Paul Greenwood (born 2 August 1943) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose in the sitcom ''The Growing Pains of PC Penrose'' and its successor '' Rosie'', and as Inspector Yelland in ''

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''.

Career

He has appeared in over twenty-five television productions and also in several films; he has also appeared in theatrical productions including the

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'' and the

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''. In 1973, he was a guest on each edition of the 10-part

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variety series '' It's Lulu''. Greenwood is well known for appearing as PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose in all twenty-seven episodes (1977–1981) of TV comedy series '' Rosie''. His film roles include ''

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'' (1972), the

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horror ''

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'' (1973), TV comedy spinoff '' The Lovers!'' (1973), and Pete Walker's horror '' Frightmare'' (1974). His other television roles include the title role in ''

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'' (1983), a children's series; and Mr. Lucas in three episodes (1985–1987) of the comedy '' The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾'' and one episode of ''

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'' (1996). In December 2019, he appeared in an episode of the

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soap opera ''

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'' as Charles Webster.

References

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