''Probation Officer'' was a British TV series that ran from 1959-62 about probation officers. It was made by

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and starred John Paul, Jessica Spencer, David Davies and John Scott. Other actors who appeared in the series include

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and

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. It was created by

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and was the first ever one-hour TV drama to screen on

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. Bond spent months researching the show from real life cases.''Probation Office''
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Cast

* John Paul as Philip Main (53 episodes, 1959-1961) *John Scott as Bert Bellman (33 episodes, 1959-1962) *Jessica Spencer as Maggie Weston (32 episodes, 1960-1962) * David Davies as Jim Blake (20 episodes, 1959-1960) *

as Magistrate (15 episodes, 1960-1961) *

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as Judge (12 episodes, 1959-1961) * Jack Stewart as Andrew Wallace (10 episodes, 1959-1960) *

as Iris Cope (9 episodes, 1959) *Humphrey Heathcote as Jailer (9 episodes, 1959-1961) *

as Bill Morgan (8 episodes, 1962) *Bernard Brown as Stephen Ryder (8 episodes, 1961-1962) *Betty Hardy as Miss Randell (7 episodes, 1959) * John Barrett as Clerk of Court (6 episodes, 1960-1962)

References

External links

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