WPC Sharon Granger
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Woman Police Constable (WPC) Sharon "Shaz" Granger is a fictional character in the BBC One Sci-Fi police procedural drama Ashes to Ashes. She is portrayed by Montserrat Lombard. Her look and style are based on Joanne Catherall of The Human League in 1981 [1] Contents [hide] 1 Personality 2 Stabbing 3 Relationships 4 References [edit]Personality
The character of Sharon Granger is a kind, passionate woman who really cares about the people on her team. She is generally deskbound, in contrast to the male team members, but she is eager to participate more actively. Although DCI Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) dismisses her as a "lobotomised Essex girl" in episode 1.2, "The Happy Day", her intelligence and knowledge are not inconsiderable. She is also brave, chasing after the armed Gil Hollis in episode 1.7, "Charity Begins at Home", to arrest him despite being unarmed herself. Her bravery was also demonstrated in the first episode, where she went in undercover and was captured by criminals. She is glad to have a female superior, Detective Inspector Alex Drake, to serve as her role model and from whom to seek guidance. Sharon looks up to Drake and attempts to learn from her modern policing methods as well as her position as a strong woman. A devout Catholic, she nevertheless shows a wild side in the series. [2] She enjoys dancing at new wave dance clubs such as the now-famous Blitz nightclub in Covent Garden, as shown in episode 1.2, "The Happy Day". In episode 1.5, "The Smoking Gun", she tells DI Drake, "I always thought sexual characteristics are kind of misleading. Girls, boys, masculine, feminine; when it comes down to it, we're all a little of both." Later in the episode, when the team debate Drake's prostitute costume, she confidently announces "I'd pay." In "The Missing Link", it is revealed that her father is a staunch trade unionist. [edit]Stabbing
Sharon was stabbed while trying to apprehend the suspect Gil Hollis who, despite being out of ammunition, was holding a pen knife when she attempted to arrest him; she accidentally fell onto the knife when she knocked him over. She died, having seen Drake's vision of the Clown Angel of Death coming towards her as Alex attempted to save her life, shouting "Tell it to go away! I don't like clowns!". Even with Alex's efforts with CPR, Sharon passed away. Whilst DI Drake was attempting to revive the clinically deceased Sharon, DCI Gene Hunt ordered the handcuffed Hollis on his knees, angrily calling him a "cop killer", and set the emotionally traumatised DC Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) to the task of beating him in retaliation. DS Ray Carling (Dean Andrews) and DCI Hunt joined in the revenge against Hollis, despite the efforts of Sergeant Viv James (Geff Francis) to reason with them. In the episode 1.8, "Alex's Big Day" she returns to the station, at which time Chris remarks at how attractibe she is. Sharon quips that Drake is "my guardian angel," although Granger is unaware that Drake is the daughter of the Clown/Angel of Death whom she saw when she died. As of the end of series 1, has not yet been revealed whether or not Sharon experienced time travel during her brief death as DIs Sam Tyler and Alex Drake did. [edit]Relationships
Sharon has an "on-off" relationship with DC Chris Skelton, a junior member of DCI Gene Hunt's CID team.[2]. She is also close to Alex who tells the comatosed Sharon that she is her favourite imaginary construct because she "is so full of life". [edit]References
