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Woodentop — may refer to:* The Woodentops (TV series) for children * The Woodentops, a British rock band * In the British Police, Woodentop is a slang term used by Criminal Investigation Department detectives to refer to uniformed police officers. * The name … Wikipedia
Woodentop (The Bill) — Woodentop is an episode of the Thames Television series of one off plays Storyboard . The programme was originally broadcast on 16 August 1983. It is also the forerunner to the long running British police television series The Bill .PlotThe… … Wikipedia
woodentop — n British a uniformed police officer. A term of mild derision used by plain clothes detectives and disseminated through TV police shows. The Woodentops were a family of puppets featured on British children s television in the 1950s. There is also … Contemporary slang
woodentop — noun Brit. informal, derogatory 1》 a uniformed policeman. 2》 a soldier belonging to the Guards … English new terms dictionary
woodentop — woodˈentop noun (derog sl) 1. A uniformed policeman 2. A guardsman • • • Main Entry: ↑wooden … Useful english dictionary
The Bill — This article is about the British TV series. For the Polish punk rock band, see The Bill (band). The Bill An image from the final opening title sequence of The Bill. Created by Geoff McQu … Wikipedia
The Woodentops (TV series) — The Woodentops was a children s television series first shown on BBC Television in 1955. It was created by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird and featured on the Friday edition of Watch with Mother . The main characters were a family of wooden dolls… … Wikipedia
List of The Bill characters (A-D) — This is a list of characters from the Police procedural British television series, The Bill. The fictional characters displayed here are ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of current characters ordered by rank, see list… … Wikipedia
List of The Bill characters (E-L) — This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at… … Wikipedia
Jim Carver — Infobox character name = Jim Carver Born = 14th February 1962 caption = Mark Wingett as DS Jim Carver first = Woodentop (16/08/1983) last = #289a (24/02/05) cause = Left Sun Hill occupation = Police Officer title = Detective Sergeant portrayer =… … Wikipedia
