ALL COPPERS ARE BASTARDS (or as it's referred to on the packaging: ALL COPPERS ARE...) stars Martin Potter, Juila Foster and Nicky Henson, as Joe, Sue and Barry, respectively, three strangers that meet at a wedding reception and soon become entangled in a love triangle. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that Joe is a police constable and Barry is involved in the planning of an armed robbery. With Sue caught between the two, it doesn't take a genius to realise that it's all going to end in tears...
Made by the prolific Brit director, Sidney Hayers—between his giallo-like ASSAULT and a double bill of Hayley Mills starrers (THE BANANAS BOAT and THE DEADLY STRANGERS), ALL COPPERS ARE BASTARDS is an excellent and compelling crime drama, marred only by a few plot contrivances. That said, some of the groansome developments can be overlooked due to the quality of acting and the films brisk pace (the film runs for only 82 minutes) that build to a satisfying conclusion.
As Phill mentioned elsewhere, the film plays like a love letter to Battersea in South West London: never before has it been so alluring and captured so beautifully on film. The trade mark Power Station (you American folk may know it from Pink Floyd's iconic 'Animals' artwork) is present in almost every exterior scene.
