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{{Short description|British sitcom by Roy Clarke, 1977–1981}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2013}}

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* [[Paul Greenwood]]
* [[Tony Haygarth]]
* Frankie Jordan
* Penny Leatherbarrow
* [[Paul Luty]]
* [[Avril Elgar]]
* [[Patricia Kneale]]
* Lorraine Peters
* [[Allan Surtees]]
* [[Don McKillop]]
* [[Maggie Jones (actress)|Maggie Jones]]}}
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'''''Rosie''''' is a [[British sitcom]] written by [[Roy Clarke]] that was broadcast between 1977 and 1981. It was set in the fictitious [[Yorkshire]] town of Ravensbay, a name most probably derived from a combination of [[Ravenscar, North Yorkshire|Ravenscar]] and [[Robin Hood's Bay]], seaside villages near the seaside town of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire]] where the series was filmed. The central character was PC Penrose ("Rosie"), a young and inexperienced [[police officer]], played by [[Paul Greenwood]].

The titular character is a nod towards [[Charles Penrose (entertainer)|Charles Penrose]], who famously recorded the comedy song "[[The Laughing Policeman (song)|The Laughing Policeman]]".

''Rosie'' was preceded by an earlier series of seven episodes, broadcast in 1975, called ''The Growing Pains of PC Penrose'' which was set in the fictitious [[Yorkshire]] town of Slagcaster and filmed in Clarke's native [[South Yorkshire]], with the majority of the opening scenes of series one filmed in the village of New [[Rossington]], although the colliery shown in episode one is possibly [[Hatfield Colliery]]. The series then underwent a revamp with a new title (Rosie), setting and signature tune.

== Cast ==
*[[Paul Greenwood]] as PC 'Rosie' Penrose
*[[Tony Haygarth]] as PC Wilmot
*Frankie Jordan as Gillian
*Penny Leatherbarrow as WPC Brenda Whatmough
*[[Paul Luty]] as Chief Inspector Dunwoody
*[[Avril Elgar]] as Millie Penrose (series 1–3)
*[[Patricia Kneale]] as Millie Penrose (series 4)
*Lorraine Peters as Aunt Ida
*[[Allan Surtees]] as Uncle Norman
*[[Don McKillop]] as Bill (series 1–3)
*[[Maggie Jones (actress)|Maggie Jones]] as Glenda (series 1–3)

== Episodes ==
''(first airdate in parentheses)''

=== Series 1 ===
*"Woman Pressure" (5 January 1977)
*"A Smile from Antonio" (12 January 1977)
*"I Wish They Wouldn't Call Me Son" (19 January 1977)
*"Sunday" (26 January 1977)
*"Wholesale Fish" (2 February 1977)
*"The Cheese and Wine" (9 February 1977)

=== Series 2 ===
*"Mirror, Mirror on the Floor" (18 May 1978)
*"Wilmot Gets a Bad Case of Big Cyril's Second Wife" (25 May 1978)
*"Wilmot Gets an Even Worse Case of Big Cyril's Second Wife" (1 June 1978)
*"The Eyes of the Law" (8 June 1978)
*"Complications" (15 June 1978)
*"Further Complications" (22 June 1978)
*"Our Intrepid Birdmen" (29 June 1978)

=== Series 3 ===
*"Those Wonderful People in the C.I.D." (7 June 1979)
*"Free Sample" (14 June 1979)
*"The Worm that Turns Us All" (21 June 1979)
*"Happy Birthday, Mr Chizlehurst" (28 June 1979)
*"Looking for Herbie" (5 July 1979)
*"Turn Left at the Parrot" (12 July 1979)
*"A Day in the Country" (19 July 1979)

=== Series 4 ===
*"Tune on a Silent Dog Whistle" (18 September 1981)
*"Arresting Gordon by Instalments" (25 September 1981)
*"You're Beautiful, Miss Parkinson" (2 October 1981)
*"The Eight-Foot Goat" (9 October 1981)
*"Big Night at Freezi-Pops" (16 October 1981)
*"An Informer for Engelbert" (23 October 1981)
*"Caught in the Act" (30 October 1981)

== DVD release ==
The complete series (seven episodes) of ''The Growing Pains of PC Penrose'' was previously released on [[DVD]] in 2007; however, {{as of|November 2019|lc=on}}, ''Rosie'' has not yet been released.

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0075574|Rosie}}
*{{IMDb title|0072508|The Growing Pains of PC Penrose}}

{{Roy Clarke}}

[[Category:1977 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1981 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1970s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1980s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Scarborough, North Yorkshire]]

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