A British crime drama; A story about a policeman in 1940s London who gives a new recruit the benefit of his experience but comes under threat by crooks planning a a series of robberies. It falls to the protege to bring the criminals to justice. This is a BAFTA award winning social-realist police drama. The plot follows local constables as ordinary heroes and honest guardians of a decent society battling crime in and around the areas of the Edgware Road and Paddington. Its focuses on two officers, one near to retirement and another learning the ropes, and a shocking capital offence has a film noir feel, and it also has a documentary style approach to the day-to-day life of a police station which also produces some light relief at times. The film indulges on a tradition of a model policeman archetype but it was a very plausible and realistic look at youth and villainy at the dawn of a new decade. As a footnote, such was the success of the film for its distinct verisimilitude, which figured highly in the public consciousness, it went on to become a very successful TV series called "Dixon of Dock Green" on British television in the 1950s.
Review of The Blue Lamp
