Sharon Granger

Infobox character
name = Sharon "Shaz" Granger


caption = Montserrat Lombard as Sharon Granger in "Ashes to Ashes"
first = Deja Vu
gender = Female
occupation = Police Officer for the London Metropolitan Police Service
title = Woman Police Constable (WPC)
episode = 8/8
portrayer = Montserrat Lombard

Woman Police Constable Sharon Granger is a fictional character in the BBC One Sci-Fi police procedural drama "Ashes to Ashes". She is played by Montserrat Lombard. Her look and style is based on Joanne Catherall of The Human League in 1981 [ BBC Ashes to Ashes - Episode 1 - Shooting Script: 31/08/07 scene23 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/downloads/scripts/ashes_to_ashes_s1e1.pdf] ]

Personality

Sharon is a kind, passionate woman who really cares about the people on her team. She is deskbound, in contrast to the male team members, but she is eager to participate more actively. Her intelligence and knowledge are not inconsiderable, and she is also brave, chasing after the armed Gil Hollis. This was shown in the first episode, where she went in undercover and was captured by criminals. A devout Catholic, she nevertheless shows a wild side in the series. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/01_january/28/ashes_lombard.shtml Ashes To Ashes Press Pack] , BBC Press Office, January 28, 2008] She enjoys dancing at new wave dance clubs; tells Drake that she does not put much stock in gender; and later, when Drake is dressed as a prostitute for the second time, Sharon announces "I'd" pay for it."

She is referred to as an 'lobotomised Essex girl' by Gene Hunt in "The Happy Day". In "The Missing Link", it is revealed that her father is a staunch trade unionist, and possibly a socialist. Sharon looks up to Alex Drake and attempts to learn from her modern policing methods as well as her position as a strong woman.

Stabbing

Sharon was stabbed while trying to apprehend a suspect who happened to be holding a pen knife when she attempted to arrest him, accidentally falling onto the knife when she knocked him over. She briefly died, having seen Alex Drake's vision of "the clown" coming towards her as Alex attempted to save her life, shouting "Tell it to go away! I don't like clowns!". Due to Alex's efforts with CPR, Sharon regained consciousness. Whilst DI Drake was attempting to revive Sharon, and in the grip of emotional trauma, Chris Skelton, her partner, assaulted the perpetrator along with DS Ray Carling and DCI Gene Hunt while in police custody, despite Sergeant Viv James's efforts to reason with them. In the final episode of the series she is seen to be in a coma, but returns from the hospital as the episode closes, calling DI Drake her "guardian angel".

It has not yet been revealed whether or not Sharon experienced time travel during her brief death and coma like Tyler and Drake.

Relationships

Sharon has an "on-off" relationship with Chris Skelton, a junior member of Gene Hunt's team.. She is also close to Alex who tells Shaz that she was her favourite construct.

References