Probation Officer (TV series)

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.

Probation Officer
GenreDrama
Written byJulian Bond
Peter Yeldham
Phillip Grenville Mann
Directed byPeter Sasdy
Christopher Morahan
Royston Morley
Josephine Douglas
StarringJohn Paul
Jessica Spencer
David Davies
John Scott Martin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series4
No. of episodes109
Production
Producer(s)Antony Kearey
Rex Firkin
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)Associated Television
Release
Original networkITV
Original release14 September 1959 
14 September 1962

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]

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