Justice at Large

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Justice at Large
Genre Comedy
Format Situation comedy
Written by Rex Mackey
Starring Paul Farrell
Martin Dempsey
John Molloy
Declan Mulholland
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 5
Production
Location(s) Studio 1, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Distributor RTÉ
Broadcast
Original channel RTÉ
Original run 9 May 1969 (1969-05-09) – 6 June 1969 (1969-06-06)

Justice at Large is an Irish television sitcom that aired on RTÉ for one series in 1969. Starring Paul Farrell, it was written by former barrister and actor Rex Mackey.[1]

Plot

Justice at Large was set around the District Court of the fictional Ballyslattery. Much of the action also took place in Ballyslattery's local pub-cum-shop.[2]

Cast

  • Paul Farrell - District Justice Byrne
  • Martin Dempsey - Sargeant Molloy
  • John Molloy - Mullarkey
  • Declan Mulholland - Joe Cotter

Production

Recording

The interior scenes for both series were shot in Studio 1 at the RTÉ Television Centre in April and May 1969. The series was not filmed in front of a live studio audience and no laughter track was used.

References

  1. "Obituary: Rex Mackey". The Independent. 17 November 1999. Retrieved 8 January 2012. 
  2. "Paul Farrell in 'Justice at Large' (1969)". RTÉ Archive. Retrieved 8 January 2012. 
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