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- Cast The clergy Landladies/bar staff Garda The other villagers
- Episodes Series one (1996) Series two (1997) Series three (1998) Series four (1998) Series five (1999) Series six (2001)
- In other media
- References
- External links
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}{{Infobox television | show_name = Ballykissangel | image = Ballyk title card.jpg | caption = Series title card | runtime = 50 minutes | executive_producer = Conor Harrington Alan Moloney Punit Kulkarni | starring = Dervla Kirwan Stephen Tompkinson Tony Doyle | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | country = United Kingdom | location = Enniskerry and Avoca, County Wicklow, Ireland | language = English | network = BBC One | first_aired = {{Start date|1996|2|11|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2001|4|15|df=y}} | num_series = 6 | num_episodes = 58 | list_episodes = #Episodes | website = http://www.world-productions.com/wp/content/shows/ballyk/ballyk.htm }}Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama created by Kieran Prendiville and set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2001. It aired in Ireland on RTÉ One and in Australia on ABC TV from 1996 to 2001. Reruns have been aired on Drama in the United Kingdom and in the United States on some PBS affiliates. Significant changes in the cast occurred at the end of series 3 following the departure of central characters Peter Clifford and Assumpta Fitzgerald.[1] The show faced a decline in ratings from a peak level of 10 million viewers to 4.8 million[2] and was eventually cancelled in 2001.[3] The name of the fictional village in which the show was set is derived from Ballykissane, a townland near Killorglin in County Kerry, where the show's creator, Kieran Prendiville, holidayed with his family as a child. The village's name in Irish is shown as "Baile Coisc Aingeal", which means "The town of the fallen angel", on the sign outside the post office.[4] The show was filmed in Avoca and Enniskerry in County Wicklow. CastCharacter | Series | Series 1 (1996) | Series 2 (1997) | Series 3 (1997–1998) | Series 4 (1998) | Series 5 (1999) | Series 6 (2001) |
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The clergy |
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Fr. Frank MacAnally | Niall Toibin |
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Fr. Peter Clifford | Stephen Tompkinson | |
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Fr. Aidan O'Connell | | Don Wycherley | |
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Fr. Vincent Sheahan | | Robert Taylor |
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Landladies/bar staff |
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Assumpta Fitzgerald | Dervla Kirwan | |
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Niamh Quigley | Tina Kellegher | |
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Orla O'Connell | | Victoria Smurfit | |
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Oonagh Dooley | | Marion O'Dwyer |
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Garda |
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Ambrose Egan | Peter Hanly | |
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Frankie Sullivan | | Catherine Cusack |
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The other villagers |
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Donal Docherty | Frankie McCafferty |
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Liam Coghlan | Joe Savino |
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Siobhan Mehigan | Deirdre Donnelly |
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Brendan Kearney | Gary Whelan |
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Kathleen Hendley | Aine Ni Mhuiri |
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Brian Quigley | Tony Doyle | |
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Dr Michael Ryan | Bosco Hogan |
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Eamon Byrne | Birdy Sweeney | |
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Padraig O'Kelly | Peter Caffrey | |
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Sean Dillon | | Lorcan Cranitch | |
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Emma Dillon | | Kate McEnery | |
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Danny Byrne | | Colin Farrell | |
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Paul Dooley | Owen Roe | | Owen Roe |
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Dermot Dooley | | Ciaran Owens |
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Grainne Dooley | | Katie Cullen |
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Avril Burke | | Susannah Doyle |
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Edso Dowling | | Paul Ronan |
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Louis Dargan | | Mick Lally |
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Kevin O'Kelly | | John Cleere | |
