PC Abe Lyttleton      played by Ronnie Cush

First appearance    Snouts and Red Herrings (11/11/85)

Sun Hill was PC Abe Lyttleton's third posting in three and a half years. Senior officers attributed it to the difficulty of being a "minority within a minority" and indeed they were right - Lyttleton was Sun Hill's first black policeman and he had a lot of eyes on him. The relief were openly welcoming, but he was given a hard time by fellow newcomer Pete Muswell who believed the inclusion of ethnic minorities in the Met was a mistake, and promptly christened him 'Snowball'. Lyttleton rose above Muswell's repeated racist taunts and proved such a capable officer that he even won his tormentor's grudging respect. Lyttleton didn't last long at Sun Hill however, transferring only after a 3 month stint.