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DO YOU REMEMBER THE 40s?

Both right - in the film "The Blue Lamp", Andy Mitchell was played by Jimmy Hanley and in the TV series "Dixon of Dock Green" it was Andy Crawford played by Peter Byrne.

And did you know PC Dixon was named after George Dixon School in Brum? The Blue Lamp was produced by Michael Balcon, a former pupil of George Dixon School.
 
Did any one see the film 'No Room at the Inn' 1948. I was taken to see it with my parents and has stuck in my mind since then. An early kitchen sink drama but it reflected the life of many friends I grew up with. Probably sowed the seeds in me for a taste for good drama.
 
HI MIKE ;
Yes you are correct i can recll jimmy handly in is younger days he played alot of parts during is acting carrer
and in our houe we always tuned in to te dixon of dock green and do you recall whom played andy dixons son inlaw ;
in the programe ; best wishes astonian;;
 
Michael_Ingram said:
Did any one see the film 'No Room at the Inn' 1948. I was taken to see it with my parents and has stuck in my mind since then. An early kitchen sink drama but it reflected the life of many friends I grew up with. Probably sowed the seeds in me for a taste for good drama.
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I remember "No Room at the Inn",it was quite infamous at the time.The story of evacuees taken in by a wicked woman,who wore a satin blouse,and only did it for the money..
 
That's right Ray. It was quite scary for a young lad. I sure my parents wouldn't have taken me with them if they had known but maybe they had no choice. I have seen copies for sale on ebay but the condition sounds a bit iffy. I have found a link on You Tube which claims to be the whole film but I haven't had chance to watch it yet.
 
Hi

Yep His daughter Jenney Hanley was a film star and of course his wife Dinah Sheridan of Meet the Huggets(Jane)
and the mother in the Railway Children Jenney ran TV,s Magpie for several years. What a famous Family.
Jimmy remarried in 1953 and died in 1970.

mike jenks
 
Well i can assure you old boy
Its written in black and white print and catologed in the book it was written by the auther
And photograpth i had taken it from
Astonian,,,,,
 
The report from the Mail at the time said...

"With with a series of amazing stunts, in which it was impossible to tell whether he was upside down, on his own keel or diving straight at the Hall of Memory. The Spitfire thrilled tens of thousands. They leaned out of the office windows and stood on the top of the highest buildings, entralled by these example of the might of the fighting RAF. At times the pilot brought his machine in a terrific swoop down to within 300 feet of the admiring populace. The roar of the engine as he passed over their heads at something that must have been approaching 400 miles an hour easily drowned the sounds of their cheers..."
 
In 1949 I was at Handsworth Tech and we often went into Handsworth Park at lunchtime and on one occasion we watched a Mosquito aircraft do very low passes and mild acrobatics over the park for at least 20 minutes. When the plane banked we could clearly see the pilots.
 
Old Boy/Chris, the quote added by Alan in post 158 can be found in the 'Little book of Birmingham'
I have put an acknowledgement at the end of his post.
 
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