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List Of Ballykissangel Episodes
''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. Repeats have been shown 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. The show faced a decline in ratings from a peak level of 10 million viewers to 4.8 million and was eventually cancelled in 2001. 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 Prendivill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Moloney
Alan Moloney is an Irish film and television producer. In 2001, alongside Michael Colgan, Alan produced ''Beckett on Film'', a project aimed at making film versions of all nineteen of Samuel Beckett's stage plays. Ten of the films were screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and some shown on Channel 4. The series won the Best TV Drama award at the 6th The South Bank Show Award at the Savoy Theatre in London. In 2006, Moloney worked with Harold Pinter to produce a TV adaptation of the stage play '' Celebration''. In 2007, Moloney produced '' Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten'', directed by Julien Temple. In the same year he also produced '' The Escapist'', which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2008, he produced ''A Film with Me in It'', and in 2009, ''Triage'' and ''Perrier's Bounty''. Moloney has been responsible for TV dramas in Ireland and the UK including ''Kingdom Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the county was 155,258 at the 2022 census, A popular tourist destination, Kerry's geography is defined by the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, the Dingle, Iveragh and Beara peninsulas, and the Blasket and Skellig islands. It is bordered by County Limerick to the north-east and Cork County to the south and south-east. Geography and subdivisions Kerry is the fifth-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by area and the 16th-largest by population. It is the second-largest of Munster's six counties by area, and the fourth-largest by population. Uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties: County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The county town is Tralee although the Catholic diocesan seat is Killarney, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosco Hogan
John Bosco Hogan (born March 1949) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor. He is well known as the character Dr. Michael Ryan on the television programme ''Ballykissangel''. He appeared in a minor role as convicted felon George Saden in John Boorman's film ''Zardoz'' (1973), but his first major film role was as Stephen Dedalus in Joseph Strick's ''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' (1977), a film adaptation of James Joyce's novel of the same name. His later film credits include roles in '' The Outsider'' (1980), ''Screamtime'' (1983), ''In the Name of the Father'' (1993), ''Evelyn'' (2002) and ''King Arthur'' (2004). On television he played Jonathan Harker in the 1977 TV version of ''Count Dracula'' with Louis Jourdan; Frederick, Duke of York in ''Prince Regent'' in 1979; and Edward Ferrars in the 1981 adaptation of ''Sense and Sensibility''. He was a senior policeman for several episodes of the television programme, '' The Chief'' (1995). Hogan appeared in the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aine Ni Mhuiri
Áine Ní Mhuirí (born Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. She began her career at the Damer Theatre, later working in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Áine is a fluent Irish language speaker. Career In 1975, she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called "Katie Roche" where she played the part of Margaret Drybone. She appeared in the 1987 film, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne based on the novel by Brian Moore. In 1989 she played Masie Madigan in the London National Theatre production of ''Juno and the Paycock.'' She played Lily in the Irish Soap Opera Fair City on RTÉ One. In 2001, Mhuirí won the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for her role as Kathleen Hendley in Ballykissangel. She appeared in 53 episodes from 1996–2001. In 2012, Áine appeared in Pan Pan Theatre Company's production of Ibsen's ''A Doll House'' at Smock Alley Theatre. She played Mrs. Taylor in several of the ''Jack Taylor'', an Irish televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Whelan
Gary Whelan (born 1953) is an Irish actor, known for his work on British television. Early life Whelan was born in Ireland but he relocated to London when he was ten years old. He then attended Holloway School. The Old Camdenians Club Retrieved 31 January 2015 Acting He has portrayed several roles in the force. He has twice featured in the '' |
Deirdre Donnelly
Deirdre Donnelly is an Irish actress, based in Dublin who works in television, films and theatre. Donnelly was a member of the Abbey Theatre Company for several years before leaving to work on the television series ''The Riordans''. She appeared in 58 episodes of the television series ''Ballykissangel'', from 1996 to 2001. Early life Donnelly is the third of four daughters. Her father was from Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin and her mother from Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan. Her sister Terry Donnelly is also an actress. Donnelly grew up in Cullenswood House, Ranelagh, and was educated at Mount St. Anne's School in Milltown, South Dublin. She studied for two years at the Brendan Smith Theatre Academy and a further two years at the Abbey Theatre School of Acting. In 2004, Donnelly completed postgraduate studies at UCD, receiving a first-class master's degree in Modern Drama Studies. Stage roles * Rosalind in Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and on natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Cusack
