RS Productions
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RS Productions was a Television and Radio production company best known for producing the 1980-1984 sitcom Kingswood Country
Kingswood Country
Kingswood Country is an Australian sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. The series started on 30 January 1980 and was a spin-off from a sketch on comedy program The Naked Vicar Show that had featured Ross Higgins as a blustering bigot...
. The company was founded by Gary Reilly
Gary Reilly
Gary Reilly is an Australian television producer and writer born in New Zealand in 1945. He is most famous for his work on a variety of comedy series such as The Naked Vicar Show, Kingswood Country, Hey Dad..! and Bullpitt!. He also has a strong friendship and was once neighbours with Australian...
and Tony Sattler, originally to produce comic sketches such as The Novels of Fiona Wintergreen and "anti-ads" (satirical advertisements for fictitious company Product Name) for ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
youth radio 2JJ (later JJJ). and for its "Local Radio" network. Titles included Chuck Chunder of the Space Patrol (1975), Doctors and Nurses (1976) and The Naked Vicar Show
The Naked Vicar Show
The Naked Vicar Show was a satirical Australian radio, television series. The classic Australian sitcom Kingswood Country was spawned from sketches in the series....
(1976–77). for which a compilation of highlights is available.
A television version of The Naked Vicar Show was broadcast by Channel Seven
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
(1977–78). One of its regular sketches became the basis for the hit series Kingswood Country. Other TV series produced by the company included Daily at Dawn (1981), Brass Monkeys (1984–1985) and "Bullpitt!
Bullpitt!
Bullpitt! was a short-lived Australian comedy appearing on the Seven Network. It was produced by RS Productions.Screening from 1997 to 1998, the show saw the return of the character Ted Bullpitt who appeared on the 1980-1984 sitcom Kingswood Country. Higgins was the only regular cast member from...
" (1997–1998). The company also produced several radio programs. Today the company still exists as the copyright holder of its programs, two of which, Kingswood Country and Bullpitt!, have since been released on DVD.
The company ceased production in 1984.