WPC 56 - Series Two

She really was to be a police woman and she is handed over some weird cases, I don't know because she is a new one on the job, but a lot of times because she is a woman. It a strictly A man world, for the year that it is. She get harassed physically by an older policeman but she does report it. I really do recommend it and I will wait for the next one.

Interesting show. A little campy. The title sequence makes you think they were doing things on a shoestring. Bottom line, it's not Foyles War, but a well done series that keeps your attention and is fun to watch.

More was expected than delivered by this series about the first woman police constable trying hard to be taken seriously in the man's world of policing after WWII. The period recreation is good but the engaging and pretty first WPC 56 is an unbelievably naive; thrusting herself headlong into "trying to make a difference" she narrowly avoids a career killing affair with a detective cursed with a rich, but mentally troubled wife in Series One. Various themes such as a corrupt police sergeant are introduced but none seems to ring true as if the creators of the series were attempting to superimpose modern themes upon post WWII Britain such as a closed homosexual senior police officer and the Road to Damascus experience of the corrupt police sergeant when his true love, a prostitute, is killed by the local mob. I can hardly believe that WPC 56 is still employed after her affair with a gangster when working undercover - good thing he is killed and the affair remains a secret.

I bought series 1 on a whim--love all British TV shows and the era and cast made WPC 56 a particular delight--watched it and immediately ordered series 2 and tore through it in a couple of nights. Now I'm bereft, eager for series 3 because there's definitely story lines that are not finished yet. Wikipedia says series 3 will be broadcast in early 2015! I became quite fond of Sgt. Sidney Fenton and the new secretary, Susie Nightingale.

Good police series. Provides insite into how Women were treated as early police officers in England.

Both seasons of this series had interesting murder mysteries but what really caught my interest was the attitiude toward women in this 1950's era.If I were teaching a course at university I would use these movies as part of course work encouraging discussions that are most relevant in today's climate.

A time when women are not considered suitable for police work and what they had to go thru,,they were more for getting tea and typing than actual brains to solve crimes,

As fiction, it seems fine. I have no idea how accurate it is historically. I am a huge fan of "Scott and Bailey". WPC 56 pales in comparison with the quality of story lines, how the ensemble cast works together. The amount and what feels/seems to be authenticity of the stores.