The Black and Blue Lamp 35 years old

Satirical and surreal play by Arthur Ellis, dealing with the manner in which the British police force has been represented on TV for four decades. In 1949 Tom Riley is arrested for the murder of PC George Dixon. As he awaits interrogation at the station he is mysteriously transported into an episode of The Filth - a 1988 police series where the hard men rule. This black comedy questions whether the police have changed or is it the way film and television present them.

Credits

Kenneth Cranham as

Karl Johnson as

Ralph Brown as

Sean Chapman as

John Woodvine as

Ian Brimble as

The Black and Blue Lamp Cast

Name	Character
Kenneth Cranham He was 43, now 79 years old
Karl Johnson He was 40, now 76 years old
Ralph Brown He was 31, now 66 years old
Sean Chapman He was 27, now 62 years old
John Woodvine He was 59, now 94 years old
Ian Brimble He was 40, now 76 years old
Anthony Smee He was 38, now 74 years old
Paddy Ryan He was 137, 49 years old when he died
Nick Stringer He was 40, now 75 years old

The Black and Blue Lamp Crew

Name	Department
Guy Slater as Director. He was 46 (now 82) years old	Directing

The Black and Blue Lamp (35 years)

Release day: Wednesday, September 07, 1988