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The Best Episodes of The Irish R.M.

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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

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    The Irish R.M. Season 1 Episode 1 - Great Uncle McCarthy
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    #1 - Great Uncle McCarthy

    S1:E1

    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.

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  2. The Irish R.M. Season 1 Episode 2 - Trinket's Colt
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    #2 - Trinket's Colt

    S1:E2

    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.

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  3. The Irish R.M. Season 1 Episode 3 - A Misdeal
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    #3 - A Misdeal

    S1:E3

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

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  4. The Irish R.M. Season 1 Episode 4 - The Boat's Share
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    #4 - The Boat's Share

    S1:E4

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

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  5. The Irish R.M. Season 1 Episode 5 - Occasional Licences
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    #5 - Occasional Licences

    S1:E5

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

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  6. The Irish R.M. Season 1 Episode 6 - O Love! O Fire!
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    #6 - O Love! O Fire!

    S1:E6

    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.

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  7. The Irish R.M. Season 2 Episode 1 - A Horse, A Horse
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    #7 - A Horse, A Horse

    S2:E1

    Flurry and Sally return from their honeymoon in Paris and Flurry is up to his old tricks again. He convinces Major Yeates to go on a hunting trip. Of course, Flurrys deceitfulness causes the Major to have an unfortunate accident, but Flurry gets just what he wants.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Irish R.M. Season 2 Episode 2 - The Dispensary Doctor
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    #8 - The Dispensary Doctor

    S2:E2

    On the eve of the annual local regatta, family rivalries are aggravated when the Callaghans inform the police that the Foleys are planning a salmon poaching trip.

    Director:Peter Sykes
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Irish R.M. Season 2 Episode 3 - Holy Island
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    #9 - Holy Island

    S2:E3

    A ship with a full cargo of rum runs aground near Skebawn. The locals engage in drunken revelry as the barrels wash ashore. Of course, the subsequent police search reveals practically no signs of rum.

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  10. The Irish R.M. Season 2 Episode 4 - Oweneen the Sprat
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    #10 - Oweneen the Sprat

    S2:E4

    Christmas Eve ends with the Yeates having an unfortunate carriage accident. An injured victim turns out to be Oweneen the Sprat, one of the villainous mountainy men who live in the hills. The Major's household is stricken with fear.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Irish R.M. Season 2 Episode 5 - A Royal Command
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    #11 - A Royal Command

    S2:E5

    Flurry has challenged a visiting Indian polo team to a match and sold an incorrigible young filly to John Cullinane. The Maharajah and his team are vastly better than the Skebawn team, and the whole game goes a bit pear-shaped when John Cullinane's filly goes nuts, topples a goal post, and disappears with a horde of spectators in tow.

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  12. The Irish R.M. Season 2 Episode 6 - The Aussolas Martin Cat
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    #12 - The Aussolas Martin Cat

    S2:E6

    Trouble threatens when Flurry and Sally find out that Mrs. Knox wants to rent out their current home, Aussolas Castle, receiving a telegram from her informing them of the imminent arrival of a potential tenant from England.

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  13. The Irish R.M. Season 3 Episode 1 - The Muse in Skebawn
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    #13 - The Muse in Skebawn

    S3:E1

    With Philippa gone to England to tend to her ailing mother, Major Yeates's problems multiply. A shifty entrepreneur brings moving pictures into Skebawn, create havoc that the Major must subdue while fending off the unwanted advances of Miss Bobby Bennell.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
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  14. The Irish R.M. Season 3 Episode 2 - Apollo Riggs
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    #14 - Apollo Riggs

    S3:E2

    The Major's sister, Babs, looks after him in Philippa's absence. Cousin Andrew also arrives to help and begins to fix everything in sight, including a crumbling chimney and a mysterious well. Cold water and strange spirits are unleashed as Andrew's enthusiasm goes a bit too far.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Irish R.M. Season 3 Episode 3 - A Friend of Her Youth
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    #15 - A Friend of Her Youth

    S3:E3

    Babs fondly reminisces about her old friend, Julian Chichester, who is coming to stay at Shreelane. But no sooner does Chichester arrive than he begins to scorn the Major's household, including a beloved canine. Flurry decides to teach Chichester a lesson or two with the canine as an unwitting accomplice.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Irish R.M. Season 3 Episode 4 - In The Curranhilty Country
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    #16 - In The Curranhilty Country

    S3:E4

    Yeates's day of hunting goes badly, and he soon decides to abandon a troublesome new car

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Irish R.M. Season 3 Episode 5 - Lisheen Races
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    #17 - Lisheen Races

    S3:E5

    A stern official from Dublin Castle observes Yeates' court conduct; Yeates finds Sally's horse hidden in the loft.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Irish R.M. Season 3 Episode 6 - The Devil You Know
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    #18 - The Devil You Know

    S3:E6

    An old friend's offer of a resident magistrate position in a more civilized location tempts Yeates.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Great Uncle McCarthy" is the best rated episode of "The Irish R.M.". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/1983. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trinket's Colt".