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71-510: The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service , starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (set in

142-544: A broader range of diversity which includes members of the Roma community , LGBT movement, African heritage, Eastern Europe and other ethnic minorities groups in Ireland. In April 2010, RTÉ revealed a new multicultural programme which will air from March 2011. The show has a budget of €45,000 per episode. RTÉ produced the television series Buntús Cainte in 1967, which together with the corresponding series of books, aimed to promote

213-526: A diversified entertainment group, Ariadne Australia, and there would going to be a link between Crawford Productions and De Laurentiis Entertainment Limited, a subsidiary of the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group in which Ariadne is the second-largest stockholder in the group, and Crawfords' series wanted to be a cash flow underpinning the then-under construction DEL studios to produce their own projects, each of these were filmed. The company

284-485: A highly popular police drama on each commercial network, the production company was booming. However, in 1975 and 1976, Homicide , Division 4 , and Matlock Police were all abruptly cancelled. It has been suggested that this was because Hector Crawford and several of the actors who featured in his shows figured prominently in the contemporary TV: Make It Australian campaign, agitating for stronger local content regulations to promote and protect local TV production. Though

355-659: A host of films throughout the week including the midweek movie on Wednesday at 21:30 and the big big movie (usually a children's film) Saturdays at 18:30. RTÉ One also air news coverage throughout the week including a 13:00, 18:00, and 21:00 news broadcast every day. RTÉ News and Current Affairs provides all of RTÉ One's News and Current Affairs Programming. RTÉ News and current affairs television programmes include: News programming Current Affairs Programming RTÉ News and Current Affairs coverage of all major political events such as General Elections, Budgets, Local and European Elections and Referendums. Since 2000 RTÉ has covered

426-587: A local adaptation of the US game show Video Village (HSV-7, 1962–66). The company's production quality was known to be higher quality than that of their closest rival, the Reg Grundy Organisation , who specialized in quiz and game shows before transitioning to drama serials. Company co-founder Hector Crawford was well known as an orchestral conductor and as a prominent figure in the ongoing campaign for local content regulations on Australian television. During

497-664: A local pub/hotel. One prominent feature in the show is the communication between the aircraft and the base station in Cooper's Crossing. Their designations are spelled out using the NATO phonetic alphabet . The Flying Doctors was made available to purchase in Australia. All 221 episodes plus the 13 spinoff-episodes are on a 51 disc set, complete with cast interviews, episode synopses and stills gallery. In region 2, Mediumrare Entertainment have released all nine seasons of The Flying Doctors including

568-408: A loyal audience of about 6 to 8 million viewers, until 24 August 1991. During the summer of 1992, episodes were repeated Monday to Friday at 11:05, around 8 weeks worth. From September 1992, the series settled into a new regular Friday afternoon slot, usually at around 14:30. The BBC concluded Series 6 in spring 1996 but continued to air repeats in various slots until January 1997. The Flying Doctors

639-457: A major ratings success and compete effectively with imported American programming. As video technology was still in its infancy in Australia at that time, Crawford Productions developed a highly efficient integrated production schedule to combine studio scenes recorded on videotape with location footage captured on film for each weekly episode. Encouraged by the success of Homicide (which continued in production until 1975) their next drama project

710-531: A major success with 1980s Strumpet City based on the novel by James Plunkett about the 1913 Dublin Lockout . It was successfully sold around the world to various countries including the USSR . The Year of The French was a major follow up period drama with twice the production budget as Strumpet City , however it was not as successful. The Year of The French was one of the many co-productions that RTÉ produced during

781-537: A meld of soap opera with the Crawfords staple of police drama, and the series emerged as a popular success. Cop Shop featured George Mallaby and former Bellbird star Terry Norris . Skyways (1979–81) replicated the soap opera-meets-weekly adult drama hybrid of Cop Shop in an airport setting, with less success. Later programmes included legal drama Carson's Law (1983–84), a vehicle for former The Sullivans star Lorraine Bayly , children's series Halfway Across

