Probation Officer (TV series)
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Probation Officer was a British TV series that ran from 1959-62 about probation officers.[2] It was made by Associated Television and starred John Paul, Jessica Spencer, David Davies and John Scott.[3][4] Other actors who appeared in the series include Henry Oscar, Honor Blackman, Windsor Davies and Billy Milton.[5]
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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 John Scott Jessica Spencer David Davies Henry Oscar A. J. Brown Jack Stewart Humphrey Heathcote Derek Benfield[1] |
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 (1959-09-14) ā 14 September 1962 (1962-09-14) |
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It was created by Julian Bond and was the first ever one-hour TV drama to screen on ITV.[6] Bond spent months researching the show from real life cases.[7]