Rosie — Season 1, Episode 3: I Wish They Wouldn't Call Me Son
30 min • 5 seasons, 35 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
Rosie's day does not begin well with Ida worrying about his safety and Millie about his appearance before Gillian waylays him on his way to work. He and Wilmot and called out to help patronizing DC Orr,who calls Rosie 'son' as they catch three youths who have burgled a games hut. Rosie is severely upset by Orr's attitude and he and Wilmot are much amused when Orr accidentally steals somebody's van to transport the criminals to the station.
About Rosie
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.