45 minSeason 3 • Episode 5
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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.
Acting
Claudia Jessie carries simmering frustration with devastating restraint.
Production
Painstaking 1950s Brinford — every prop screams authentic grime.
Writing
Casual period sexism that lands harder than any villain monologue.
Creator
Dominique Moloney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
WPC 56 was inspired by real 1950s policewomen like Sislin Fay Allen, Britain's first Black female officer — though the show rarely acknowledges race alongside gender.
Claudia Jessie later became Eloise Bridgerton — compare her whispered rebellion here to her full-throated chaos there.
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