TV series

Rosie

1977–1981 · 5 seasons

A gentle, amiable sitcom that ambles through small-town police life with mild absurdity and an easy, comforting rhythm.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Light, warm, absurd and cynical. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Work, identity, friendship, family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
identity
friendship
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: far-future
Audience: family
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none