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The Irish R.M. - Series 1

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569386927
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569386927
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 08, 2004
Running Time: 309 minutes
Sales Rank: 62085
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1998

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Peter Bowles (Rumpole of the Bailey, To the Manor Born) stars in this comic drama series about a retired English army officer who becomes a Resident Magistrate in turn-of-the-century West Ireland. Living in a ramshackle country house surrounded by the community’s eccentric inhabitants, Major Sinclair Yeates struggles to apply judicial logic in a country where, in the words of a former Lord Chief Justice, 'the inevitable never happens but the improbable frequently does.'

This classic PBS Masterpiece Theatre series, shot entirely on location in County Kildare, captures the texture of the lush Irish countryside. Also featuring Beryl Reid (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and Bryan Murray (Perfect Scoundrels).

The Episodes: Great-Uncle McCarthy, Trinket’s Colt, A Misdeal, The Boat’s Share, Occasional Licences, 'O Love! O Fire!' DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE a 'making of' featurette, stories and recipes from Mrs. Cadogan's kitchen, cast filmographies and a profile of writers Somerville and Ross.

Amazon.com:
'Things are different in Ireland.' So learns Major Sinclair Yeates, 'a fine gentleman from England,' who resigns from the military to take a post in rural 1897 Ireland as the Resident Magistrate. Peter Bowles, one of PBS's most valuable players (Rumpole of the Bailey, To the Manor Born) stars in the first series of The Irish R.M., six of Masterpiece Theatre's finest hours. Based on the book by Somerville and Ross, The Irish R.M. is a fish-out-of-water comedy. Think Green Acres and Northern Exposure, only, you know, much more classy. Bowles is pitch-perfect as the well-meaning, but initially confounded Yeates, who finds himself presiding over 'improbable' cases. Together with his incredibly tolerant wife, Philippa (Doran Godwin), Yeates finds himself at home among (and frequently at the mercy of) a gallery of eccentric characters, including his formidable housekeeper, Mrs. Cadogan (Beryl Reid), his Puckish landlord, Flurry (Bryan Murray), and Flurry's indomitable grandmother, Lady Knox (Faith Brook). As one character remarks, 'It's all devilishly funny, no doubt.' --Donald Liebenson




Rating: - Absolutely delightful
"The Irish R.M." is surely one of the most delightful shows I have happened across. It relies upon ... Read More

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Rating: - Celtic Pandemonium
This wonderful comedy, contrasting English reserve with Celtic abandon and imaginative mischief, ... Read More

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Rating: - A Thoroughly Charming & Delightful British Comedy-Drama
Those who enjoy Peter Bowles' roles in the ever-popular Rumpole of the Bailey and To the Manor Born ... Read More

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Rating: - The Irish R.M. series 1
The Irish R.M. is I think one of the Best done series I have ever seen! In the first episode you see ... Read More

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Rating: - Fun and high jinks in late-Nineteenth Century Ireland.
Major Sinclair Yeates (Peter Bowles) leaves the army and becomes a Resident Magistrate in late-Nineteenth ... Read More

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