Meet the Cast of WPC 56 | Information about the Show's Actors

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.

Main Cast of WPC 56

Jennie Jacques

as WPC Gina Dawson (10 episodes)

Jennie Jacques was born on February 28, 1989 in Coventry, West Midlands, England. She is an actress, known for Viking...

Charles De'Ath

as Sgt Sidney Fenton (15 episodes)

James Barriscale

as Desk Sergeant Swift (10 episodes)

Mark Healy

as Chief Inspector Walter Briggs (10 episodes)

Liam Jeavons

as PC Tommy Perkins (8 episodes)

John Bowler

as Asst Chief Constable Arthur Coulson (10 episodes)

Rachel Leskovac

as Susie Nightingale (10 episodes)

Secondary Cast of WPC 56

Claudia Jessie

as WPC Annie Taylor (5 episodes)

Claudia Jessie Peyton (born October 30, 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the third series o...

Gerard Horan was born on November 11, 1962 and is currently 62 years old.

Justine Michelle Cain

as Cathy Sinclair (5 episodes)

Philip Hill-Pearson

as Frank Marshall (5 episodes)

Marianne Oldham

as Deborah Burns (5 episodes)

Ben Turner

as DI Max Harper (5 episodes)

Ben Turner was born on February 3, 1980 and is currently 45 years old.

Jessica Duncan

as Rebecca Jones (5 episodes)

Charlotte Lucas

as Charlotte Briggs (5 episodes)

Matt Kennard

as David Meyer (5 episodes)

Gemma Arrowsmith

as Mrs Pemberton (1 episode)

Sophie Ellerby

as Irene Miller (1 episode)

Andrea Mason

as Gladys Campbell (1 episode)

Jo Cassidy

as Anna Pearce (2 episodes)

Jacqueline Defferary

as Julie Nelson (1 episode)

Rolan Bell

as Rufus Jones (1 episode)

Kelly Hotten

as Mary Cook (1 episode)

Lynne Verrall

as Valerie Parker (2 episodes)

Shaun Prendergast

as Henry Fuller (1 episode)

Mary Jo Randle

as Grace Fuller (1 episode)

Tom Thompson

as Young Pratt (1 episode)

Luke Williams

as Kevin Dodds (2 episodes)

Samuel Young

as Young Coulson (1 episode)

Nigel Boyle

as Philip Cook (1 episode)

Nigel Boyle is a film and television actor.

Julien Ball

as Mr Walker (1 episode)

Akemnji Ndifornyen

as Donald Palmer (3 episodes)

Michael Hadley

as Judge (1 episode)

Sarah Beck Mather

as Sylvia Stewart (2 episodes)

David Maybrick

as Mr Stewart (2 episodes)

Jim Creighton

as Mr Lewis (1 episode)

Tom McLarney

as Sam Pratt (3 episodes)

Daniel Ormerod

as Johnny Harris (3 episodes)

Nick Cavaliere

as Salvatore Angeletti (1 episode)

Jan Harvey

as Helena Cole (1 episode)

Jennifer Bea

as Lisa Harris (2 episodes)

Sarah Moyle

as Miss Rosemary Lawrence (1 episode)

Kerry Washington

as Bessie Cradditch (1 episode)

Alexandra Wilson

as Jessica Mundy (1 episode)

Jonty Stephens

as Joe Dawson (3 episodes)

Kathryn Hunt

as Brenda Dawson (3 episodes)

Jack Derges

as Bill Pearson (4 episodes)

Richard Huw

as Reverend Buckley (3 episodes)

Adam Sopp

as Gerry Sullivan (2 episodes)

Clare Burt

as Mrs Buckley (2 episodes)

Chris Larkin

as Dr Hurley (1 episode)

Chris Larkin was born on June 19, 1967 and is currently 57 years old.

Mark Rice-Oxley

as George Stern (3 episodes)

Kieran Bew

as DI Jack Burns (3 episodes)

Kieran Bew is an English actor known for his roles in television series such as Da Vinci's Demons, The Street, and Wa...

Francis Magee

as Brendan McCormack (1 episode)

Francis Magee was raised in Ireland and on the Isle of Man. He spent eight years as a fisherman before becoming an ac...

Nigel Lister

as Daniel Pembrook (1 episode)

Jack Montgomery

as Sean McCormac (1 episode)

Leila Mimmack

as Tracey Nichols (1 episode)

Tom Phillips

as Gary Nichols (1 episode)

Niamh Spelman

as Peggy Fenton (1 episode)

Nigel Travis

as Michael 'Mike the Mallet' Maddock (2 episodes)

Angela Lonsdale

as Stella Monckton (1 episode)

Tony Turner

as Harry Walker (1 episode)

Paul McEwan

as Charlie Crane (1 episode)

Harmonie Lloyd

as Lizzy Maddock (1 episode)

Jonathan Rigby

as Boxing Commentator (1 episode)

Michael Ryan

as Ned Garrett (3 episodes)

Alicia Charles

as Lottie Harris (3 episodes)

Patricia Potter

as Charlotte Briggs (1 episode)

Ross Armstrong

as Tobias Hunt (1 episode)

Emma Cooke

as Rosie Turner (4 episodes)

Laura Jean Clinton

as Jazz Singer (3 episodes)

Alexandra Gilbreath

as Lydia Bloom (1 episode)

David Corbett

as Alan Reynolds (1 episode)

Fiona Paul

as Jane Delemere (1 episode)

Tim Plester

as Linus Brody (5 episodes)

Tim Plester was born on September 10, 1970 and is currently 54 years old.

Michael Higgs

as Lenny Powell (3 episodes)

Rob Dixon

as Gordon Matthews (1 episode)

Conner Chapman

as David Adams (1 episode)

Shaun Thomas

as Albert Chapman (1 episode)

Brian Capron

as Clifford Starkey (1 episode)

Eliza Butterworth

as Lucy Hamilton (1 episode)

Amy Shepherd

as Helen Reilly (1 episode)

Susannah Doyle

as June Sawyer (1 episode)

Susannah Doyle (born 5 July 1966) is an English actress.

Eve Pearce

as Lily Krajnik (1 episode)

Robin Bowerman

as Doctor Forester (1 episode)

Paul Moriarty

as Brigadier Graham Morris (2 episodes)

Eileen Battye

as Margaret Morris (2 episodes)

Jim Cartwright

as Wally King (1 episode)

Rosanna Holland

as Pru King (1 episode)

Nick Holder

as Ronnie Clarke (1 episode)

Adam Lawrence

as Marty Havers (1 episode)

Katy Secombe

as Mrs. Logan (1 episode)

Harry Taurasi

as Les Sallis (1 episode)

Louise Mardenborough

as Pauline Sallis (1 episode)

Victoria Longley

as Norma Plummer (1 episode)

Melanie Kilburn

as Lydia Taylor (3 episodes)

Stephen Casey

as William Sheppard (4 episodes)

Melissa James

as Gloria DaCosta (4 episodes)

Janet Dibley

as Iris Hartley (4 episodes)

Sean Baker

as Doctor Ellis (4 episodes)

Joanna Higson

as Vicky Hall (3 episodes)

Sam Kennard

as Gabriel Meyer (3 episodes)

Nick Danan

as Reverend West (1 episode)

Crew of WPC 56

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