The BEST episodes of WPC 56

Every episode of WPC 56 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of WPC 56!

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

Last Updated: 10/8/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Little Boy Lost
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7.88
60 votes

#1 - Little Boy Lost

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/2013

Gina's life is put in danger when an attempt to lure the killer takes a deadly twist.

Directors: Niall Fraser
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7.84
56 votes

#2 - The Harder They Fall

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2014

Tommy meets a bullied schoolboy, and Fenton enlists help from an unlikely party.

Directors: James Larkin
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Dead Man Dancing
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7.83
83 votes

#3 - Dead Man Dancing

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2014

Max and Fenton investigate a flood of counterfeit notes, and Lenny shows his true colours.

Directors: Niall Fraser
Writer: Ray Brooking
Watch Now:Amazon
Great Pretenders
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7.77
61 votes

#4 - Great Pretenders

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2013

Jack has a new suspect and an attack at the cafe leaves an officer's life in danger.

Directors: Ian Barber
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7.72
58 votes

#5 - That Old Devil Called Love

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2014

Coulson's advances on Gina take a sinister turn, and Fenton's corruption is exposed.

Directors: James Larkin
Writer: Ray Brooking
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Nature of the Beast
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7.69
59 votes

#6 - Nature of the Beast

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2013

The mystery deepens as Jack gets closer to finding the other missing boy.

Directors: Niall Fraser
Writer: Ray Brooking
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Memories are Made of This
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7.69
64 votes

#7 - Memories are Made of This

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2013

When another woman is attacked, Gina risks her career to prove Donald's innocence.

Directors: Ian Barber
Writer: Ray Brooking
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From the Shadows
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7.57
28 votes

#8 - From the Shadows

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2015

Events end up taking a sinister turn after DI Sawyer’s missing suspect makes a sudden violent reappearance. Coulson recruits Fenton to do his dirty work. Annie and Tommy try and play cupid to Susie and Swift.

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The Wayward Wind
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7.56
27 votes

#9 - The Wayward Wind

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/12/2015

Coulson decides to Briggs’ misfortune to reassert his power at the police station. DI Sawyer questions a suspect with a shocking wartime story to tell.

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Walk the Line
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7.54
26 votes

#10 - Walk the Line

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2015

Annie's involvement in a murder case results in conflict with her father. Briggs finds it hard to be a good husband, while Susie continues to anger a lovesick Swift.

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Requiem
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7.52
23 votes

#11 - Requiem

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2015

A tragic event leaves the the team having to decide where their loyalties lie. Time is running out for Annie and DI Sawyer as they find it hard to unlock the dark secrets of the Petra Project.

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Eye of the Storm
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7.38
61 votes

#12 - Eye of the Storm

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/2014

An undercover operation threatens to expose a secret that could ruin Inspector Briggs.

Directors: Niall Fraser
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Cry, Cry, Cry
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7.31
93 votes

#13 - Cry, Cry, Cry

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/10/2014

The travelling fair comes to town, and WPC Dawson searches for a runaway girl.

Directors: Niall Fraser
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A Different Beat
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7.30
27 votes

#14 - A Different Beat

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2015

A predator has been targeting contestants in a beauty contest and new WPC, Annie Taylor, is soon on his trail. Briggs and DI Sawyer are shocked when some old foes and wrong-doings come back to haunt them.

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Sink or Swim
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6.86
101 votes

#15 - Sink or Swim

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2013

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

Directors: Ian Barber
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