The Metropolitan Police force was established under the first Metropolitan Police Act in 1829. Since then, the organisation has been responsible for the policing of London, from its base at New Scotland Yard.
In 1977, the Met sponsored an issue of the National Coal Board [qv] cinemagazine, Review, on the subject of the Metropolitan Police Dog Section, entitled ‘ONE MAN - ONE DOG’ in Review 30th Year No.8 of April 1977. It also sponsored ‘EIGHT FEET TALL’ in Review 30th Year No.12 of August 1977 and ‘POLICE CONSTABLE - JOHN PATTERSON’ in Review 33rd Year No.8 of April 1980.
Sources
NoS Number 346709; Review 30th Year Number 8; Date released April 1977: NoS Number 346717; Review 30th Year Number 12; Date released August 1977: NoS Number 346781; Review 33rd Year Number 8; Date released April 1980: www.met.police.uk; Accessed 10/5/2006.