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852-574: A number of other Irish shows. Capital D was a programme for Dublin (similar in style to Nationwide), presented by Anne Cassin , it took a look at issues in Dublin. The programme did not return in 2012. Ear to the Ground is a farming magazine show. Nationwide is produced by RTÉ Factual while Ear to the Ground is produced by Independent Films for RTÉ. In 1961 as Teilifís Éireann got ready to begin broadcasting it appointed Hilton Edwards as head of Drama, he

923-419: A return to police drama but with a new spin; however, the series was not a major success. Greater success came with The Sullivans (1976–83), a critically acclaimed and highly popular World War II family serial co-starring Lorraine Bayly and former Matlock lead Paul Cronin. Continuing the trend at that time for evening soap opera type shows on Australian television they later launched Cop Shop (1977–84),

994-401: A skill-base that grew out of Hollywood. The competitive advantage enjoyed by imported content was exacerbated by the fact that the once-thriving Australian film industry had been decimated by competition from the major American studios. Since the beginning of the 1960s, film production in Australia had come to a standstill. Only one locally produced and funded feature film was made in Australia in

1065-465: A variety of celebrity guests and music performances. Irish soap opera Fair City airs four times a week on RTÉ One , it airs Sundays at 20:30, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 20.00, and Wednesdays at 19.30, Fair City is similar to the British format for soap operas such as Coronation Street . RTÉ One also airs British soap opera EastEnders weekly at the same times as BBC One . RTÉ One also air

1136-442: A weekly multicultural show called Mono . The show aired between 2002 and 2005 and had a similar format as Nationwide ; but focused more on multicultural issues and had reports from all parts of the country. The show was produced by Kairos Communications for RTÉ and was presented by Shalini Sinha. RTÉ Diversity commissions a monthly show for individuals with hearing impairments or deafness . Hands On (originally called Sign of

1207-521: Is RTÉ's main regional programme, in 2010 Gala began sponsoring the show. The shows average audience for 2009 was 400,000 viewers. The show began airing in the early 1990s. In 1999 RTÉ tested opt out for Dublin, Cork and Galway on UHF signals, however Chorus (a Dublin cable operator at the time) aired the Galway edition, while NTL (the other Dublin cable operator aired the Dublin version). RTÉ do not provide local opt-out or regional news. However RTÉ Cork produces

1278-533: Is also available online through RTÉ Player . RTÉ One began life as Telefís Éireann in 1961. It was renamed simply as RTÉ in 1966, upon the renaming of the Radio Éireann Authority as Radio Telefís Éireann, and became RTÉ 1 upon the launch of RTÉ 2 in 1978. Originally the station broadcast in black and white throughout the country using the European 625-line standard , as well as on the 405-line television system in

1349-593: Is on channel 101, and RTÉ One +1 is on 201. When launched, RTÉ One +1 broadcast from 19:00 to approximately 02:00. On 15 February 2019, RTÉ One +1 began broadcasting 24 hours a day to coincide with the launch of RTÉ2 +1. References The following figures were issued by RTÉ as part of their Annual reports 2008 and 2012 Income Total Costs Profit and Loss Breakdown of Irish Productions The table below outlines RTÉ One's total in-house and commissioned programming by genre in 2008 and 2012: On 13 August 2015, RTÉ One revealed its 2015/2016 line-up. As part of

1420-504: Is provided through the Irish Language. During this week they also have a range of shows that promote the learning or use of the Irish language. In 2010 they produced An Cór with Fiachna O Braonáin. RTÉ also produced the highly successful Irish Language documentary strands Leargás, Scannal and CSÍ , which were first shown on RTÉ One with repeats on TG4 . Nuacht RTÉ provides a round-up of

1491-519: The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 from Dublin. In the 1970s, the studios in RTÉ's Television Centre started being equipped for colour, the first was the news studio in 1974, studio 2 in 1975, and finally studio 1 (the largest studio, used for productions such as The Late Late Show ) in 1976. RTÉ was also the sole Irish TV channel until 1978, when RTÉ 2 (known as Network 2 between 1988 and 2004)

