Talk:Dixon of Dock Green

message: Each episode started with Dixon speaking directly to the camera. He always began with the greeting, "Good evening, all" 
Surely it's "Evening all"?  Google hits showing "Good evening all" seem to be Wikipedia mirrors. Flapdragon 09:19, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It's "Evening all!". Made the change. Flapdragon 16:00, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: It was "Good evening all" from 1955 until it was changed to "evening all" in the early 1970's. Lion King 22:30, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Agree 100% Lion, "Good Evening All" Deffo! Vera, Chuck & Dave (talk) 17:19, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening line 

message: The following is unsourced information:
*A lot of Dixonisms are used as catchphrases in Terry Pratchett's Discworld Night Watch cycle, most often by the 'good cop' Carrot Ironfoundersson.
*A 1970s advertising campaign for a brand of colour television set featured the slogan "Are you still watching Dixon of Dock Grey?"
*The distinctive harmonica theme tune should be credited: 'An ordinary copper', by Tommy Reilly
While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) talk 10:03, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced material 

message: I have updated the article based on the new Arrow Media DVD and an updated article on 'the Black and Blue Lamp' http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1429#comments I have also re-organised it a bit to allow for expansion of locations and notable episodes now that more DVD are expected.Andyl10 (talk) 00:18, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updated material  

message: I removed the word 'suburban' from the identification of the locale - it could not be both suburban and situated in the East End of London (there is often confusion between what is East London and what is east OF London).  In fact, Dock Green is supposed to have been a meld of Paddington Green and the yet-to-be-fashionable London Docklands area.
Regarding the radio series, there was a later set of stories in which Finlay Welsh took over Andy Crawford from David Tennant (by then Dr Who).  I do not have dates, so as to be able to add this information to the article.
Rogersansom (talk) 17:33, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Setting

message: I heard that the long-running theme-tune could be traced back earlier, to when Jack Warner was still performing in variety. He asked someone to write him a song called 'Blimey, I'm a Limey', and the melody of that song became the theme-tune to Dixon of Dock Green. Valetude (talk) 23:34, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origins of theme-tune 

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message: The information in the Jack Warner funeral section is different to that at the Jack Warner (actor) article. These pieces of content  seem to be drawn from different sources and, while not entirely contradictory, do not seem to quite align and it is odd that each omits major details given by the other. It says here "Six Margate constables stood as guards-of-honour outside the chapel while delegations of officers attended (some coming from Wales and Newcastle upon Tyne), including 16 from the Metropolitan Police, led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner George Rushbrook and Commander John Atkins", but none if this is mentioned in Warner's article where it just says "officers from Paddington Green Police Station bore the coffin at his funeral". Similarly the Warner article does not mention where his funeral service was held, but gives his burial place as  East London Cemetery. Here it states the funeral was at "at Margate Crematorium".   Dunarc (talk) 19:54, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jack Warner section - funeral 

message: Somebody really needs to sort out the "Music" section, which is currently just gibberish. It states: "The British music hall song "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" is used as the theme song". As anyone can tell just by listening, they are two completely different tunes. As pointed out in 2013 ("Origins of theme-tune" above; but unsourced), the tune is actually an instrumental version of the song "Blimey, I'm a Limey", which Jack Warner had sung as a variety entertainer. GrindtXX (talk) 12:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The early episodes certainly do have “maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner” the tue “ordinary copper” is later 37.72.158.11 (talk) 23:56, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theme tune