Girl Police Cyclists (1960)

M/S of a young woman, Patricia Petherwick, walking along the street past some shops; she is quite smartly dressed in a black suit. The commentator asks “Have you ever tried guessing at people’s occupations?“ She stops at a green grocers with lots of fruit and vegetables displayed outside; a woman comes out to serve her, putting some oranges in a bag. Commentator: “You’d have a job guessing what she does for a living so we’ll tell you. Not only is she a policewoman, but she’s one of their first motor cyclists.“ M/S of two policewomen, PP and Betty Wilkinson, on motorcycles coming to a halt and dismounting at training ground at the Metropolitan Police Driving School in Hendon; both have ’L’ plates on the front of their police bikes (200 cc shaft driven) - and they’re wearing skirts! They remove their helmets then M/Ss & C/Us as police sergeant Robert Graham walks into shot and talks to them, pointing out various features on the bike; the foot brake and clutch as they look on. M/Ss as the policeman ge