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Ballykissangel was a BBC television drama set in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland

BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.The organisation is one of the three national regions of the BBC, together with BBC Scotland and BBC Wales....
. The original story revolved around a young English priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
 as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 in the UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 from 1996 to 2001.






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Ballykissangel was a BBC television drama set in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Northern Ireland

BBC Northern Ireland is the main public service broadcaster in Northern Ireland.The organisation is one of the three national regions of the BBC, together with BBC Scotland and BBC Wales....
. The original story revolved around a young English priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
 as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 in the UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 from 1996 to 2001. A significant change in the cast occurred 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, a townland
Townland

Believed to be of Gaelic origin, a townland is a term for a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland; the term was at one time also used in Scotland....
 near Killorglin
Killorglin

Killorglin is a town on the Ring of Kerry, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the river Laune, which boasts a Sport rowing club and a new boathouse....
 in County Kerry
County Kerry

County Kerry is a southwestern county in Republic of Ireland. Informally referred to as The Kingdom, it forms part of the provinces of Ireland of Munster....
, where the show's creator, Kieran Prendiville
Kieran Prendiville

Kieran Prendiville is a television writer and producer, and has also presented some shows.Kieran grew up in England where his father had emigrated to practise medicine....
, holidayed with his family as a child. The village's name in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
 is shown as "Baile Coisc Aingil", which means "The town of the fallen angel" on the sign outside the post office
An Post

An Post is the State-owned provider of mail services in Republic of Ireland. An Post provides a universal postal service to all parts of the country as a member of the Universal Postal Union....
. Ballykissangel is often affectionately called BallyK by its fans.

The show was filmed in Avoca & Enniskerry
Enniskerry

Enniskerry is a village located in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, with a population of 2,672 according to the 2006 census....
 in County Wicklow
County Wicklow

County Wicklow is a Counties of Ireland on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. The county is bordered by the Irish Sea and the counties of County Carlow, County Kildare, County Wexford, as well as two parts of what was County Dublin, County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and County of South Dublin....
.

Cast

  • Stephen Tompkinson
    Stephen Tompkinson

    Stephen Tompkinson is an England actor, born 15 October 1965 in Stockton-on-Tees. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.Tompkinson first came to prominence with the role of the courageous but unethical reporter Damien Day in the satirical comedy Drop The Dead Donkey from 1990 to 1998....
     — Father Peter Clifford
  • Dervla Kirwan — Assumpta Fitzgerald
  • Gary Whelan
    Gary Whelan

    Gary Whelan is an Irish actor, best known for his work on British television.Although born in Ireland, Gary relocated to London when he was ten years old....
     — Brendan Kearney
  • Tony Doyle
    Tony Doyle

    Tony Doyle was an Irish people television and film actor. He appeared in such popular shows as Coronation Street, Between The Lines , 1990 and Ballykissangel, and won an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for best leading performance for his role in the 1998 miniseries Amongst Women....
     — Brian Quigley
  • Frankie McCafferty — Donal Docherty
  • Bosco Hogan
    Bosco Hogan

    Bosco Hogan is an Irish actor of stage, screen and television.He is best-known as Dr. Michael Ryan on Ballykissangel. He appeared in a minor role in John Boorman's film Zardoz ....
     — Dr. Michael Ryan
  • Birdy Sweeney
    Birdy Sweeney

    Birdy Sweeney...
     — Eamonn Byrne
  • Stephen Brennan — Enda Sullivan
  • Niall Toibin
    Niall Toibin

    Niall T?ib?n is an Ireland comedian and actor. Born in Cork on November 21, 1929 into an Irish language speaking family, T?ib?n grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field....
     — Father MacAnally
  • Aine Ni Mhuiri — Kathleen Hendley
  • Joe Savino — Liam Coghlan
  • Tina Kellegher
    Tina Kellegher

    Tina Kellegher is an Ireland actress, born in Dublin in 1967. She is best known for her role as Niamh in BBC television series Ballykissangel....
     — Niamh Quigley/Egan/Dillon
  • Peter Caffrey
    Peter Caffrey

    Peter Caffrey was an Ireland actor best known for playing Padraig O'Kelly on Series 1-4 of Ballykissangel, but also well-regarded for his role as a transvestite in the film ', and '....
     — Padraig O'Kelly
  • Deirdre Donnelly — Siobhan Mehigan
  • Stephen Kennedy
    Stephen Kennedy

