I was a police officer in the 1960's in South Wales, have some very happy memories and some not so happy of course but we were respected by the general public then.
Wife with black-eye: "Bob do you love me?" Bob: "My foods gettin' cold" ... Bob: "Sorry about that eye" If that's how he treats his beloved wife, imagine how's he treating criminals?
Limping Rabbit, Season1, Episode 2, aired 9 January 1962. Jeremy Kemp as P.C. Bob Steele; James Ellis as P.C. Bert Lynch; Stratford Johns as Det. Chief Insp. Barlow; Frank Windsor as Det. Sgt. Watt; Leonard Williams as Sgt.Twentyman; Terence Edmond as PC Sweet; Virginia Stride as Katy Hoskins; Harry Towb as Dennis Steegan; John Gill as Thomas P. Smedley; Dorothy White as Janey Steele; Josephine Barrington as Hilda Cottrell; Elizabeth MacLennan as Tessa Black; Patricia Clapton as Doris; Diana Coupland as Alice Cottrell; Judy Child as Mrs. Cottrell; James Mellor as Jackson; Harry Shacklock as Timothy Boyle; Raymond Dyer as Mr. Blackburn; Charles Simon as Jake Solders; Bartlett Mullins Jerry Maclean.
Can any Liverpool expert give the location of the lift bridge shown in this section, and if it still exists. It's depicted as being somewhere on the East Lancs Rd. [EDIT] Further research suggests it's Litherland lift bridge between Seaforth Rd and Bridge Road, now replaced by an elevated section of the A5036.
He had an easy unscripted intro to the series apart from a few moans. Wonder if it was due to the actor being unable to speak for that scene due to illness?
Arty Effem Obviously I disagree. I’ve been reading newspapers since I was 6, Shakespeare from age 11, Dostoyevsky aged 13 and I doubt you would have heard of most of the other writers and works I’ve read through 7+ years of university study and in my professional life. I’ve even had a few works published myself, and so I’m pretty certain I understood the dialogue in its’ full context and intent..
@@mindrolling24 Leaving aside the issue of why this program would interest an apparent intellectual, perhaps you could transcribe the dialogue indicating intentional violence against a woman.
Arty Effem Why do you assume that intelligent or well educated people would not enjoy watching this? And I’m not going to waste my time going back and watching this again right now as I have to go and feed my horse. Read some of the other posts that mention this scene and maybe I’ll get back to you if I get time. I’d rather watch something new than re watch this after a year.
@@stevemccann4166 West Derby is where my maternal grandmother was from. She was from a family called Johnson who I believe ran a cafe on the docks. That was all my mum told me.
Spurros : It angered me, I cannot see the point in starting a new show with beating up the wife when it has nothing to do with what the rest of the series went on to be. Pointless. Or were her bruises used as a way to get people to watch the show, Z Cars did not need that type of PR it still stands on its own merit.
11:17..rain pouring off his helmet! We always used to say a good copper never gets wet.
I was a police officer in the 1960's in South Wales, have some very happy memories and some not so happy of course but we were respected by the general public then.
Can't believe it, the bigot's get everywhere!
It's a real shame that the police has lost that respect. It was a different world.
The actor who played the tall sergeant was Leonard Williams who died suddenly, later in 1962, aged 48.
I love how in 1964 they were saying 'Younger generation today are soft.' Pretty sure every older generation ever has said that!
Wife with black-eye: "Bob do you love me?"
Bob: "My foods gettin' cold"
...
Bob: "Sorry about that eye"
If that's how he treats his beloved wife, imagine how's he treating criminals?
MrFredSed Exactly. The cycle of abuse will continue until....
Limping Rabbit, Season1, Episode 2, aired 9 January 1962. Jeremy Kemp as P.C. Bob Steele; James Ellis as P.C. Bert Lynch; Stratford Johns as Det. Chief Insp. Barlow; Frank Windsor as Det. Sgt. Watt; Leonard Williams as Sgt.Twentyman; Terence Edmond as PC Sweet; Virginia Stride as Katy Hoskins; Harry Towb as Dennis Steegan; John Gill as Thomas P. Smedley; Dorothy White as Janey Steele; Josephine Barrington as Hilda Cottrell; Elizabeth MacLennan as Tessa Black; Patricia Clapton as Doris; Diana Coupland as Alice Cottrell; Judy Child as Mrs. Cottrell; James Mellor as Jackson; Harry Shacklock as Timothy Boyle; Raymond Dyer as Mr. Blackburn; Charles Simon as Jake Solders; Bartlett Mullins Jerry Maclean.
