The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

1975 - 1975

Fabulous Eyelashes He's Got

2nd September 1975

Episode 1

PC Penrose's first day on the job bumps in to an expectant father desperate for help. Under the watchful eye of Sergeant Flagg, the pair go in search of the chicken killer.

The Peeper

9th September 1975

Episode 2

P.C. Penrose and P.C. Buttress are the night shift with a peeping tom is on the loose. Penrose joins Sgt Flagg in dealing with the sudden death of Mr Newbold. Inspector Fox is determined to keep W.P.C. Dean as close as possible.

For the Love of Billy

16th September 1975

Episode 3

P.C. Buttress is besotted with a blonde friend of his wife. Sgt Flagg and P.C.Penrose go to a domestic where two women fight over who his is the legal wife. Inspector Fox's wandering eye causes a car crash.

Always a Spectator, Never a Player

23rd September 1975

Episode 4

W.P.C. Dean is livid the Inspector Fox is going to marry the Honorable Fanny. Flagg decides to take Penrose on a stake out at the White Horse Inn. They looking for a man who is pinching women's bottoms in the park.

The Melody Lingers On

30th September 1975

Episode 5

P.C's Penrose and Buttress are trapped in a tree when a man starts harassing a group women while dressed in a leotard and sou'wester and riding a bike. Inspector Fox interviews a burglar while rehearsing a ballroom dance routine.

It's Quiet Midweek

7th October 1975

Episode 6

With Sergeant Flagg and P.C. Buttress at a function in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, P.C. Penrose in charge of Slagcaster station. Inspector Fox reinvents himself as Sherlock Holmes. Clogger brings in a drunk who needs help.

Among Those Appearing

17th October 1975

Episode 7

Sergeant Flack starts to take bets on who will be found guilty or innocent when the officers go to court to give evidence.

Top Cast

Paul Greenwood•Bryan Pringle•Alan Foss

Director

Douglas Argent

Writer

Roy Clarke

Earnest new recruit PC Penrose has left his hometown and joined the force in the Yorkshire town of Slagcaster. He's young and naive but seasoned officer Sergeant Flagg takes him under his wing and shows him the ropes, though his methods can be a little unconventional.

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Paul Greenwood Image

Paul Greenwood

PC Penrose

Bryan Pringle Image

Bryan Pringle

Sergeant Flagg

Alan Foss Image

Alan Foss

PC Toombes

David Pinner Image

David Pinner

PC Buttress

Full Crew

Douglas Argent

Director

Roy Clarke Image

Roy Clarke

Writer

Peter Skellern Image

Peter Skellern

Original Music Composer

Tony Woollard

Editor

Paula Bruce

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