The Parole Officer was a major theatrical film released on 10 August 2001. It was directed by John Duigan and follows a diverse group of former criminals as they assist their probation officer in proving his innocence after a murder accusation. Steve Coogan plays Simon Garden, a well-meaning but ineffectual probation officer. At the beginning of the film, he is facing a tribunal after all of his colleagues in his department in Blackpool submit complaints against him, Garden having had only three successes in his career. He is transferred to Manchester. He has hypoglycaemia and regularly eats crisps to deal with it.
THE PAROLE OFFICER (2001) STEVEN WADDINGTON, STEVE COOGAN, EMMA WILLIAMS, LENA HEADEY
