The Adventures of PC 49

P.C. 49 – Police Constable Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby – infiltrates a gang specializing in stealing loads of whisky from lorries. He adopts the alias Vince Kelly, but one of the gang members (Skinny Ellis) recognizes him as a cop. With his girlfriend Joan's help, he brings the ringleader Ma Brady and her henchmen to justice. ==Cast==

• Hugh Latimer as P.C. Archibald Berkeley-Willoughby • John Penrose as Barney • Annette D. Simmonds as Carrots • Pat Nye as Ma Brady • Patricia Cutts as Joan Carr • Michael Ripper as Fingers • Martin Benson as Skinny Ellis • Arthur Lovegrove as Bill • Arthur Brander as Inspector Wilson • Eric Phillips as Sergeant Wright • Billy Thatcher as Ted Burton • Jim O'Brady as lorry driver == Reception ==

Kine Weekly wrote: "Its sense of humour is keen and its romantic asides lively. There is no danger of it being taken too seriously. Jolly and exciting crime fiction, it is particularly well-equipped to meet general second-feature needs. But we're blowed if we know why the Censor has given it an 'A' certificate." Picturegoer wrote: "His first excursion into films, though a little too conventional in treatment, follows a much-enjoyed, much-traced pattern." Picture Show wrote: "Based on the B.B.C. series, this is a hearty, fast-moving melodrama in which the University graduate policeman rounds up a gang of warehouse robbers. Lively direction, vigorous acting." In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Unconventional radio character somewhat straitjacketed in conventional plot." ==References==