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1562-514: The Olympics and special breaking news or election coverage, will provide a special bulletin in the mornings. RTE 1 and N2 had separate Weather forecasts (November 1997 – January 13, 2002). On Monday January 14, RTE 1 and N2 weather forecasts were remerged. On 6 July 2017, RTÉ One extended its on-air hours, starting at 6:00 am as opposed to the later 6:20 am as previously. RTÉ One HD was launched on 21 October 2013 — originally in upscaled HD — following

1633-510: The United States , and Crawford decided to co-finance with American network HBO in order to develop a second series of the long-running All the Rivers Run , which premiered on HBO in 1983. That year, Nick McMahon and Mike Lake, had ankle from the company to serve as consultant executive producers for the programs that were produced by Crawfords. In 1987, Crawfords themselves was sold off to

1704-422: The 1960s and the first half of the 1970s, Crawford Productions dominated Australian drama series. They gained an early foothold with their first major TV series, Consider Your Verdict (1961–64), which presented dramatizations of court cases. Like other local producers, they faced heightened competition from imported overseas programming, as there were no local content regulations governing Australian television at

1775-464: The 1970s RTÉ produced several urban dramas set outside Dublin. The Burke Enigma began in 1975 and was RTÉ's first police procedural something that they did not return to very often. Partners in Practice was RTÉ's first medical drama and was loosely based on successful TV formats from abroad such as Emergency Ward 10 , Dr. Finlay's Casebook , Marcus Welby M.D. and Dr. Kildare . Partners in Practice

1846-453: The 1980s include The Irish R.M. and Echoes . In the mid-1980s RTÉ developed a sitcom called Leave It to Mrs O'Brien which centred on the housekeeper of a Parish Priest. It is often quoted as one of the comedies which shows that RTÉ cannot produce good comedy. The series was a critical and audience failure. RTÉ would not produce another sitcom until the mid-1990s, while being criticized for not commissioning another series that featured

1917-505: The 1980s, it was co-produced with the UK's Channel 4 and France's FR2 . In 1983 RTÉ produced a World War II drama titled Caught in a Free State . The four-part series was set against the backdrop of Irish Neutrality during the Second World War. It surrounded the true stories of German Spies in Ireland. The series was a co-production with Channel 4 . Other Channel 4/RTÉ co-productions from

1988-600: The Castle (1977). He started Thursday Playdate , these were once of plays which dramatized current events and current affairs in Ireland. He would also be responsible for The Spike a controversial drama that was to run for 10 weeks only to be taken of the after the fifth episode. Problems surrounded both the content (A very critical look at the VEC system in Irish Education) and poor scriptwriting to deal with major issues. RTÉ One had

2059-425: The Cooper's Crossing pub, moving to Broken Hill. The show lasted just one season in this new incarnation. Australian pay-TV channel Fox Classics secured the rights to the program from 3 July 2006. The Flying Doctors briefly returned to free to air when WIN Television , parent company of Crawford Productions commenced reruns of the program on 17 August 2007 at midday week day afternoons. The Flying Doctors

2130-697: The Galaxy and Turn Left and the popular outback medical drama The Flying Doctors . The company started life in small premises located in Little Collins Street , Melbourne, moved to the now heritage listed Olderfleet Building in Collins Street , then in 1972 to Southampton Crescent, Abbotsford , and in 1982 to Middleborough Road, Box Hill . In the 1980s, they set up an international branch Crawford Productions International, which its main purpose that Crawfords would film series for foreign companies, namely

2201-547: The SDTV feed was discontinued on Sky altogether, as such, the channel effectively became HD exclusive. A timeshift channel for RTÉ One (RTÉ One +1) was launched on 27 May 2011 and shares channel space with RTÉjr . The channel was made available on Saorview from its launch, UPC Ireland replaced City Channel with RTÉ One +1 on 13 March 2012. Reeling in the Years does not broadcast on this channel due to music rights restrictions. It

