Probation Officer (TV series)

Probation Officer
GenreDrama
Written byJulian Bond
Peter Yeldham
Phillip Grenville Mann
Directed byPeter Sasdy
Christopher Morahan
Royston Morley
Josephine Douglas
StarringJohn Paul
John Scott
Jessica Spencer
David Davies
Henry Oscar
A. J. Brown
Jack Stewart
Humphrey Heathcote
Derek Benfield
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes109
Production
ProducersAntony Kearey
Rex Firkin
Running time60 minutes
Production companyAssociated Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release14 September 1959 (1959-09-14) 
14 September 1962 (1962-09-14)

Probation Officer was a British TV series that ran from 1959–1962 about probation officers. It was made by Associated Television and starred John Paul, Jessica Spencer, David Davies and John Scott. Other actors who appeared in the series include Henry Oscar, Honor Blackman, Windsor Davies and Billy Milton.

It was created by Julian Bond and was the first ever one-hour TV drama to screen on ITV. Bond spent months researching the show from real life cases.