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The Irish R.M.

The Irish R.M.

★ 5.8/10•1983•50m•TV-PG•Drama•Comedy
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The Irish R.M. refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross, and the television comedy-drama series based on them. They are set in turn of the 20th century west of Ireland.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 6, 1983

Episodes

E150m

Great Uncle McCarthy

Major Sinclair Yeates, an Englishman, arrives in a rural area of Victorian Ireland. He has married his colonel's daughter and has decided to take up a new career as a Resident Magistrate. Major Yeates quickly meets the hard-riding Knox clan, including Great Uncle McCarthy and young Flurry Knox, his landlord.

Jan 6, 1983

E250m

Trinket's Colt

Continuing the story of Major Sinclair Yeates's experiences in Ireland. He has to deal with a remarkable dispute about a young horse. Meanwhile, the Major's wife, Phillipa, arrives from England.

Jan 13, 1983

E350m

A Misdeal

Yeates and Philippa visit a horse fair in search of a suitable mount for a forthcoming hunt.

Jan 20, 1983

E450m

The Boat's Share

Yeates and his cousin Basil fear their careers are ruined when they are caught in a police raid at the Brickleys.

Jan 27, 1983

E550m

Occasional Licences

A local publican neatly sidesteps Yeates' objections to beer sales at the annual St Peter and St Paul's Day Games.

Feb 3, 1983

E650m

O Love! O Fire!

Major Sinclair Yeates has settled in as a magistrate in rural Ireland and even his wife Philippa is taking to the country. And with Flurry Knox in love with his cousin, it seems that neither love nor fire should always be taken at face value.

Feb 10, 1983

Actors

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Major Sinclair Yeates

Bryan Murray

Bryan Murray

Flurry Knox

Brendan Conroy

Brendan Conroy

Peter Cadogan

Anna Manahan

Mrs Cadogan

Lise-Ann McLaughlin

Sally Knox

Virginia Cole

Briget Brickley-Cadogan

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

Babs

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