WPC 56

It's an excellent series, one that went out on BBC1 in the afternoons, presumably many missed it, I certainly did, and that's a shame. The same sort of vibe as Father Brown, we certainly have the smart Detective and the Sid character, but there is a lot more to this than just light entertainment.

It does a good job of presenting stories with attitudes prevalent at the time, so expect sexist and homophobic attitudes, made at a time when The BBC wasn't afraid to show these attitudes, not just pretend they didn't exist.

Very nicely made, look out for terrific clothes, sets and cars, in particular a sublime red and white Consul in series two's finale.

The series struggled to retain its cast members, changes were rife, but they always managed to get it spot on. Jennie Jacques is great, the standout for me is Charles De'Ath, the guy is superb as Fenton.

A shame it ended after three series, it's great though, 8/10.

The series is about Gina Dawson's, who is one of the first WPCs(Woman Police Constable), life as female police officer at precinct where dominated by male in West Midlands. Naturally She faces some difficulties as a woman because time is 1950s and it is the peak of the sexism and also awaking of the male protest. WPC 56's genre contains both drama and comedy and also beauty of the Jennie Jacques. There is an aspect, a thing thing that I can distinguish WPC 56 than other TV series. İt is not about the story telling or acting performance. Even I do like the both of them, there is an original shade in TV series. Both TV series focuses the female police officer's life and her life that is made difficult by her family, colleagues and dominant culture ideology of her community at that years, WPC 56 shows us and it take us an journey that how conditions of woman in business are in first. Also it offers us a compression about woman in the field that dominated by male between past and present. Consequently it is a great series to witness an era and discover how the woman rights and woman in business life comes far from past to present. I hope that there are more TV shows like WPC 56. I like that kind of series that there is real cause to makes it. So I rate it 8/10 because it deserves that. Acting, storytelling, scenario and reflection of an era when tells struggle of women are very fascinating.

Right off the bat, the show's premise presents several creative venues to pursue. You have a woman officer in a male dominant profession, allowing premise for critique of workplace sexism, assault, gender discrimination, and oppression. You can also tie with racial and socioeconomic issues and create a golden show.

This is where the first season starts, showing a lot of promise. But it quickly turns to cliches of personal relationships for the women officer. It is sad to see such a good premise being wasted in form of a one-dimensional character who is defined by her love life and the men in her life. The second season onward, this show is no different from any other gender-normative writing. I wish the writers rethink why they wanted to make the show in the first place. Personal lives are interesting, but it shouldn't define the character alone. Her ambitions, passions, inner struggles all could be explored, but weren't. Perhaps get more women writers and producers.

Just as you're settling in to a series the BBC pull the plug, no reason given, no apology to the legions of fans who loved the show.

They have done it many times over the years, sometimes leaving you in suspense as to what happened next with a cliff hanger. There was a thread not tied up at the end of this serious with the obnoxious. Ass chief constable, I would have liked to see what happened to him.

This joins the likes of Survivors (2008), Tripods, Home Fires and Invasion Earth. The BBC are funded by us but never listen to what we have to say. Dr Who a case in point.

It's been gone too long now to bring it back, which is a shame.

There are some real Drama gems hidden away on daytime TV and WPC56 is certainly one of them. Why it's not on (or at least repeated) at a later time I'll never know.

Well written and performed it tracks the career of one of the first female police officers back in the 50's.

The show certainly looks the part in terms of set and costumes and the one a day style of episode screening only makes the cliffhangers that little bit more gripping.

Maybe in their wisdom the BBC will recommission the show for a third series or even better show it in an early evening slot. It would not look out of place against some of the other,bigger name Dramas.