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2272-469: The Stars , The Shadow of a Gunman and The Hostage . Both of Edwards' successors Jim Fitzgerald and Chloe Gibson would continue with stage play adaptations but would also look for original dramas for television. Hugh Leonard adapted James Joyce 's Dubliners under the title Dublin and in 1966 he wrote Insurrection , an 8-part real-time series which depicted the events of the 1916 Easter Rising which

2343-537: The Times ) airs every Sunday morning. The show is presented using Irish Sign Language . The show is also subtitled using Irish or English subtitles. In 2009, the number of Hands On programmes were reduced by 60%, from 20 to 7. Diversity has also been showcased on RTÉ Dramas: The Riordans and Glenroe featured several characters from the Irish Travelling Community. Fair City and The Clinic have showcased

2414-560: The US Presidential Elections live. It also covers major political stories from the Northern Irish Assembly, including elections. RTÉ as a public service broadcaster is committed to providing awareness about the diverse communities found within Ireland. RTÉ aims to providing access to different groups through different mediums. RTÉ Diversity provides awareness of Ireland's multicultural society. From 2002, RTÉ produced

2485-518: The channel on 14 December 2015, as part of a new long-term partnership with RTÉ, however the channel is not available on Sky UK 's Northern Ireland EPG. In response to queries, RTÉ currently advises Northern Ireland Sky subscribers to contact Sky on the matter whereas Sky replies that it's an issue for RTÉ as to whether they make their HD channel available. On 11 April 2024, the channel was finally made available in Northern Ireland. Later that month,

2556-561: The company's earlier dramas. Note: Nine Network , Network 10 (NRN) and WIN Television have the free-to-air broadcast rights to those shows, not the other rival networks RT%C3%89 One RTÉ One is available to 98% of the Irish population in HD on the Saorview DTT service. It is also available in Northern Ireland via Saorview , Freeview , Sky , and cable provider Virgin Media . The channel

2627-478: The company, also known as Crawfords Australia , is now a subsidiary of the WIN Corporation . Founded exclusively as a radio production company in 1945, Crawford Productions then specialized in drama, light entertainment, and educational programs. When broadcast television was introduced to Australia in 1956, Crawford Productions was one of the few Australian radio production houses to successfully transition to

2698-402: The day's events at 17:40 each weekday. RTÉ has a dedicated commissioning brief inviting proposals for new Irish-language programming. In the early years of Teilifís Éireann most of the educational shows were aimed at children such as Dáithí Lacha . In more recent years they have produced literacy programmes for adults such as Read, Write, Now presented by Derek Mooney . Nationwide

2769-611: The decade between 1959 and 1969. One of the major impacts of the suppression of the local film industry was a rapid erosion of skills and experience among local film-makers and an exodus of local talent to Britain and the USA. Crawford experienced mainstream success with its popular and long-running police drama Homicide , which premiered in October 1964 on the Seven Network . It became the first Australian TV drama series produced locally to become

2840-620: The entire series was shown in primetime, and was very popular. From 1988 to 1992, it was broadcast in Nigeria by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 5. The series was filmed at: Crawford Productions Crawford Productions is an Australian media production company, focused on radio and television production . Founded in Melbourne by Hector Crawford and his sister, actress and voice artist Dorothy Crawford ,

2911-455: The high take up of cable TV from pan-European and UK channels since the 1960s, and the continued roll out of MMDS and satellite during the 1980s and 1990s. From 1961, RTÉ Television would only broadcast from 17:35 until around 23:30 during the Winter months. In 1975 this changed slightly with transmission starting at around 15:30 and concluding around midnight (00:00). 24-hour broadcasts began in

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2982-504: The late 1990s. In 1988, RTÉ One launched a schedule with a new news bulletin at 13:00. Currently, RTÉ One does not offer "breakfast television", but from 2013 to 2014 the station aired an early morning current affairs show called Morning Edition , which was also simulcast on RTÉ News Now. Virgin Media One is currently the only indigenous broadcaster in direct competition for this early morning market with Ireland AM since 1999. RTÉ One during

