Noddy (character) Hoffmann". Noddy, Big Ears and PC Plod are referred to in the "Two Ronnies" crossword sketch where Ronnie Corbett thinks their names are "Roddy, Big Ears, and PC Plop!" In an episode of "Last of the Summer Wine", all of the characters dressed up as fairy tale characters for a parade. Smiler is dressed as Noddy complete with a smaller version of his car in order to tow a bouncy castle with the rest of the characters on it. But it deflated while they were taking part. Noddy being associated with small children's reading has led to "Noddy" being sometimes
The Last Policeman story in a smaller city. The "Concord Monitor"'s reviewer liked the book and verified that Winters had "done his homework" in his depiction of the city. Before publication, Suvudu named it one of the top five beach reads of the coming summer. Amazon recognized it as one of its Best Books of July 2012. It was nominated for, and subsequently won, the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in the category Best Paperback Original. "The Last Policeman" is the first book in a trilogy. Some reviewers, aware of this, appropriately noted that the Nico plotline is unresolved at