Ballykissangel

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Ballykissangel

"Ballykissangel" (DVD cover)
Genre Drama
Starring Dervla Kirwan
Stephen Tompkinson
Tony Doyle
Colin Farrell
Country of origin Ireland
Language(s) English
No. of series 6
No. of episodes 57
Production
Executive producer(s) Conor Harrington
Alan Moloney
Location Avoca, County Wicklow, Ireland
Running time 50 min
Broadcast
Original channel BBC 1
Original run February 1, 1996 – April 1, 2001
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Ballykissangel was a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the UK from 1996-2001. There was a significant change in the cast between the third and fourth series and to a lesser extent between the fifth and sixth.

The name of the fictional village in which the show was set is derived from Ballykissanne, where the show's creator, Kieran Prendiville, vacationed with his family as a child. The village's name in Irish is shown as "Baile Coisc Aingil", which means "The town on the shore of the Angel" on the sign outside the post office. Ballykissangel is often affectionately called BallyK by its fans.

The show was filmed in Avoca in County Wicklow.

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[edit] Characters and Cast

The programme's original leading characters were curate Peter Clifford and publican Assumpta Fitzgerald.
The programme's original leading characters were curate Peter Clifford and publican Assumpta Fitzgerald.
  • Father Peter Clifford (Stephen Tompkinson) (1-3) is a young English curate, newly arrived in Ballykissangel.
  • Assumpta Fitzgerald (Dervla Kirwan) (1-3) owns the local pub.
  • Father MacAnally (Niall Toibin) (1-6) is the veteran parish priest and Fr. Clifford's superior.
  • Brian Quigley (Tony Doyle (1-5) is a local entrepreneur, ambitious and a bit dodgy.
  • Ambrose Egan (Peter Hanly) (1-5) is a young by-the-book garda.
  • Niamh Quigley/Egan (Tina Kellegher) (1-6) is Brian Quigley's daughter, romantically involved with Ambrose.
  • Siobhan Mehigan (Deirdre Donnelly) (1-6) is the local veterinarian.
  • Brendan Kearney (Gary Whelan) (1-6) is a schoolteacher.
  • Padraig O'Kelly (Peter Caffrey) (1-4) runs the auto service station.
  • Kevin O'Kelly (John Cleere) (1-4) is Padraig's son.
  • Dr Michael Ryan (Bosco Hogan) (1-6) is the local doctor.
  • Kathleen Hendley (Aine Ni Mhuiri) (1-6) owns the local general store.
  • Liam Coghlan (Joe Savino) (1-6) works for Brian Quigley and is not so bright.
  • Donal Docherty (Frankie McCafferty) (1-6) works for Brian Quigley and is even worse than Liam.
  • Eamonn Byrne (Birdy Sweeney) (1-4) is an elderly sheep farmer.
  • Danny Byrne (Colin Farrell) (4-5) is Eamonn's young nephew.
  • Enda Sullivan (Stephen Brennan) is a musician.
  • Nora Harrigan (Catherine Byrne) is Kathleen's cousin
  • Conn O'Neill (Niall O'Shea), also known as "Genghis Conn", is a troubled youth.
  • Mossy Phelan (Gareth Keogh) is a dodgy business acquaintance of Brian Quigley.
  • Leo McGarvey (James Nesbitt) (3) is an old college friend of Assumpta's.
  • Sean Dillon (Lorcan Cranitch) (4-5)
  • Emma Dillon (Kate McEnery) (4-5) is Sean's daughter.
  • Father Aidan O'Connell (Don Wycherley) (4-5) is the new curate.
  • Orla O'Connell (Victoria Smurfit) (4-5) is Father O'Connell's sister.
  • Frankie Sullivan (Catherine Cusack) (5-6) is a new female garda.
  • Father Vincent Sheahan (Robert Taylor) (6) is the new curate from Australia.
  • Avril Burke (Susannah Doyle) (6) is a horse trainer.
  • Edso Dowling (Paul Ronan) (6) runs the auto service station.
  • Paul Dooley (Owen Roe) (1-2, 5-6) the character was called 'Sean Dooley' in the earlier episodes.
  • Oonagh Dooley (Marion O'Dwyer) (5-6) is Paul's wife.
  • Dermot Dooley (Ciaran Owens) (5-6) is Paul and Oonagh's son.
  • Grainne Dooley (Katie Cullen) (5-6) is Paul and Oonagh's daughter.
  • Uncle Minto (James Ellis) is an oddball UFO enthusiast.
  • Louis Dargan (Mick Lally) is a sheep farmer.

[edit] Directors

Directors of the show include:

  • N.G. Bristow
  • Chris Clough
  • Mike Cocker
  • Paul Duane
  • Peter Lydon
  • Alan Macmillan
  • Simon Massey
  • Richard Standeven

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Series 1 (1996)

  1. Trying to Connect You
  2. The Things We Do for Love
  3. Live in My Heart and Pay No Rent
  4. Fallen Angel
  5. The Power and the Gory
  6. Missing You Already

[edit] Series 2 (1997)

  1. For One Night Only
  2. River Dance
  3. In the Can
  4. The Facts of Life
  5. Someone to Watch over Me
  6. Only Skin Deep
  7. Money, Money, Money
  8. Chinese Whispers

[edit] Series 3 (1998)

  1. As Happy as a Turkey on Boxing Day
  2. When a Child is Born
  3. Changing Times!
  4. Stardust in Your Eyes
  5. The Fortune in Men's Eyes
  6. I Know When I'm Not Wanted
  7. Personal Call
  8. Lost Sheep
  9. The Waiting Game
  10. Pack Up Your Troubles
  11. The Reckoning
  12. Amongst Friends

[edit] Series 4 (1999)

  1. All Bar One
  2. He Healeth The Sick
  3. Bread and Water
  4. Par for the Course
  5. The Odd Couple
  6. Turf
  7. It's a Family Affair
  8. Rock Bottom
  9. As Stars Look Down
  10. Births, Deaths and Marriages
  11. It's a Man's Life
  12. The Final Frontier

[edit] Series 5 (2000)

  1. Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  2. Hello and Farewell
  3. Catch of the Day
  4. Moving Out
  5. Eureka
  6. Behind Bars
  7. Brendan's Crossing
  8. A Few Dollars More
  9. The Outsiders
  10. With a Song in My Heart
  11. Love's Labours
  12. The Wedding

[edit] Series 6 (2001)

  1. God.com
  2. Drink
  3. The Cat and Daddy G
  4. Spirit Proof
  5. Paul Dooley Sleeps With The Fishes
  6. In A Jam
  7. One Reborn Every Minute
  8. Smoke Signals

[edit] External links

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