3053-599: The launch of a new Saorview multiplex. Native HD broadcasts began on 16 December 2013. Since 2024, RTÉ One is now broadcast solely in High Definition (HD) on all platforms, with the Standard Definition simulcast ending on 2 April 2014 on the national DTT service Saorview, and on 29 April 2024 on Sky. RTÉ Television decided to launch the new HD service just before the Christmas period to draw audiences attention to

3124-502: The learning of the Irish Language. The television series was presented by Máire O'Neill and Aileen Geoghegan. In the early 1990s, they produced a similar show with BBC Northern Ireland called Now You're Talking which used the Ulster dialect of Irish. In they early 2000s, they produced a new series called Turas Teanga , which was presented by newsreader Sharon Ní Bheoláin . During Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week), continuity

3195-445: The miniseries also called The Flying Doctors in region 2. By 1993, the ratings were in decline, and few original characters remained in the much-changed cast. To revamp the show, the setting was changed to Broken Hill , the name changed to R.F.D.S. , and of the cast only original cast members Fields and Jellay were retained in the show as well as Sophie Lee as Penny Wellings. The storyline had their characters, formerly publicans at

3266-457: The new medium. Early Crawford TV productions included Wedding Day (HSV-7, 1956), the first Australian-produced sitcom Take That! (HSV-7, 1957–59), The Peters Club (GTV-9, 1958), Raising a Husband (GTV-9, 1958) and the drama play Seagulls Over Sorrento (HSV-7, 1960). They also produced segments of the Export Action documentary series, The Flying Dogtor cartoon series, and

3337-560: The new schedule two new dramas will debut on the channel these include the four-part drama series Clean Break (2015) and five-part drama series Rebellion (2016). The 2015/2016 schedule has a stronger focus on documentaries and a lesser focus on domestic drama when compared to previous seasons. RTÉ One airs a variety of programmes each week, both homegrown programming and imported programming. A typical week of programming on RTÉ One would be as follows: On Sunday night RTÉ's flagship talent show The Voice of Ireland airs at 18.30, with

3408-611: The new service available to viewers. RTÉ have started to convert their main production studios to HD, the first being studio 5 in 2012, which is used mainly for sports productions. Any programmes still made in standard-definition are upscaled on the channel and it is intended that the vast majority of the channel's output will be in high-definition in due course. RTÉ One in SD continues to be available on Virgin Media Ireland until more of their customers have upgraded to HD. Sky Ireland launched

3479-483: The new television service was The School Around the Corner , an interview/quiz show created and presented by Paddy Crosbie and produced by James Plunkett . PAL colour transmissions began in 1968, and the first programme made and transmitted in colour was " John Hume 's Derry ." The first outside broadcast in colour for RTÉ Television was the 1971 Railway Cup Finals ( Gaelic Athletic Association ), and soon after that,

3550-460: The night. This "Phase 1" of RTÉ plus was to begin broadcasting in May 2011. "Phase 2" of RTÉ Plus was to be made up of an entirely different schedule to that of RTÉ One, RTÉ had hoped that this would be made available in May 2012. Minister Pat Carey gave the go ahead for RTÉ One +1 for a maximum of 4 years at which point it will be reviewed. He did not give permission for the second phase in the channel as he

3621-443: The northern and eastern parts of the country; since the mid-50s, many people in these areas already had 405-line TV sets receiving BBC and UTV/HTV transmissions from Wales and Northern Ireland. A standards conversion unit was used to provide the 405-line service, but when this electronic device failed, optical conversion was used, reportedly by directing a 405-line camera at a 625-line monitor. The first programme to be pre-recorded for

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3692-459: The other stars included former game show host and newsreader Chuck Faulkner , Terry Donovan , Frank Taylor and Ted Hamilton . Unlike Homicide , which concentrated on murder plots, Division 4 was set in a suburban Melbourne police station, and covered a broad range of police work, as well as occasionally featuring more light-hearted episodes. It too became an enduring popular success and earned Kennedy two Logie Awards . Crawford's next venture

