A Policeman’s Lot

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
398
Date Released
13 Aug 1962
Date recorded
19 Jul 1962
Length of issue (in feet)
707
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
Pathe synopsis: A view of a British policeman from "down under" - that’s the theme of this up-to-the-minute Pictorial. An Australian steps into a bobby’s big boots and takes a look at the sort of things that cross a policeman’s path every day. Scotland Yard and the police cooperated with Pathe Pictorial in making this unique issue, police officers playing the parts of crooks and sneak-thieves as well as appearing as - themselves.
There’s a warning here for people like you. Just what do you contribute to today’s crime figures? If you’re blameless, then you’re unlike thousands of your fellow-citizens who invite crime by being careless. Our Australian watches you leave the ignition key in your car; he sees you advertise wages day by wandering round to the bank every week at the same time without any protection. In view of this carelessness, the verdict from down under is that police methods in Britain are pretty efficient. As for the individual policeman - he’s as near earning the praise of every foreigner who thinks he’s "wonderful" as this break-neck world will allow.
Keywords
Police; Crime
Locations
London; England
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Wilfrid Thomas
Length of story (in feet)
673
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'A Policeman’s Lot', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 398, 13 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121255 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)