“Rosie” was a British sitcom broadcast from 1977 to 1981. The series focused on PC Penrose, affectionately known as “Rosie,” a young and inexperienced police officer portrayed by Paul Greenwood.
Written by Roy Clarke, “Rosie” followed an earlier series titled “The Growing Pains of PC Penrose,” set in the fictitious Yorkshire town of Slagcaster. The storyline continues in “Rosie,” with Series 1, Episode 1 showing PC Penrose’s return from Slagcaster to his hometown, the fictional Ravensbay.
Notably, Scarborough largely served as the backdrop for Ravensbay during filming. This post explores some of the key filming locations used in the sitcom.
Home of PC Penrose
One of the most common locations used for filming was the home of PC Penrose shared with his mum, Aunt Ida and Uncle Norman. This took a bit of tracking down but I can confirm house used was at the sea end of Sea Cliff Road, Scarborough. Whilst it has changed a little over the years it is still very recognisable as you can see from the Google Street view below.
31 Sea Cliff Rd, Scarborough YO11 2XU
Police Station
Seen throughout the sitcom is the police station where PC Penrose works. This was filmed at the former Scarborough Police station which has since been redeveloped. The building opposite as shown in the right screenshot below is still very similar today which helped confirm the location.
Scarborough Police Station, Northway, Scarborough YO12 7AD
Train Station
At the start of Series 1 Episode 1 we see Gillian meets PC Penrose (Rosie) at the train station. Scarborough train station was the filming location used and still very recognisable.
Scarborough Station, Westborough, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1TN
Poachers Barn
Seen in episode 1 of series 1 where there is a disturbance at the pub. The pub used was the Poachers Barn in Osgodby, Scarborough.
Poachers Bars – Osgodby Ln, Osgodby, Scarborough YO11 3QH
Do you know of any other Rosie Filming Locations?
If you know of any other filming locations used in the making of Rosie, please comment below of drop me a message.