer, David Davies and John Scott Martin. Other actors who appeared in the series include Henry Oscar, Honor Blackman, Windsor Davies and Billy Milton.
It was created by Julian Bond and was the first ever one-hour TV drama to screen on ITV. Bond spent months researching the show from real life cases.[1]
References
- ^ Probation Office at UK TV
External links
- Probation Officer at IMDb
- Template:Tv.com show
- Probation Officer at UKTV
- Probation Officer at Cherished Television
Categories:
- 1959 British television series debuts
- 1962 British television series endings
- 1950s British drama television series
- 1960s British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV)
- English-language television shows
- United Kingdom television show stubs