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Penny Craddock | |
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Penny Craddock in Closing the Book | |
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Relationships |
Sgt Raymond Craddock (husband) |
Penny Craddock, played by Phillippa Wilson. Appeared in 5 episodes from 1998 - 1999 and a one-off episode in 2002.
Overview[]
Sergeant Craddock’s wife and a serious ballroom dancer, who left him in Series Eight for a tango teacher. She then returned in the 11th series ("Closing the Book") to reconcile with him after her new partner had left her. They decided to try again and left Ashfordly, and the series.
Biography
Penny was the wife of Sgt. Raymond Craddock and the pair were shown to be serious ballroom dancers. There was at one point when they were seen entering a charity Christmas dance in the episode Echoes of the Past. In another episode, they were seen attending the opening of a new restruant. In Stag at Bay, her husband was clearly upset and told Blaketon that she had left him. In series eleven, they ended up getting back together when Craddock had told him he'd been promoted and was leaving Ashfordly and left the series.
Relationships
Sgt Raymond Craddock
Her husband was in charge of Ashfordly Police Station, and their first appearances together were in series eight. It was apparent that Craddock was actually a very lonely man and that she was the only strongest relationship he'd had with. She then left him for a tango teacher, but returned later to get back together with him after he had been promoted and then left to start a new life.