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Kieran Egan | | Sam Farrar | |
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EpisodesThe programme ran for six series from 11 February 1996 to 15 April 2001. Almost all episodes were 50 minutes in duration. All six series have been released in Region 1, 2 and 4. In 2010, four years after the release of series 5, series 6 was released on Region 2, along with a box set of series 1-6. The ninth episode of series 3, "The Waiting Game", is omitted from the Region 2 series 3 DVD. This is not the case for Region 1 (North America) sets, which contain this episode. Repeats of the show are now shown every weekday on Virgin Media Three in the Republic of Ireland Series one (1996)Series two (1997)Series three (1998)Series four (1998)Series five (1999)No. | No. in series | Title | Airdate | Viewing figures |
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{{Episode listEpisodeNumber=39 | EpisodeNumber2=1 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1999|9|26|df=y}} | Aux4=8.68 | ShortSummary= As Niamh and Sean come to a decision about their relationship, Brian, Orla, Liam and Donal compete in a hot air balloon race over Ballyk. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=40 | EpisodeNumber2=2 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Hello and Farewell | 1999|10|3|df=y}} | Aux4=8.72 | ShortSummary= The sudden loss in Ballykissangel has left everyone in tears, particularly Niamh who must deal with the new changes in her life. In the meantime, Orla moves into a new cottage hoping for some freedom. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=41 | EpisodeNumber2=3 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Catch of the Day | 1999|10|10|df=y}} | Aux4=7.96 | ShortSummary= While Niamh, Sean and Brian try to get back to normal life, Liam and Donal stumble across a crate of expensive stolen caviar washed ashore that could cause them more harm than good. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=42 | EpisodeNumber2=4 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Moving Out | 1999|10|17|df=y}} | Aux4=7.79 | ShortSummary= Due to the escalating tension between Emma and her father, Sean, Emma leaves home and moves in first with a young man, and then a young woman. Meanwhile, Niamh decides she must leave as well, but to Dublin. Both potential buyers for Fitzgerald's pub, back out of the purchase, but one stays to work there. Fr Aiden, having failed to keep expense accounts, is unprepared for the church auditor. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=43 | EpisodeNumber2=5 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Eureka | 1999|10|24|df=y}} | Aux4=9.77 | ShortSummary=It's Kieran's 4th birthday and his gran Imelda has come for a visit, creating tension with Niamh. Orla brings a famous book editor on board Connor's boat. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=44 | EpisodeNumber2=6 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Behind Bars | 1999|10|31|df=y}} | Aux4=8.20 | ShortSummary= As Niamh moves out of Fitzgerald's to begin her new life in Dublin, Paul Dooley, an old enemy of Brian Quigley, moves in with his wife Oonagh and their two children. Connor's attempts to arrange a romantic date for Orla go terribly wrong. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=45 | EpisodeNumber2=7 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Brendan's Crossing | 1999|11|7|df=y}} | Aux4=7.82 | ShortSummary= Brendan applies for the position of headmaster, but his chances at securing the post look bleak, considering his competition and the members of the interview panel. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=46 | EpisodeNumber2=8 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= A Few Dollars More | 1999|11|21|df=y}} | Aux4=6.88 | ShortSummary=Donal's uncle Minto returns to Ballyk with a dangerous new business proposal, just in time for the arrival of the new Garda, Frankie Sullivan. Brian is encouraged to risk his savings for a chance to claim a stake in an Australian gold mine, but Niamh is skeptical of the offer. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=47 | EpisodeNumber2=9 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= The Outsiders | 1999|11|28|df=y}} | Aux4=6.79 | ShortSummary=Frankie finds it hard to feel connected to the village when she orders Paul to do 50 hours of community service to make up for a crime. Brian begins to feel lonely without Niamh and Kieran. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=48 | EpisodeNumber2=10 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= With a Song in My Heart | 1999|12|5|df=y}} | Aux4=6.86 | ShortSummary= Fr Aidan is looking for choir singers but finds it hard to rally volunteers. Sean decides to visit Niamh in Dublin. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=49 | EpisodeNumber2=11 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Love's Labours | 1999|12|19|df=y}} | Aux4=below 6.51 | ShortSummary= Niamh and Sean announce their engagement to the village and Father Mac. Some people are supportive, while others are unsure about their decision. Donal and Liam try their luck at gambling, and Fr Aidan organizes a raft race which has dramatic consequences. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=50 | EpisodeNumber2=12 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= The Wedding | 1999|12|28|df=y}} | Aux4=9.23 | ShortSummary= While Niamh and Sean prepare to say 'I do,' Frankie sets out to find a reckless, young driver (nearly making Fr Aidan late for the wedding), and Paul gets a visit from a friend from prison, who tries to con him. }} |
