Summaries

When sent to Ireland as magistrate, Major Yeates discovers the justice system must bend to suit local needs, where not everything is as it seems.

When Major Sinclair Yeates leaves his home in England to work as the Irish Resident Magistrate, he finds that the justice system needs tempering somewhat to suit the local needs - and that not everything is as straight-forward as it appears on the surface.—David McAnally <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • irish
  • magistrate
  • punctuation in title
  • rural ireland
  • retired army officer
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Jan 5, 1983
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Production companies Little Bird Channel 4 Television Corporation Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)

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Tech specs

Runtime 50m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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