3763-420: The ratings for The Box were significantly lower when compared to the figures from its first year, the show continued until 1976. The Box was cancelled in early 1977 and production ended on the series 1 April 1977. The company also created situation comedy series The Bluestone Boys (1976) which was set in a prison, and Bobby Dazzler , a vehicle for pop singer John Farnham , in 1977. Bluey (1976) saw

3834-498: The real life town of Minyip in north-western rural Victoria ). The success of the mini-series led to its return the following year as an ongoing series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch . McFarlane left during the first season, and actor Robert Grubb arrived as new doctor Geoff Standish. McFarlane later returned to the series, resuming his role. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained and about medical items. The Australian society

3905-479: The realm of soap opera with its sex-comedy serial The Box , which was set in a TV station, UCV channel 12. With the top-rating 0–10 Network serial Number 96 as its lead in The Box was an instant success. Homicide , Division 4 , and Matlock Police remained highly popular through the early 1970s, and The Box was a big hit in its premiere year, ranking as Australia's second highest-rated program for 1974. With

3976-566: The results show following soap opera Fair City at 20.30. Dragon's Den airs at 21.30 on Sunday nights. On Monday nights at 21.35, there is a questions and answers style show called Claire Byrne Live hosted by Claire Byrne . The long running chat show The Late Late Show hosted by Ryan Tubridy airs Friday nights from 21.35, it is the longest running chat show in the world. On Saturday night, game show The Million Euro Challenge airs at around 20.15, The Saturday Night Show airs at around 21.45, similar to The Late Late Show it has

4047-743: The time. As a result of this de facto free-trade agreement, most programs shown on Australian TV content were imported from America. At the time when Homicide premiered in late 1964, more than 80% of all content broadcast on Australian TV came from America, and American productions enjoyed a virtual monopoly over the TV drama field. The report of the 1963 Vincent Commission into the Australian media found that 97% of all drama shows broadcast in Australia between 1956 and 1963 were American productions. Australian producers competed against high-quality, high-budget imported programs that drew from an international talent pool and

4118-507: The unique distinction of having a successful weekly drama series running simultaneously on each of the three major commercial networks. In 1973, Crawford Productions created the action-adventure series Ryan (1973), starring Rod Mullinar as a private investigator. This was an all-film colour production (at a time when Australian TV was still in black and white and transitioning to colour) made to target overseas sales, but it only lasted one series and 39 episodes. In 1974, Crawfords moved into

4189-598: Was a rural police series Matlock Police (1971), which was sold to the Network Ten . Like Crawford's other ventures it enjoyed success and popularity. It starred veteran Australian actor Michael Pate , who had spent many years in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s, and featured Paul Cronin , who was later given his own spinoff series: Solo One . With the success of Matlock Police , Crawford Productions cemented its position as Australia's leading drama production house and gained

4260-511: Was advised by the BAI that it may cause problems for commercial service providers such as TV3. As part of a new long-term partnership with Sky , RTÉ One +1 launched on Sky channel 115 on 14 December 2015, moving RTÉ2 HD down to 278. On 1 May 2018, the +1 channels and the Entertainment & Documentaries channel sections were moved to 201 - 299 to coincide with the non +1 channel. For example, RTÉ One

4331-818: Was also broadcast on the satellite and cable channel UK Gold . The channel repeated all 221 episodes weekdays at 15:00 from 1998. The series was also aired in some parts of Europe and was particularly popular in the Netherlands where it aired on VARA at 8pm on Saturday nights from 1987 to 1993. The series aired in Ireland on RTÉ One from 1988 to 1996. The series aired in Germany in the early 90s on state broadcaster ZDF. The series aired originally in Sweden and has been re-broadcast on TV4 Guld in 2017 with back to back episodes on weekdays. The show also aired in New Zealand on TVNZ , where

