The Irish R. M. (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1983-01-06
Ended: 1985-07-06
Network: Channel 4
Country: GB
Airs on: Saturday
Runtime: 50 minutes
The Irish R. M. tells the story of monocled Major Sinclair Yeats. An English army officer who resigns his commission to become a Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland, Major Yeates finds himself living in a ramshackle old manor house surrounded by local community's colourful inhabitants. Major Yeats struggles with his new position which turns out to be at the mercy of the Irish.