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Series · 1983–1985Ended

The Irish R.M.

5.8·3 seasons·18 episodes·50 min avg.·United Kingdom

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.

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Great Uncle McCarthy
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Jan 6, 1983

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.

02
Trinket's Colt
Trinket's Colt
Jan 13, 1983

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.

03
A Misdeal
A Misdeal
Jan 20, 1983

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

04
The Boat's Share
The Boat's Share
Jan 27, 1983

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

05
Occasional Licences
Occasional Licences
Feb 3, 1983

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

06
O Love! O Fire!
O Love! O Fire!
Feb 10, 1983

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.

Cast

7 credited
Peter Bowles
Major Sinclair Yeates
Bryan Murray
Flurry Knox
Brendan Conroy
Peter Cadogan
AM
Anna Manahan
Mrs Cadogan
LM
Lise-Ann McLaughlin
Sally Knox
VC
Virginia Cole
Briget Brickley-Cadogan
Sarah Badel
Babs

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