John Paul
Philip Main
Probation Officer (1959)
Season 3
An early hit for ATV, this absorbing, rigorously researched and very human drama series centres on the work of a team of probation officers based in London, and the lives of the men and women of all ages and backgrounds who come under their care. Drawing on the documentary skills of creator Julian Bond and produced by Emergency - Ward 10s Antony Kearey, Probation Officer was broadcast at a time when the service was increasingly coming into focus as progressive response to rising crime.
Released Sept. 14, 1959
Episode 42 min
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S3E1 - S3.E1 ∙ Episode #3.1
The opening of the third series, set in the suburban town of Goodford rather than metropolitan London as previously.
Sept. 25, 1961, midnight
S3E2 - S3.E2 ∙ Episode #3.2
A Jamaican girl living with her sister in a crowded lodging house attempts suicide by turning on the gas.
Oct. 2, 1961, midnight
S3E3 - S3.E3 ∙ Episode #3.3
Oct. 9, 1961, midnight
S3E4 - S3.E4 ∙ Episode #3.4
Oct. 16, 1961, midnight
S3E5 - S3.E5 ∙ Episode #3.5
A 15-year-old girl who has grown up in a children's home dreams of returning to her mother.
Oct. 23, 1961, midnight
S3E6 - S3.E6 ∙ Episode #3.6
Philip Main comes to the aid of the son of a friend who has given up his studies for the clergy to become a barman in a drinking club.
Oct. 30, 1961, midnight
S3E7 - S3.E7 ∙ Episode #3.7
A father reports his daughter to the police for stealing.
Nov. 6, 1961, midnight
S3E8 - S3.E8 ∙ Episode #3.8
The story of a former garage mechanic who lives in a prisoner release hostel.
Nov. 13, 1961, midnight
S3E9 - S3.E9 ∙ Episode #3.9
A family wish to adopt the child that they have been fostering. Can the child's mother be traced, and will she agree to the plan?
Nov. 20, 1961, midnight
S3E10 - S3.E10 ∙ Episode #3.10
A youth of 16 is put on probation for the attempted murder of his girlfriend.
Nov. 27, 1961, midnight
S3E11 - S3.E11 ∙ Episode #3.11
The case of police sergeant Donald Bates who is married to a much younger woman caught behind the wheel of a stolen car.
Dec. 4, 1961, midnight
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 14, 1959
Last Air Date: Sept. 10, 1962, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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