The Growing Pains of PC Penrose: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose was a BBC Sitcom that ran for one series in 1975. It was later revamped but it underwent a revamp with a new title (Rosie), setting and signature tune.
New recruit PC Penrose has left his home town and joined the force in the Yorkshire town of Slagcaster. He's young and naive but seasoned staff sergeant Flagg takes him under his wing and shows him the ropes, though his methods are not the least conventional.
Series details
- Title: The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1975-09-02
- Final broadcast date listed: 1975-10-17
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 10889
- IMDb ID: tt0072508
- TVDB ID: 144241
Cast and credited roles
- Paul Greenwood — Constable M.E. Penrose
- Bryan Pringle — Sergeant Flagg
- Alan Foss — P.C. Toombs
- David Pinner — P.C. Buttress
- Christopher Burgess — Inspector Fox
- Catherine Case — W.P.C. Dean
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1975-09-02; final listed air date 1975-10-17; episode order: 7.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Growing Pains of PC Penrose on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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