Am really enjoying the run of the "Dixon" lost episodes being shown on Talking Pictures channel; they could almost be described as "homely" with the stories, domestic and station settings and a usual, reasonably reassuring conclusion.
Until the episode "The Team" (1967) shown March 2024! Is this the most unpleasant one of the lot? The story is horrible with vulnerable elderly folk being targeted by a vile gang come down from Leeds; they even employ a local heavy to immobilise an elderly gent (he dies); there's a nasty woman member on the sidelines who cashes forged cheques etc.; and they outsmart Dixon's team every step of the way making for an unsatisfactory ending. I can only assume that the episode was made as a sort of warning/instructional piece for the public. It would still serve such a purpose today. A terrific episode with much outside street footage,
To cap it all, that well-known Aussie actor Vincent Ball (still going strong at 100 as at March 2024!) is the repellent leader laughing in the police's faces at the end. Is this his slimiest role until "Not Tonight Darling" (1971)?
Thanks again for these episodes, though I hope none will emulate this one!