The Riordans
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The Riordans is an influential Irish television drama series that realistically portrayed rural family life and social change from the 1960s onward.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish television series
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television series ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | serial drama ⓘ |
| broadcastPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered a landmark in Irish television drama
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influential in shaping Irish soap opera format ⓘ |
| depicts |
family relationships
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political and social change in Ireland ⓘ religion in rural Ireland ⓘ rural economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | on-location shooting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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soap opera ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Benjy Riordan
NERFINISHED
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Mary Riordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnie Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Riordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Bracken
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glenroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish rural life
ⓘ
social issues in Ireland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bracken
NERFINISHED
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Glenroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | television program ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
rural family life
ⓘ
social change in Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
realistic portrayal of rural Irish life
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treatment of contemporary social issues ⓘ use of location filming ⓘ |
| originalChannel | RTÉ One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn | Irish television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | RTÉ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Irish agricultural community
ⓘ
changes in Irish society in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| producer | RTÉ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Raidió Teilifís Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
County Kilkenny
NERFINISHED
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rural Ireland ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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