The Irish R.M.

1983 - 1985

Great Uncle McCarthy

6th January 1983

Episode 1

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.

Trinket's Colt

13th January 1983

Episode 2

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.

A Misdeal

20th January 1983

Episode 3

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

The Boat's Share

27th January 1983

Episode 4

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

Occasional Licences

3rd February 1983

Episode 5

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

O Love! O Fire!

10th February 1983

Episode 6

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.

Top Cast

Peter Bowles•Bryan Murray•Brendan Conroy

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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Peter Bowles Image

Peter Bowles

Major Sinclair Yeates

Bryan Murray Image

Bryan Murray

Flurry Knox

Brendan Conroy Image

Brendan Conroy

Peter Cadogan

Anna Manahan

Mrs Cadogan

Lise-Ann McLaughlin

Sally Knox

Virginia Cole

Briget Brickley-Cadogan

Sarah Badel Image

Sarah Badel

Babs

Full Crew

Gilbert White

Animal Wrangler

Barry Blackmore

Producer

Andrew Nelson

Editor

Tony Britten Image

Tony Britten

Original Music Composer

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