Will Croft

PC Will Croft moved into the village police station in Main Street and rubbed a few people up the wrong way with his attitude and unfairness. He was quite insulting as well. Croft had moved to Beckindale from Leeds, to take over as the village bobby from Fred Hallam, and had previously been given a reprimand while stationed in Leeds so upon his arrival in Beckindale he adopted a rigid policing approach. Ted Dean got on the wrong side of Croft. Croft then accused old Fred Farrar of poaching and Fred hid at Emmerdale Farm. Croft said back in Leeds, he got grief from the youngsters, whereas in Beckindale it was 2 old men. Fred Farrar expected to go to jail for poaching. It turned out that the land that Fred shot the bird on was common land, meaning it was for anybody to pick up afterwards. Croft took no further action against Fred. The same day, Croft decided to make more of an effort to blend into the community.
A short time later, when Heather Bannerman crashed into Emmerdale Farm's entrance wall during the night, Sam Pearson said that Croft will find out what happened.
By November 1977, Ted Edwards had replaced PC Croft.
==List of appearances==
===1976===
*Mon 16th Feb
*Tue 17th Feb
*Mon 23rd Feb
*Tue 24th Feb
*Mon 1st Mar
*Tue 2nd Mar
Category:Emmerdale Farm characters
Category:1976 minor characters
Category:Police officers