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Rosie

1977–1981, English, on BBC One.

Rosie is a British situation-comedy television series, written by Roy Clarke that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was filmed and set in Scarborough in North Yorkshire. The central character was PC Penrose, the titular "Rosie", a young and inexperienced police officer, played by Paul Greenwood. For the first series of seven episodes, broadcast in 1975, it was called The Growing Pains of PC Penrose, but it underwent a revamp with a new title, setting and signature tune.

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Seasons
5
Episodes
35
Episode length
30 min
Status
Ended in 1981

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S5 E7: Caught In The Act

Aired 30 October 1981

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First aired
5 January 1977
Last aired
30 October 1981
Network
BBC One
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted

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Rosie has 5 seasons and 35 episodes, about 30 minutes each.

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If you liked Rosie, try Remington Steele, FX: The Series, Tin Star.

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