| Tom Penny | Service Record |
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Tom Penny was a character in The Bill from 1984 until 1990.
Profile[]
Sergeant Tom Penny was a quiet sort of bloke who had more going on under the surface than most people realised. He upset a few people when he tried to impose a ban on smoking at Sun Hill, and Bob Cryer realised he was under some strain when his wife turned up and asked for help: Tom was beating her. At the end of 1987, Penny was shot in the stomach after investigating a complaint about a crazy woman who kept cats.
He survived, but when he returned to work he was constantly swallowing painkillers washed down with alcohol to deaden the pain of the wound. He confessed to Cryer that he did have a drink problem, and Cryer tried to help. But when Penny was working in an overheated CAD room, being irritated by a chattering electrician, he spilled his coffee over the computer, put it out of action and blew his top. It became clear that Tom needed more convalescence.
He was the hero of the Canley Fields child-murders investigation, bringing the killer in and slowly working through the confession. But the details played on his mind, and he resented the fact that Quinnan received the commendation.
Driving home from the party to mark Cryer's 20 years' service, he was stopped, breathalysed and found to be over the legal limit. His reputation ruined, he decided that the best course was to resign on medical grounds, citing the old gunshot wound. It was a frame-up, but he was out of the force.
He returned to Sun Hill in 1991 when he was working as a security officer, still behaving like a police officer.
Service Record[]
Main Record: Service Record
- 1970 - Joins the Metropolitan Police
- 1987 - Shot whilst on duty
- 1990 - Arrests a Child Murderer
- 1990 - Pleads guilty to a drink driving offence and resigns from the force
- 1991 - Returns as a security guard
Family and Relationships[]
- Wendy Penny (wife)
Major Storylines[]
Shooting and subquennt drinking and mental health issues.
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| Preceded by: None |
Sun Hill Sergeant 1984 - 1991 |
Succeeded by: Sergeant Joseph Corrie |