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WPC 56 (2013)

Crime · Drama · Romance

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (1,371 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Britbox Apple TV Channel · YouTube TV · BritBox · AcornTV Amazon Channel · BritBox Amazon Channel · Spectrum On Demand · Acorn TV Apple TV · Tubi TV
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.44 avg 5 episodes 7.1 → 7.8 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sink or Swim	7.1	122
2	Memories Are Made of This	7.4	111
3	Great Pretenders	7.4	101
4	Nature of the Beast	7.5	95
5	Little Boy Lost	7.8	94

Season 2 (2014)

7.56 avg 5 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 44 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cry, Cry, Cry	7.4	86
2	Dead Man Dancing	7.5	87
3	Eye of the Storm	7.4	85
4	That Old Devil Called Love	7.7	81
5	The Harder They Fall	7.8	81

Season 3 (2015)

7.82 avg 5 episodes 7.3 → 8.2 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Different Beat	7.3	149
2	Walk the Line	7.6	137
3	From the Shadows	7.9	130
4	The Wayward Wind	8.1	128
5	Requiem	8.2	129