A 1970s Rural British Police Station Comedy of Errors Sergeant Edith “Edie” Punter leaned back in her squeaky vinyl chair, surveying the chaos of papers strewn across Desk B. It was Tuesday—officially “Stationery Monday,” when every constable refilled ink pads, alphabetized incident logs, and polished the wooden counter until it gleamed like a newly minted badge. Instead, PC Nigel “Nige” Brinkworth was busy tossing file f...