Mike Pannett is the cousin of Peter Walker, better known as Nicholas Rhea, the author of the "Constable" series of books, which later became the setting for the TV series, "Heartbeat". Born in York, Mike joined the London Metropolitan Police in 1988 and became one of the youngest officers on the force to be given his own patch. He went on to serve in the Divisional Crime Squad, Robbery Squad, murder squad, and the TSG (Riot Police), where he was also trained in surveillance.
Missing his native land, Mike transferred to the North Yorkshire Police in 1997, working as a Rural Community Beat Officer, and eventually as a Wildlife Officer. Mike became one of the highest commended officers - for intelligence gathering, drug seizures, and bravery -to name but a few examples.
In 2005, he starred in 26 episodes of the BBC "Country Cops" series. Mike and his wife Ann, who is still a serving police officer, live with their three children, in a small village in the shodow of the North Yorkshire Moors.
His first book "Now then Lad" is on sale at Goathland Post Office
