Name/Title
Christmas card from Jack Warner 1978Entry/Object ID
2211Description
Police related Christmas greeting card approximately 20.3cm x 15.3 cm, dated 1978 decorated with an image of the front door of a police station. Inside is handwritten " To Mrs Hurst with kindest wishes sincerely Mollie and Jack Warner", and there is a photograph of Jack Warner laughing.Context
Jack Warner was a famous British film actor most famous for his portray of PC George Dixon in the 1950 film "The Blue Lamp", a role that he went onto play in the long running TV series "Dixon of Dock Green", between 1955 and 1976. The fictional PC Dixon became to symbolise the typical British "Bobby" in the 1950s and 1960s.
The origin of this particular card is not known but Jack Warner is known to have had an association with Brighton Police and this may well have begun when he appeared in the 1962 film "Jigsaw". In it he played a Brighton detective and the film was made with the co-operation of the Brighton force.