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Rosie

  • TV Series
  • 1977–1981
  • 30m
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7.6/10
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Comedy

Sitcom about PC Penrose, 'Rosie' to his friends, a police officer in the fictitious Yorkshire town of Ravensbay.Sitcom about PC Penrose, 'Rosie' to his friends, a police officer in the fictitious Yorkshire town of Ravensbay.Sitcom about PC Penrose, 'Rosie' to his friends, a police officer in the fictitious Yorkshire town of Ravensbay.

  • Creator
    • Roy Clarke
  • Stars
    • Paul Greenwood
    • Tony Haygarth
    • Lorraine Peters
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    7.6/10
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    • Creator
      • Roy Clarke
    • Stars
      • Paul Greenwood
      • Tony Haygarth
      • Lorraine Peters
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    Paul Greenwood
    • PC Michael 'Rosie' Penrose
    • 1977–1981
    Tony Haygarth
    Tony Haygarth
    • PC Wilmot
    • 1977–1981
    Lorraine Peters
    Lorraine Peters
    • Aunt Ida
    • 1977–1981
    Frankie Jordan
    • Gillian Chiselhurst
    • 1977–1981
    Penny Leatherbarrow
    • WPC Brenda Whatmough
    • 1977–1981
    Allan Surtees
    • Uncle Norman
    • 1977–1979
    Paul Luty
    Paul Luty
    • Chief Inspector Dunwoody
    • 1977–1981
    Avril Elgar
    • Millie Penrose
    • 1977–1979
    Maggie Jones
    • Glenda
    • 1977–1979
    Don McKillop
    • Bill
    • 1977–1979
    Albert Shepherd
    Albert Shepherd
    • 'Englebert'…
    • 1979–1981
    John Cater
    John Cater
    • Merv
    • 1978
    Liz Goulding
    • Renata
    • 1981
    Geraldine Gardner
    Geraldine Gardner
    • Liz
    • 1978
    Patricia Kneale
    • Millie Penrose
    • 1981
    Barry Hart
    • Sergeant West…
    • 1977–1979
    Janet Dale
    • Renata
    • 1979
    Jackie Downey
    • Nova
    • 1981
    • Creator
      • Roy Clarke
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    • Trivia
      The town where Rosie and PC Wilmot work is called Ravensbay. This is a fictitious name, derived by amalgamating the names Ravenscar and Robin Hood's Bay, two seaside villages near Scarborough where the series was filmed.
    • Connections
      Follows The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1977 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK(Ravensbay)
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      30 minutes
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