- Laura Bryant
Infobox character
name = Laura Bryant
caption =Melanie Kilburn as PC Laura Bryant
first = Episode 278
(13/01/2005)
last = Episode 415
(25/05/2006)
cause = Transferred To Barton Street
occupation = Police Officer
title = Police Constable
callsign = 217
portrayer =Melanie Kilburn Laura Bryant is a fictional
police officer in the long runningITV drama "The Bill ". She was played byMelanie Kilburn from 2005-2006.Biography
She first appeares on
The Bill as a resident on the Cole Lane estate which, at that time, is being patrolled by PCGabriel Kent . She is unhappy with his tendency to ignore protocol and issue his own brand of justice and subsequently reports him to the Criminal Investigations Department. [http://thebillbios.co.uk/bryant.htm PC Laura Bryant] , The Bill Biographies]She applies for a position at
Sun Hill as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO ) and her potential to become a police constable is then recognised by Sergeant Dale Smith. Despite several mistakes and lapses in judgement, Smith encourages her to consider training atHendon to become a full time police officer. Eventually she chooses to undertake the training and returns to Sun Hill as a PC, where she soon realises that the job is causing her to neglect her relationship with her two sons. Inspector Gold insists that she continue being a police officer instead of resigning and transfer to a unit at Barton Street where her hours will better suit her being a single parent. She puts in for a transfer from Sun Hill to Barton Street.References
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