PC Lance

PC Lance made his first appearance on 21 July 2006. He is portrayed by Giles New.

Storylines
PC Lance is a police officer. He arrests Billy Mitchell for indecent exposure in July 2006, searches for Sean Slater and Amy Mitchell in December 2008 and arrests Whitney Dean for shoplifting in February 2009.

In November 2009 PC Lance arrests Owen Turner for breach of his licence conditions. He appears again in May 2010 to inform Billy about a car accident that has injured his ex-wife Honey Mitchell and killed her father Jack Edwards. In October 2010, he attends the Jacksons' house after Billie Jackson is found dead after a party. In December he attends the Jacksons' again with a colleague when Bianca Butcher is accused of stealing perfume. They search the house and Bianca loses her temper, accidentally slapping Lance. She is then arrested and driven away.[6]

In April 2011, he arrests Whitney again for shoplifting. As he is taking her into the police station, Lauren Branning recognises her and asks what she has been arrested for but he refuses to tell her. Later Lauren confronts him again as he comes out of the police station and he tells her that Whitney has given him a false name. Lauren then gives him her mobile phone number and tells him to give it to Whitney so she can call her when she is released