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4402-551: Was broadcast on Easter Week on the 50th anniversary of the rising, it was RTÉ biggest drama production of the 1960s, involving on location filming and the Army. In its first ten years on the air RTÉ produced 103 plays of which 66% were Irish and 50% began life as stage plays. Half of the drama produced came from serials such as the Dublin based urban soap Tolka Row which began broadcasting in 1964 and finished in 1968. In terms of population RTÉ

4473-445: Was created. The Irish language station TG4 began in 1996 as Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG). Since 1998 RTÉ One also competes with Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3"). Since it began broadcasting, RTÉ One has competed with BBC One and UTV from Northern Ireland, and in the 1980s RTÉ began competing with other satellite and cable channels that are widely available across Ireland through cable subscription services due to

4544-562: Was heavily involved in Irish theatre at the time. At this early stage they produced many international and local plays for television audiences such as Antigone , The Wild Duck , The Fire Raisers , The Government Inspector , The Physicists , Martine , The Well of the Saints , Candida , The Man of Destiny , In the Shadow of the Glen , Church Street , The Field , The Plough and

4615-527: Was mirrored in handling more or less controversial social problems as the abuse of women within marriage, alcohol abuse, and the position of Indigenous Australians. It also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings ( Lenore Smith ). Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson ( Peter O'Brien ), mechanic Emma Plimpton ( Rebecca Gibney ), local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers ( Terry Gill ) and Vic and Nancy Buckley ( Maurie Fields and Val Jellay ), who ran The Majestic,

4686-519: Was one of Europe's biggest producers of television drama. In 1965 The Riordans began broadcasting, this would begin the Wesley Burrowes trilogy of Irish Agrisoaps (Agricultural based dramas), it was followed by Bracken in 1978 (and was aired on RTÉ One) as Gabriel Byrne 's character (Pat Barry) moved from Kilkenny to Wicklow and in 1982 two of Bracken ' s main characters Dinny and Milie Byrne moved to Glenroe which ran until 2001. In

4757-600: Was referred to as RTÉ One Deferred in the Easy TV commercial DTT multiplex application, Easy TV was made up of RTÉ NL and UPC Ireland . RTÉ had also plans to create a third channel called RTÉ Three along with RTÉ One Deferred as reported in the Sunday Business Post in May 2008. RTÉ Three was dropped for the alternative RTÉ Plus/ RTÉjr . RTÉ Plus would have initially been a time shift channel for RTÉ One's prime time schedule, starting each night at 19:00 after RTÉjr ends for

4828-409: Was set in the new sprawling suburban Dublin in the fictional town of Sallybawn. Sallybawn was based on the new 1970s sprawling developments such as Tallaght. The series was set in the fictional Sallybawn Health Centre. It ran for one season in 1972 and was written by Carolyn Swift . In 1978 Louis Lentin became head of RTÉ Drama having produced Uncle Vanya (1970), King of Friday's Men (1967) and King of

4899-630: Was sold to WIN Corporation in 1989. Subsequent Crawfords drama productions included State Coroner , The Saddle Club , and Guinevere Jones . The Crawford studios in Box Hill were demolished in March 2006 and a Bunnings opened on the site on 30 June 2006. In 2009, Crawfords Australia had an eight-acre studio complex in Melbourne. While the company is still in existence, it currently does not produce television, concentrating instead on marketing DVD releases of

4970-432: Was successfully broadcast in the UK. The original 1985 3-part mini-series was aired three times on Channel 4 ; first in 1985, a repeat the following year from 30 May 1986 at 10:25. A third repeat aired in 1988. The ongoing series then broadcast on BBC One . The series initially aired on Fridays at 20:10 from 1 July 1988. On 20 August 1988, the series was moved to a Saturday early evening slot at around 17:15 where it gained

5041-518: Was the ambitious espionage drama Hunter (1967), which was purchased by the Nine Network . It starred Tony Ward and also made a star out of the actor who played its villain, Gerard Kennedy . After Hunter ended in 1969, a new police drama, Division 4 (1969) was conceived as a vehicle for Kennedy's talents and he became a dual Gold Logie winner, the series also screened on the Nine Network;

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