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Originally Posted by Stumped
Wynn Darwin WAS an inspector when I served with her. Last I heard before I retired was that she had risen to Superintendent and was serving in the Ribble Valley. Despite being female, she was recognised as bein a copper's copper by all who knew her.
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I'm afraid we're going to have to take you off the case, for keeping sloppy notes.
Her name was Wynne Darwin.
JULIET BRAVO
Stephanie Turner played Jean Darblay, Juliet Bravo
A female officer taking charge of a police station? It seems odd now that such an issue would be thought worthy of its own TV series – but it was in the 1980s. Fascinating fact: The series was based on the real-life experiences of Wynne Darwin, a female inspector with the Lancashire police.
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