    Stephen Kennedy is an Northern Irish poet. He is perhaps best known for his role in the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers, as Ian Craig. He has appeared on stage in Tamburlaine , The Birthday Party , , The Agent ....
     — Timmy-Joe Galvin
  • Peter Hanly — Ambrose Egan
  • Owen Teale
    Owen Teale

    Owen Teale is a Wales actor.Trained at the Guildford School of Acting, Teale made his television debut in The Mimosa Boys in 1984. He later appeared in Knights of God , Great Expectations , Waterfront Beat and Boon before being cast as Will Scarlett in the 1991 TV movie Robin Hood ....
     — Conor Devlin
  • Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell

    'Colin James Farrell' is a Golden Globe Award-winning Irish people actor, who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood, Los Angeles, California films including Tigerland, Daredevil , Miami Vice , Minority Report , Phone Booth , Alexander and S.W.A.T....
     — Danny Byrne (Credited as Col Farrell)
  • Ciaran Owens — Dermot Dooley
  • Kate McEnery
    Kate McEnery

    Kate McEnery is an England actress, best known for her roles as Colin Farrell's love interest in the BBC Northern Ireland series, Ballykissangel and as Jodie Nash in the Channel 4 teen soap opera, Hollyoaks, from 2001 to 2003....
     — Emma Dillon
  • Don Wycherley
    Don Wycherley

    Don Wycherley is an Republic of Ireland actor who is well known for the portrayal of Father Cyril McDuff in the comedy Father Ted. Don is the brother of Gordan Wychereley....
     — Father Aidan O'Connell
  • Catherine Cusack
    Catherine Cusack

    Catherine Cusack is a British people/Irish people actress.She was born and raised in London. She is the half sister of the actresses Sin?ad Cusack, Sorcha Cusack and Niamh Cusack, and the fourth daughter of the late actor Cyril Cusack and his second wife Mary Rose Cunningham's only child....
     — Frankie Sullivan
  • Katie Cullen
    Katie Cullen

    Kate Cullen, also known as Katie, is a Scottish racing cyclist from Edinburgh who won bronze in the points race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne....
     — Grainne Dooley
  • John Cleere — Kevin O'Kelly
  • Sam Farrar
    Sam Farrar

    Sam Farrar is the bass guitar player for American rock 'n roll band Phantom Planet. The band is now on an indefinite hiatus. His father John Farrar was in the Shadows and also carved a successful songwriting career, penning many of Olivia Newton-John's big hits....
     — Kieran Egan
  • Joe Savino — Liam Coghlan
  • Marion O'Dwyer — Oonagh Dooley
  • Victoria Smurfit
    Victoria Smurfit

    Victoria Smurfit is an Irish people actor. Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series Ballykissangel. Since 2003 she has taken over from Kate Buffery in the lead role in Trial & Retribution as DCI Roisin Connor....
     — Orla O'Connell
  • Owen Roe — Paul Dooley
  • Lorcan Cranitch
    Lorcan Cranitch

    Lorcan Cranitch is an Ireland actor.Born in Dublin, Cranitch's first major role on UK television was as Timothy Michael Healy in the 1991 BBC drama series, Parnell and the Englishwoman....
     — Sean Dillon
  • Susannah Doyle
    Susannah Doyle

    Susannah Doyle is an England actress, playwright and film director, best known for her roles in situation comedy Drop The Dead Donkey , and Ballykissangel ....
     — Avril Burke
  • Paul Ronan — Edso Dowling
  • Robert Taylor — Father Vincent Sheahan
  • Mick Lally
    Mick Lally

    Mick Lally is an Irish actor.Lally was born in Ireland. He was educated, as a boarder, at St. Mary's College, Galway. He began a career as a teacher, but gave it up for the stage....
     — Louis Dargan


Episodes

The programme ran for six series from 1 February 1996 to 1 April 2001. Almost all episodes were 50 minutes in duration.

External links

  • at bbc.co.uk
    Bbc.co.uk

    BBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's United Kingdom online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize....
  • at World Productions
    World Productions

    World Productions is a British television production company, founded in the early 1990s by acclaimed producer Tony Garnett. The company's first major series was the police drama Between The Lines , and throughout the decade they went on to produce a succession of highly successful drama series....
  • at the British Film Institute
    British Film Institute

    The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:...