The Blue Lamp

PG rating

Dirk Bogarde stars as a loose-cannon crook with Dixon of Dock Green (Jack Warner) on his tail, in the classic Ealing policier.

Basil Dearden directs this classic cop thriller which gave rise to long-running TV drama Dixon of Dock Green and influenced a swathe of British crime dramas. Jack Warner is PC George Dixon, the steadfast bobby approaching retirement, who has to contend with a new breed of criminal in the form of the dangerously unpredictable Tom Riley, played with maniacal menace by Dirk Bogarde in one of his first major roles.

PG rating

This film is certified PG