Talk:The Irish R.M.

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Anglo-Irish

In the Somerville and Ross books, the RM himself was Anglo-Irish and from Dublin, but it was felt that this might be too difficult for the viewing audience to understand, so he was portayed as English. I'm not sure if Flurry Knox would have considered himself Anglo-Irish, but as an Irish Protestant. Millbanks 16:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An explanation along those lines should be added. Also, the phrase

the life of an Irish ex-British Army officer Resident Magistrate (R.M.)

only adds to the ambiguity. It looks like the R.M. is actually Irish (and therefore presumably of a Catholic background, for instance), but as you say is portrayed as English in the TV production. If I get time I will look at reworking this a bit, unless someone gets to it first. Robertbyrne (talk) 14:41, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean "actually Irish (and therefore presumably of a Catholic background)"? Somerville and Ross were Irish Protestants, as was Flurry Knox. In those days there were 300,000 Protestants in what is now the Republic. And in spite of Ne Temere and emigration, there are still well over 100,000 (and the number is growing). Millbanks (talk) 19:37, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Syndication

I saw this on our local PBS station here in the United States; I think it might have been showcased on Masterpiece Theatre, and later syndicated without the cultural framing provided by the host. In any case, shouldn't information about repeat or international airing be added to the article? B7T (talk) 09:49, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would only be worth mentioning the date of first broadcast in a particular country, and the station that transmitted it. It would not be desirable, or even possible, to list every single airing everywhere in the world, especially planned airings. I think there is a Wikipedia policy on the subject but given my vodka intake this evening (which would have knocked Slipper out), and the fact it is 1:30am, forgive me for not looking it up. Rugxulo (talk) 01:36, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Philippa

What happened to the actress who played Philippa? She's missing in the last four to five episodes and Major Yeates's sister fills in.