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The Blue Lamp

6.619501h 24mMovieCrimeThrillerAction

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

DirectorBasil Dearden
WritersT. E. B. Clarke·Jan Read
ProducerMichael Balcon

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Cast · Directed by Basil Dearden

JWJack Warner
Jack Warner
PC George Dixon
JHJimmy Hanley
Jimmy Hanley
PC Andy Mitchell
DBDirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Tom Riley
RFRobert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
Police Sgt. Roberts
BLBernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
PEPeggy Evans
Peggy Evans
Diana Lewis
PDPatric Doonan
Patric Doonan
Spud
BSBruce Seton
Bruce Seton
PC 'Jock' Campbell
MEMeredith Edwards
Meredith Edwards
PC 'Taff' Hughes
CMClive Morton
Clive Morton
Police Sgt. Brooks
FPFrederick Piper
Frederick Piper
Alf Lewis
DBDora Bryan
Dora Bryan
Maisie

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The Blue Lamp is streaming on BFI Player and Kanopy in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, The Blue Lamp is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on BFI Player and Kanopy.

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The Blue Lamp is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy in United States.