Series
The Irish R.M.
DramaComedy
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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Seasons & episodes
Major Sinclair Yeates discovers the top brass won't promote him beyond major, so he decides to resign and take a post as the Resident Magistrate in West Ireland. Yeates soon discovers his new landlord hasn't been completely honest with him and everything Yeates does somehow ends up back-firing on him.
- 1Great Uncle McCarthy6 Jan 1983 · 50mMajor 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.
- 2Trinket's Colt13 Jan 1983 · 50mContinuing 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.
- 3A Misdeal20 Jan 1983 · 50mYeates and Philippa visit a horse fair in search of a suitable mount for a forthcoming hunt.
- 4The Boat's Share27 Jan 1983 · 50mYeates and his cousin Basil fear their careers are ruined when they are caught in a police raid at the Brickleys.
- 5Occasional Licences3 Feb 1983 · 50mA local publican neatly sidesteps Yeates' objections to beer sales at the annual St Peter and St Paul's Day Games.
- 6O Love! O Fire!10 Feb 1983 · 50mMajor 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.
Details
- Created by
- Violet Florence Martin, Edith Anna Somerville
- First aired
- 6 Jan 1983
- Last aired
- 6 Jul 1985
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 18
- Votes
- 5 on TMDB
Cast
Peter BowlesMajor Sinclair Yeates
Bryan MurrayFlurry Knox
Brendan ConroyPeter Cadogan- AAnna ManahanMrs Cadogan
- LLise-Ann McLaughlinSally Knox
- VVirginia ColeBriget Brickley-Cadogan
Sarah BadelBabs
