Paul Greenwood is a British

British people

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 film

Film

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, television

Television

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 and theatre

Theatre

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 actor

Actor

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. He is best known for his role as PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose in the successful sitcom Rosie

Rosie (TV series)

Rosie is a British situation-comedy television series, written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was filmed and set in Scarborough in North Yorkshire...

 direct spin-off from the short-lived sitcom The Growing Pains of PC Penrose

Rosie (TV series)

Rosie is a British situation-comedy television series, written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was filmed and set in Scarborough in North Yorkshire...

Career

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

Musical theatre

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 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)

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Greenwood is well known for appearing as PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose in all twenty-seven episodes (1977–1981) of Rosie

Rosie (TV series)

Rosie is a British situation-comedy television series, written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was filmed and set in Scarborough in North Yorkshire...

, a comedy

Television comedy

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 television series

Television program

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. He is also known for playing Graham in Pete Walker

Pete Walker (director)

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's cult classic Frightmare

Frightmare (film)

Frightmare is a 1974 British horror film directed by Pete Walker and written by Pete Walker and David McGillivray. It starred Rupert Davies and Sheila Keith...

(1974).

His other television roles include the title role in Captain Zep – Space Detective (1983), a children's television series

Children's television series

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; and Mr. Lucas in three episodes (1985–1987) of the comedy television series The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (TV series)

The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. It started in 1985 and starred Gian Sammarco, as the title character Adrian Mole, Stephen Moore as Adrian's father George Mole and Julie Walters followed by Lulu as...

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Television roles

Year	Title	Role
1975, 1977 to 1981	The Growing Pains of PC Penrose Rosie (TV series) Rosie is a British situation-comedy television series, written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was filmed and set in Scarborough in North Yorkshire... Rosie Rosie (TV series) Rosie is a British situation-comedy television series, written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was filmed and set in Scarborough in North Yorkshire...	PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose

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