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WPC 56 is a British television police procedural series, created and partly written by Dominique Moloney and broadcast on BBC One. The stories feature the first woman police constables (WPC) to join the fictional Midlands Constabulary at Brinford Police Station in 1956.
WPC 56: Created by Dominique Moloney. With Charles De'Ath, John Bowler, Jennie Jacques, Mark Healy. The daily challenges facing the first Woman Police Constable to join a West Midlands force in the 1950s, where sexism, chauvinism and petty grudges are rife.
WPC 56 (TV Series 2013–2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
1956 in the Midland town of Brinford: The remains of a young boy, is found in a disused mine by a dog-walker. At the same time Gina Dawson reports for duty as the first female constable at the town's police station and is greeted with hostility by Chief Inspector Nelson and patronised by sexist Sergeant Fenton.
Drama following Gina Dawson, the first WPC to serve in her West Midlands hometown in 1956.
Gina Dawson joins the West Midlands force as the first Woman Police Constable in 1956. Year: 2013 · Season 1 · Credits: Claudia Jessie, Charlie De'Ath, Olly Rix... Gina Dawson is determined to prove her mettle as the first WPC to serve in her hometown, but her resolve is tested on her first day.
WPC 56. Drama following WPC Gina Dawson, the first woman police constable to serve in her West Midlands hometown in 1956.
Drama following WPC Gina Dawson, the first Woman Police Constable to join Brinford Constabulary, a fictional police force in the West Midlands, in 1956. The show focuses on WPC Gina Dawson's struggle to gain acceptance in the male-dominated police station whilst having to deal with the sexist attitudes that were commonplace at the time.
In 1950s England, Gina Dawson (Jennie Jacques, Vikings) is determined to prove her mettle as the first Woman Police Constable at the Brinford Police Station-no matter the roadblocks her male colleagues throw her way.
The daily challenges facing the first Woman Police Constable to join a West Midlands force in the 1950s, where sexism, chauvinism and petty grudges are rife. 1956 in the Midland town of Brinford: The remains of a young boy, possibly thirty years old, are found in a disused mine by a dog-walker.
