The Riordans

The Riordans
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GenreDrama serial
Created byJames Douglas
Country of originIreland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsDunboyne, County Meath, Ireland
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release4 January 1965 (1965-01-04) –
28 May 1979 (1979-05-28)
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The Riordans was the second Irish television drama serial made by Telefís Éireann. It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny. Its location filming with outside broadcast units, rather than using only television studios, broke the mould of broadcasting in the drama serial genre and inspired the creation of its British equivalent, Emmerdale Farm (now called Emmerdale) by Yorkshire Television in 1972.