A Fair Cop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1766A
Date Released
11 Apr 1963
Date submitted
8 Apr 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Fair Cop. DESCRIPTION: Liverpool police have had women officers assigned to their mobile patrols for some time. While their main job is to keep an eye on the traffic they also carry on with their social responsibilities, ie frequent checks at transport cafes, for run-away girls. Women police have recently turned speed-cops in South London. They’ll be on duty over the holiday period, keeping an eye on the rush to the coast. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV police car out of station. CU police women in car. GV cafe. MS police car arrives at cafe. MCU girl getting into cab of lorry. MCU pan - police women approach lorry. MCU lorry driver and girl get out of lorry. GV pan - policewomen in sports car. LS pan - road ahead to dashboard. MCU driver of car. MCU navigator. MS pan - police car (tracking shot).
Keywords
Police
Locations
Liverpool; Thornton Heath
Card file number
86371
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Fair Cop', British Movietone News Issue No. 1766A, 11 Apr 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25055 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)