Director: Various
Year: 2010
Country: UK
Language: English
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired
Length: 291 mins
Format: PAL | R2
Colour: Black & White and Colour
Aspect Ratio: 1.33: 1
Certificate: E

Synopsis

The Central Office of Information (COI) was established in April 1946 and has produced thousands of films that reflected the culture and concerns of the nation. Volume 1 of the COI collection tackles crime, juvenile delinquency, policing and the justice system. A variety of styles and genres – story documentary, drama, public information shorts – are employed to deliver crime prevention messages and bolster recruitment in this area. The wonderful selection of films on this two disc set have been newly transferred to High-Definition from the original film elements. An accompanying booklet provides comprehensive notes and essays from academics and film historians.

Film Listings

Disc 1
- Children On Trial (Jack Lee, 1946)
- Children Of The City (Budge Cooper, 1944)
- Probation Officer (J.B. Holmes, 1950)
- Youth Club (Norman Prouting, 1954)
- A Chance For Brian (1977)

Disc 2
- Four Men In Prison (Max Anderson, 1950)
- Help Yourself (John Waterhouse, 1950)
- Transatlantic Teleview 26: Man On The Beat (Ferand Fauber, 1956)
- British Policeman (David Cobham, 1959)
- Unit Beat Policing (Colin Leighton, 1968)
- Anything Can Happen (David Eady, 1973)
- Bicycle Thefts (1974)
- Snatch Of The Day (John Krish, 1975)
- Challenge For A Lifetime (Johnathan Ingrams, 1975)