Catherine Cusack (born 21 December 1968) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Nanny Carmel Finnan in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1992 and 1993. Early life and career Cusack was born on 21 December 1968 in London, the half-sister of the actresses Sinéad Cusack, Sorcha Cusack and Niamh Cusack, and the fourth daughter of the Irish actor Cyril Cusack. Catherine's mother was her father's long-term mistress, Mary Rose Cunningham; Catherine was their only child together. Her parents married in 1979 after the death of her father's first wife. She is half-sister to theatre producer Pádraig Cusack and television producer Paul Cusack. She was accepted to study at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, but became a stage manager at the Tricycle Theatre in London. She made her professional debut in Brendan Behan's play ''The Hostage'' before making her television debut in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Paradise Towers'' (1987). She perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hanly
Peter Hanly (born 1964) is an Irish actor best known for his performances in ''Braveheart'' as Edward, Prince of Wales, and as Garda Ambrose Egan in the BBC TV series ''Ballykissangel''. Hanly's repertoire encompasses plays, television performances, as well as movies. Personal life Hanly attended Dublin Youth Theatre as a young teen where he started his acting career. He continues to work as an actor in Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ..., where he lives with his wife Jennifer O'Dea and their two children. Filmography References External links * 1964 births Irish male film actors Irish male television actors Living people Male actors from Dublin (city) {{Ireland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Smurfit
Victoria Smurfit (born 31 March 1974) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series ''Ballykissangel'', Detective Chief Inspector Roisin Connor in the ITV police procedural ''Trial & Retribution'' and Cruella de Vil in ''Once Upon a Time'' for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress in 13th IFTA Film & Drama Awards in 2016. Early life Victoria Smurfit is part of the Smurfit family which, through Smurfit Kappa, is one of the richest in Ireland. The family, headed by Victoria's uncle Michael Smurfit, sponsors a number of sporting events including the Smurfit European Open and the Champion Hurdle. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School in University College Dublin (UCD). Smurfit studied for an A-level in theatre studies and subsequently went onto the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series ''Ballykissangel'' from 1998 to 1999. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Kellegher
Tina Kellegher (born 1967 in Cavan), is an Irish actress, best known for her work in film and television in the 1990s. She currently plays Ger Lynch in the RTÉ soap opera ''Fair City''. Early career Kellegher began in theatre, working in Galway in the late 1980s where she played a variety of roles with the Druid Theatre Company. She also worked with the Abbey Theatre playing, among other roles, Nora Clitheroe in the highly acclaimed production of ''The Plough and the Stars'', opposite Aidan Kelly in 2004. In 1993 she landed a small role in the Jim Sheridan movie In the Name of the Father. Also in this year, she was cast in one of the roles for which she would become best known: Sharon Curley in Stephen Frears' 1993 film '' The Snapper.'' Playing the role of a young woman from a working-class Dublin family dealing with an unintended pregnancy opposite Colm Meaney, she won a British Comedy Award and a best actress award at the Valladolid International Film Festival. The fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Taylor (Australian Actor)
Robert John Taylor (born 1963) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many films and television series in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On television, he is known for playing the lead role of Walt Longmire in the A&E/Netflix television series '' Longmire''. On film, he is known for playing "Agent Jones" in ''The Matrix'' (1999); he also starred in ''Vertical Limit'' (2000). Early life Taylor was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. His parents separated when he was nine, and he moved to a mining town in Western Australia to live with his aunt and uncle. He worked as a miner when he was a teenager, and later had jobs including lifeguard and bouncer. He went to university three times. At age twenty one, Taylor went to work on an oil rig in the Indian Ocean. His ship collided with another and sank off the west coast of Australia, but he and two crew mates escaped on a lifeboat. Taylor suffered a broken arm and ribs and, while recovering in the hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Wycherley
Don Wycherley (born 15 September 1967, Skibbereen, County Cork) is an Irish actor. He played Father Cyril McDuff in ''Father Ted'', Father Aidan O'Connell in ''Ballykissangel'', and Raymond in ''Bachelors Walk''. Wycherley is a fluent Irish speaker. He is the brother-in-law of actress Tina Kellegher. His father was Florence Wycherley, an independent Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork West from 1957 to 1961. Selected filmography * ''Father Ted'' (TV series; 1995–1998) * ''Michael Collins'' (1996) * ''Ballykissangel'' (TV series; 1998–2001) * '' The General'' (1998) * ''One Man's Hero'' (1999) * ''Bachelors Walk'' (TV series; 2001–2003) * ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003) * '' Shrooms'' (2007) * ''Garage'' (2007) * ''Perrier's Bounty'' (2009) * '' Ondine'' (2009) * ''Zonad'' (2009) * ''Pentecost'' (short film; 2011) * ''Scúp'' (TV series; 2013) * ''Moone Boy'' (TV series; 2014) * ''Sing Street'' (2016) * ''Wild Mountain Thyme "Wild Mountain Thyme" (also known as "Purple H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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