Ballykissangel
thumb|Fitzgerald's, a pub in Avoca that was used as a primary exterior set in the series. 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 11 February 1996 to 15 April 2001. It aired in Ireland on RTÉ One and in Australia on ABC TV from 1996 to 2001. Repeats have been shown on Drama in the United Kingdom and the
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★ 7.2A young British priest adjusts to life in a rural Irish community where life revolves around the church and the local pub. Everyone knows everyone else's business, and everyone usually has an opinion on it. While characters come and go, the small-town qualities remain.
- Aired
- 1996–2001
- Seasons
- 6 · 57 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Kieran Prendiville
- Network
- BBC One
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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- Official website
- www.world-productions.com/wp/content/shows/ballyk/ballyk.htm
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15 sectionsContents
- Main cast
- Episodes
- Series overview
- Series 1 (1996)
- Series 2 (1997)
- Series 3 (1997–98)
- Series 4 (1998)
- Series 5 (1999)
- Series 6 (2001)
- Awards and nominations
- Home media
- International broadcasts
- In other media
- References
- External links
thumb|Fitzgerald's, a pub in Avoca that was used as a primary exterior set in the series. 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 11 February 1996 to 15 April 2001. It aired in Ireland on RTÉ One and in Australia on ABC TV from 1996 to 2001. Repeats have been shown on Drama in the United Kingdom and the series also has been shown in the United States on some PBS affiliates.
The series was made and set during the Celtic Tiger economic period in Ireland and this features mainly through Tony Doyle's character, Brian Quigley. The show is also set amid the backdrop of the Catholic Church scandal and explores controversial themes of the time such as divorce (which had been legalised only a year before the series began), and pre-marital sex. Dervla Kirwan's and Niall Tóibín's characters are often at odds, symbolising the social conflict between traditional Ireland and social liberalisation.
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1990s British drama television series1990s television series from Northern Ireland1996 British television series debuts2000s British drama television series2000s television series from Northern Ireland2001 British television series endingsBBC Northern Ireland television showsBBC television dramasTelevision series by World ProductionsTelevision shows set in the Republic of Ireland