WPC 56

Original version

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

Series 1

Drama: Classic & Period

Drama: Crime

Drama following Gina Dawson, the first WPC to serve in her West Midlands hometown in 1956.

Drama following WPC Gina Dawson, the first woman police constable to serve in her West Midlands hometown in 1956.

BBC Two

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One London

London

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One North West

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One Oxfordshire

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One Wales

Wales

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC Two Scotland

Simulcast of network BBC Two in high definition.

BBC Two HD

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Until 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales (analogue) was known simply as BBC Two Wales. BBC Two Wales (digital) was BBC 2W. From 03/01/2009 BBC Two Wales schedules on both analogue and digital became identical

BBC Two Wales

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England

Kieran Bew

Mark Rice-Oxley

Jennie Jacques

Akemnji Ndifornyen

Gerard Horan

John Light

Chris Overton

Justine Michelle Cain

Charlie De'Ath

Tim Plester

Gemma Arrowsmith

Sophie Ellerby

Luke Williams

Jonty Stephens

Kathryn Hunt

Philip Hill-Pearson

Marianne Oldham

Sarah Beck Mather

David Maybrick

Andrea Mason

Joanna Cassidy

Dominique Moloney

Will Trotter

Mike Hobson

Trudy Coleman

Ian Barber

WPC 56: Series 1: Episode 1: Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim

Episode 1

Episode 1: Sink or Swim

BBC One - WPC 56, Series 1, Sink or Swim

Determined to prove her mettle, WPC Gina Dawson's resolve is tested on her first day.

Drama series set in 1956. 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.

Determined to prove her mettle as the first woman police constable to serve in her hometown, WPC 56 Gina Dawson's resolve is tested on her first day when she encounters thieves, runaways, neglected children and a Brinford branding.

Meanwhile, Brinford Police Station is rocked by a shocking discovery in an abandoned mine, and DI Burns and Sergeant Fenton investigate a serious attack on a young woman - but have they arrested the right man?

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