Still waiting for those estates to settle-down...
I'd love one of those overcoats! Wow!
My mum sat next to Jeremy kemp at a pub near Oxford back in the 80s
Fancy! Phew! Brian Blessed was quite 'mmmm' without all that beard. No wonder I have always liked him, the great big cuddly bear!
I agree
Can any Liverpool expert give the location of the lift bridge shown in this section, and if it still exists. It's depicted as being somewhere on the East Lancs Rd.
[EDIT] Further research suggests it's Litherland lift bridge between Seaforth Rd and Bridge Road, now replaced by an elevated section of the A5036.
Love the way ketchup bottle label blacked out!
They used to do the same thing with the yoghurt pots on Blue Peter.
@@ArtyEffem And Fairy Liquid bottles, and they called Fablon " sticky backed plastic " , which sure rolls off the tongue !
This is like a soap opera
S1E1 2 January 1962 Four of a Kind
How many cops have the luxury of going home for lunch ('dinner')? Only in a small village, one supposes.
Catch the beggars don’t just chase them !
Keith Smith of Q series on the bridge
It's poignantly funny how "new factories" caused such a problem then. Northern England is gagging for new factories nowadays.
Is it that bad nowadays?
what year was this
1964
From Wikipedia_ "Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978."
1962
Imagine that, a Brit referring to hand-egg as "football."
It's full name is Rugby Football.
No concussion protocols in league back then eh?
HIAs. Was probably playing again the following week whereas these days he would be off for about a month!!
He had an easy unscripted intro to the series apart from a few moans. Wonder if it was due to the actor being unable to speak for that scene due to illness?
The flippant attitude to violence against women was disgusting. With the wife just accepting and justifying it. Bloody awful.
Mindrolling that scene was hard to watch. Abuse was made light of as normal back then.
You have obviously misunderstood the story. Violence was neither displayed nor implied.
Arty Effem Obviously I disagree. I’ve been reading newspapers since I was 6, Shakespeare from age 11, Dostoyevsky aged 13 and I doubt you would have heard of most of the other writers and works I’ve read through 7+ years of university study and in my professional life. I’ve even had a few works published myself, and so I’m pretty certain I understood the dialogue in its’ full context and intent..
@@mindrolling24 Leaving aside the issue of why this program would interest an apparent intellectual, perhaps you could transcribe the dialogue indicating intentional violence against a woman.
Arty Effem Why do you assume that intelligent or well educated people would not enjoy watching this? And I’m not going to waste my time going back and watching this again right now as I have to go and feed my horse. Read some of the other posts that mention this scene and maybe I’ll get back to you if I get time. I’d rather watch something new than re watch this after a year.
"When the whalers come in"? Was the UK still whaling then?
B D is bravo delta in police alphabet
It's phonetic alphabet, but the police don't always use it to address base stations.
Also used by the military and most call centres😀
If you want to hear the proper Scouse accent listen to Sgt Twentyman. Lovely
Only proper Scouser in the show. Born in West Derby, Liverpool😀
@@stevemccann4166 West Derby is where my maternal grandmother was from. She was from a family called Johnson who I believe ran a cafe on the docks. That was all my mum told me.
@@tessaadie659 I’m from Kensington, Liverpool myself. Left when I was ten. Just as well as quite a rough area now
The days of proper coppers. Now they're just social workers / bouncers.
He gives her a black eye and she still loves him? Jesus fucking Christ!
killboggins .. Still happens today.
Pretty flipping dark start to a series when one of the four main characters is a wife beater!
Spurros : It angered me, I cannot see the point in starting a new show with beating up the wife when it has nothing to do with what the rest of the series went on to be. Pointless. Or were her bruises used as a way to get people to watch the show, Z Cars did not need that type of PR it still stands on its own merit.
FFS 'it were an accident'.