Series six (2001)No. | No. in series | Title | Airdate | Viewing figures |
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{{Episode listEpisodeNumber=51 | EpisodeNumber2=1 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= God.com | 2001|3|1|df=y}} | Aux4=8.18 | ShortSummary= Fr Vincent Sheahan arrives in Ballyk from Australia. He quickly learns the ways of the villagers, as he deals with a new online confessional and the mysterious disappearance of Brian Quigley. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=52 | EpisodeNumber2=2 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Drink | 2001|3|4|df=y}} | Aux4=6.98 | ShortSummary=Fr Sheahan is arrested for drink driving. Paul sets his sights on Louis's run-down shack. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=53 | EpisodeNumber2=3 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= The Cat and Daddy G. | 2001|3|11|df=y}} | Aux4=5.70 | ShortSummary= Fr Sheahan hears a confession that could be the answer to a mysterious assault. Grainne's pet goat turns out to be just what Avril's horse, The Cat, needs. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=54 | EpisodeNumber2=4 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Spirit Proof | 2001|3|18|df=y}} | Aux4=below 6.08 | ShortSummary= Mysterious things happen around Ballyk when Paul acquires a fishing licence for the pub. Kathleen wins a car and takes driving lessons from Edso. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=55 | EpisodeNumber2=5 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Paul Dooley Sleeps with the Fishes | 2001|3|25|df=y}} | Aux4=below 5.78 | ShortSummary= Paul has a large debt to pay to Liam and Donal, and he hasn't got much time. Avril gets an unpleasant shock when a couple arrives in Ballyk for the weekend. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=56 | EpisodeNumber2=6 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= In a Jam | 2001|4|1|df=y}} | Aux4=below 5.57 | ShortSummary= While Siobhan waits for medical test results, the village holds its annual fête where Fr Sheahan will judge the jam competition. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=57 | EpisodeNumber2=7 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title=Getting Better All the Time | 2001|4|8|df=y}} | Aux4=below 5.86 | ShortSummary= A faith healer has Doc Ryan and Fr Mac annoyed as she holds tent meetings near the village, while Paul orders Liam and Donal to move a sacred mass rock. A friend of Vincent comes to the village hoping to get married in St Joseph's, despite having previously been divorced. }}{{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=58 | EpisodeNumber2=8 | LineColor=B0C4DE | Title= Smoke Signals | 2001|4|15|df=y}} | Aux4=below 5.43 | ShortSummary= In the final episode of Ballykissangel, Fr Mac is appalled when he learns about the wedding Fr Sheahan conducted. Paul gets a tempting offer, and someone is found taking cannabis from a nearby field. }} |
In other mediaFather Peter Clifford and Assumpta Fitzgerald make a guest appearance in the 1996 Father Ted Christmas special "A Christmassy Ted", where they appear in a dream Father Ted Crilly has.[5] In 1997, both Father Peter Clifford and Assumpta Fitzgerald made guest appearances in a Comic Relief edition of The Vicar of Dibley entitled Ballykissdibley, where the lead characters from both shows participated in an exchange scheme. [6]References1. ^https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/how-to-find-life-after-the-stars-go-out-1146421.html 2. ^https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/mar/14/broadcasting.bbc 3. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/1218913.stm 4. ^Chicago Center for Literature and Photography 5. ^https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0578500/ 6. ^https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0739923/
External links- Ballykissangel at the British Film Institute
- {{IMDb title|0115105|Ballykissangel}}
- {{tv.com show|ballykissangel|Ballykissangel}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/ballykissangel/lookbackseries1.shtml |title=Official website |accessdate=2014-08-24 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724010359/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/ballykissangel/lookbackseries1.shtml |archivedate=24 July 2012 |df=dmy }}
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