The Pioneering WPC

Season: 7 Episode: 26

Rosa was a trailblazing police officer who transferred from Bristol to Gloucestershire Constabulary in 1927 because she could ride a motorbike, an extraordinary skill for a woman at the time. Stationed at Staple Hill from 1928 to 1936, she broke new ground while investigating a series of high-profile cases that regularly captured the attention of the local press, proving that determination and ability mattered more than convention.

CAST

The Baird Committee - Steve SheperdRev. John Guthrie - Martin Palmer

Rosa Rouse - Sam Roberts

Savidge Inquiry - Carrigan Rosamond

Sergeant Pope - Guy Pass

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.

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SOURCES

Gloucestershire Police Archives

Western Daily Press - Monday 11 February 1985

Ancestry

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