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''RS Productions'' was an Australian television and radio production company best known for producing the 1980-1984 sitcom ''
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 the sketch on comedy program ''The Naked Vicar Show'' that had featured Ross Hig ...
''. The company was founded by
Gary Reilly Gary Reilly (born New Zealand, 1945) is an Australian radio and television producer and writer. He is known for his work on a variety of comedy series such as ''The Naked Vicar Show'', ''Kingswood Country'', '' Hey Dad..!'' and '' Bullpitt!''. He ...
and
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, originally to produce comic sketches such as ''The Novels of Fiona Wintergreen'' and "anti-ads" (satirical advertisements for fictitious company ''Product Name'') for
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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'' is a satirical Australian radio and television series. The classic Australian sitcom ''Kingswood Country'' was spawned from sketches in the series. Production The series was written and produced by Gary Reilly and ...
'' (1976–77), for which a compilation of highlights is available. A television version of ''The Naked Vicar Show'' was broadcast by Channel Seven (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!"'' (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.{{Cite web, url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717685/bio, title=Gary Reilly, website=
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Australian television Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the ''Radiovision'' system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Bris ...
Television production companies of Australia