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RTE announces Classic Glenroe.

paleoperson

Well Holy Be to God!

Do you think this would be a good idea? Do you want Biddy, Miley, Teasey, Dinny, Dick, Mary etc. in your life again. I'd watch it "ironically", like all soaps are best watched.

My loins are ready.

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Del.Monte

padd b1975 wrote: »

Not as cheap as you might think.

Any surviving actors would be entitled to repeat fees and another payment if it goes on the online player.

Probably impossible to do a complete re-run as they will have binned loads of the original shows,

Capt'n Midnight

Glenroe came from Bracken which came from The Riordans

So the Riordans would be Classic Glenroe.

RhubarbCrumble

DarTipp wrote: »

loved glenroe as a kid, best espisode when miley had an affair with fidelma, George (English country posh guy) going missing birdwatching in brazil/south America and also liked dick moran as well !

All the ladies in Glenroe like a bit of dick.

Moran.

EmmetSpiceland

Who was the lad that was in Glenroe that was the “dodgy” bloke the band gets their gear off in “The Commitments”?

mrmorgan

Achebe wrote: »

A show with a stereotyped view of the travelling community? Em, no thanks.

the SJW are on about Glenroe now!!

is anything safe??

Heavy Beast

paleoperson wrote: »

Well Holy Be to God!

Do you think this would be a good idea? Do you want Biddy, Miley, Teasey, Dinny, Dick, Mary etc. in your life again. I'd watch it "ironically", like all soaps are best watched.

My loins are ready.

Where’s the link for this or are you making it up ? Hahahhahah! Alright

Heavy Beast

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Biddy faked her death!

T’would be a pleasure that getting up on top of ya ! Hahaha ha ha ! Alright !

JohnnyFlash

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

The traveller in glenroe spent most of his time hanging around with settled people. Not sure where the stereotype was.

Blackie Connors real name was James Pius. We found this out because his mother once said, ‘James Pius, you smell like a load of auld taybags’.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Next generation? The kid (Blathnaid Treacy) who played one of Biddy and Mileys kids is still in RTE ffs

https://evoke.ie/2018/03/01/showbiz/tv/glenroe-cast

Shocking that someone introduced to acting so young could get into it.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

You know what they are.

What's your point??

The traveller in glenroe spent most of his time hanging around with settled people. Not sure where the stereotype was.

c.p.w.g.w

Immortal Starlight wrote: »

That’s all I need. The fear from my childhood Sunday nights revisited. Even the starting credits give me chills.

The dread that the weekend was over and school was upon me(primary school was a complete and utter nightmare for me)

For Forks Sake

BuboBubo wrote: »

Could make a new Glenroe. The next generation. Fidelma could come back as a granny, and Blackies descendants could be in it? Loads of possibilities.

Biddy could come back, waking up and realising the car crash was a dream like Bobby in Dallas.

Next generation? The kid (Blathnaid Treacy) who played one of Biddy and Mileys kids is still in RTE ffs

https://evoke.ie/2018/03/01/showbiz/tv/glenroe-cast

DarTipp

loved glenroe as a kid, best espisode when miley had an affair with fidelma, George (English country posh guy) going missing birdwatching in brazil/south America and also liked dick moran as well !

freshpopcorn

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

There was uproar over a (almost) gay kiss on Irish tv. Fair City sometime in the mid 90s.

There'd have being a segment on The Late Late with Gay on Friday night!

[Deleted User]

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Remember when the son of one of the main supporting characters came back as a woman?

Then she married Miley's horse and lived in the barn.

Harry Palmr

Remember when the son of one of the main supporting characters came back as a woman?

RhubarbCrumble

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I think they'd have being shock and horror if there was a gay character!

There was uproar over a (almost) gay kiss on Irish tv. Fair City sometime in the mid 90s.
There'd been a gay couple in Ros Na Run for a couple of years beforehand, but nothing was ever made of that. Presumably not enough Holy Mary's were watching TnaG (as it then was) to know what was going on.

freshpopcorn

Feisar wrote: »

Here they had a couple who had a kid that weren't married, pretty risque at the time!
It was the younger one that worked in the pub and Rick I think was yer man's name.

I think they'd have being shock and horror if there was a gay character!

paleoperson

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Hang on - has this been announced or not?

Or are you just asking what people would think?

RTE - heretofore - don't seem interested in their archive.

Just asking, I should have been clearer. It has to happen some time though doesn't it?

People should start a campaign for it. Given the predilection of RTE to copy everything the UK broadcasters do successfully (one of RTE's few good policies) I think probably the only way it won't is if there's embarrassing losses and gaps in the archive. Someone was saying the BBC taped over early episodes of Dr. Who, but wasn't that in like the 50s or 60s? Not the 80s when Glenroe was around! Poor quality VHS tapes also deteriorate rapidly.

Achebe wrote: »

A show with a stereotyped view of the travelling community? Em, no thanks.

It's true, travelers are rarely like their stereotypes as portrayed on Glenroe - in reality they're much worse!

Feisar

Achebe wrote: »

A show with a stereotyped view of the travelling community? Em, no thanks.

Ah it had a stereotyped view on everything.

Seem to remember Blackie and was it his brother/cousin in the pub, not very stereotypical:pac:

[Deleted User]

Up Donegal wrote: »

Wasn't there a character called 'Froggy' in Glenroe?

Hoppy. He was the daughter of Venetia Crosby and the sister of Jennifer Crosby (Rachel Pilkington, alias Jane Black lately of Carrigstown). His sister was the only hot one in the show (Fidelma was overrated), although Michelle Haughey (barmaid) was a decent belly dancer.

Up Donegal

Wasn't there a character called 'Froggy' in Glenroe?

[Deleted User]

Spon Farmer wrote: »

What are traveller stereotypes ?

You know what they are.

What's your point??

Up Donegal

"Is there anything stirrin'?"

[Deleted User]

paleoperson wrote: »

Well Holy Be to God!

Do you think this would be a good idea? Do you want Biddy, Miley, Teasey, Dinny, Dick, Mary etc. in your life again. I'd watch it "ironically", like all soaps are best watched.

My loins are ready.

Hang on - has this been announced or not?

Or are you just asking what people would think?

RTE - heretofore - don't seem interested in their archive.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User wrote: »

Will it be in 4k widescreen format with dolby atmos and all the other trimmings, maybe 3d as well.

It was made in 4:3 so hopefully will be repeated in that format.
Stretching 4:3 programmes on a widescreen telly is like putting ice cubes in red wine.
Black bars are your friend.

Feisar

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Had Glenroe any gay characters?

I don't think so. The reaction at the time would have being mad I'd say if somebody was.

Here they had a couple who had a kid that weren't married, pretty risque at the time!
It was the younger one that worked in the pub and Rick I think was yer man's name.

Cee-Jay-Cee

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Had Glenroe any gay characters?

I don't think so. The reaction at the time would have being mad I'd say if somebody was.

Miley was a closet gay because anyone who found the bowld Biddy attractive couldn't have been anything but gay or blind.

KevRossi

whiskeyman wrote: »

They'll be showing 'classic RTE News' next...

They really are f**ked beyond repair now.

They're doing that already, called it 'Reeling in the Years'.

(one of the better things RTE have done)

freshpopcorn

Had Glenroe any gay characters?

I don't think so. The reaction at the time would have being mad I'd say if somebody was.