The essential episodes of WPC 56
Watch these 15 in order and you've got WPC 56 — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Gina Dawson is determined to prove her mettle as the first Woman Police Constable to serve in her hometown. But her resolve is tested on her first day when she encounters thieves, runaways, neglected children, and hazing from her fellow officers. Meanwhile, an abandoned mine yields a shocking discovery, and DI Burns and Sgt Fenton investigate a serious attack on a young woman.
- 02
When another woman is attacked in Victoria Park, Gina risks her career to prove Donald's innocence. Meanwhile, Jack discovers some interesting information about the missing boys case, and Pratt has some problems with a boy of his own.
- 03
Despite Fenton's threat, Gina cannot ignore some new evidence and she risks all in making one last attempt to prove Donald's innocence. As William Parker is laid to rest, a troubled Jack has a new suspect and an attack at the cafe leaves an officer's life in danger.
- 04
The mystery deepens as Jack gets closer to finding the other missing boy, and the hunt for Eddie's attacker compromises Pratt's relationship with his son. The rapist strikes again, but this time with deadly consequences. Trouble at home pushes Gina and Jack closer together, but can she jeopardize everything she has worked for?
- 05
Gina's life is put in mortal danger when an attempt to lure the killer takes a deadly twist. Meanwhile, Jack makes a horrifying discovery about the killer's past, but can he get to Gina in time?
- 06
The traveling fair comes to Brinford, and the search for a runaway girl draws WPC Gina Dawson into a feud between the fair workers and a gang of Teddy boys. Back at the station, she struggles to remain professional when Jack makes a shock announcement. Meanwhile, Fenton clashes with the new DI when a dead body is discovered, but is there more to the mystery than either of them realize?
- 07
While Max and Fenton investigate a flood of counterfeit notes, is it too much of a coincidence that pickpocket Brody's luck has changed? The outcome of the boxing match leaves everyone reeling as Lenny Powell shows his true colors. When the murder investigation stalls, Max puts Gina forward for a risky assignment, but can she pull it off?
- 08
An undercover operation for Fenton threatens to expose a secret that could ruin Inspector Briggs. Susie takes matters into her own hands when Tommy is bullied by the other officers, and Max finally gets his witness in the murder investigation, now he just needs her to talk. At the Sapphire club, Lenny taunts Chris, and Gina struggles with her growing feelings for him.
- 09
Coulson's sexual advances on Gina take a sinister turn, Fenton is exposed and Swift becomes obsessed with Susie's new beau.
- 10
Will a chance meeting with a bullied schoolboy give Tommy the push he needs to stand up to Chief Inspector Coulson? A desperate Fenton enlists help from an unlikely party as he goes on a mission to track down Lenny Powell. Gina's world is rocked when the murderer reveals himself, and she has to make a life-or-death decision to protect Rebecca.
- 11
New arrival WPC Annie Taylor goes on a hunt for a predator who is targeting contestants in a local beauty contest. At the station, some old faces remain, with Assistant Chief Constable Coulson refusing to step down and Sergeant Fenton back from leave after his shooting. Matters escalate when a masked gunman appears at the home of a contest attendee.
- 12
Annie's involvement in a gruesome murder case causes a rift with her father. Fenton worries he is no longer up to the job.
- 13
Annie suspects the key to the case lies in special operations conducted during the war, but her father is reluctant to share his experiences with her. She also gets to play matchmaker at the station. Meanwhile, another relationship is coming to an end, though not soon enough to save the career of a fellow officer.
- 14
Coulson reasserts control at the station and exacts retribution on Briggs. Details begin to emerge about horrific medical experiments carried out on twins in the Nazi death camps and about a secret mission involving the murdered brigadier. The investigation focuses on the Edmund Hall psychiatric hospital.
- 15
Susie Nightingale is more than ready to stand up to Coulson as the funeral of Inspector Briggs forces everyone to decide where their loyalties lie. Annie and Inspector Sawyer are running out of time to get to the bottom of the Petra Project. Others are taking a more direct approach to justice.
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