All About Reg

PC Reg Hollis first started Sun Hill in 1984, in the episode 'Funny Ol' Business - Cops and Robbers'. He is perceived in the series as a longer, the unpopular odd ball. He starts as the Aun Hill Collator, the stations rep, because no one wants the job. He takes it very seriously, and it may be the reason he still has much respect among the older officers.

Reg has had two main good relationships with characters. The first is ex PC Des Taviner. He was randomly paired up with Des in the area car, and he changes him, giving him more self confidence. It was the beginning of a friend ship that would provide some of the shows greatest moments. He accompanies Des when he skips work, and takes a trip across the UK in the area car, attempting to get him to propose to his girlfriend, Mariyln Chambers. Des is well known for refering to Reg as "Reggy Babe" in a thick scouse accent.

After it is discovered that Des is responsible for The Sun Hill Fire, which killed many of the officers, he goes on the run for a short while, and at one point he contacts Reg to apologise for everything. Reg responds telling him that he is a coward, and it should be the families of those he killed he should have been apologising to. Minutes later, armed police have Des surrounded, and Reg arrests him. Later on that afternoon, Des is beaten to death in his cell by a manic depressive, ending his relationship with Reg on bad terms.

Mariyln Chambers
Reg began a relationship with Marilyn Chambers, Sun Hill's Front Desk Officer at the time. After dating for a few months, Reg plans to propose to her at the train station where he had taken her on their first date, where Reg discovered she was actually interested in his hobby of train spotting. While Reg is waiting at the train station for Marilyn to arrive, she is killed in The Sun Hill Fire. Reg is deeply upset by her death, and he finds her replacement very hard to swallow while he is grieving.

Trivia

• He is adopted. Mentioned in "Happy and Glorious: Pt One" Series 17 (2001)
• He once had a problem at school and was often teased and bullied by the students and teachers, hinting the possibility that he might have Asperger syndrome. The subject of this was discussed in the episode "Good Relations" Series 15 (1999)
• In the (1996) episode "Without Good Reason", It was pointed out a bizarre reason that Reg actually joined the police force was due to his belief that the dark trousers would cover the fact he had a weak bladder.