New police officer Jim Carver starts his first day at Sun Hill Police Station, where station sergeant Wilding shows him the ropes. Paired with WPC Ackland he hits the beat in an area where a spate of robberies are plaguing the city. But while they look for likely suspects, what he isn't expecting on his beat is the discovery of a body!
Starring Mark Wingett, Trudie Goodwin, Peter Dean, Gary Olsen, Robert Pugh, Jon Croft, Colin Blumenau, Chris Jenkinson, Richard Huw, Paul McKenzie, Gary Hailes, Colin McCormack, Dawn Perllman, Maryann Turner and Derek Parkes. Part of the Storyboard anthology series, Woodentop would be successful enough to launch a spin off, now known as The Bill, which ran from 1984 to 2010.
