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Ballykissangel - Season 1

Series: Ballykissangel
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Episodes
6
Rating
TV14
Year
1996
Language
English
Publisher
BBC Studios

About

When Father Peter Clifford arrives from Manchester, he knows he will be facing some opposition. After all, what is a young, inexperienced English priest doing in Ireland, of all places? He soon finds out that the town of Ballykissangel poses many more challenges.

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Episodes

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1. Trying to Connect You

50m

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Father Peter Clifford arrives in Ireland from England. Enchanted by his surroundings, he opts to leave the bus before his destination in order to enjoy a stroll through the glorious Wicklow countryside in the sunshine. Soon, however, forty shades of green have turned to forty shades of grey and he is soaked. He is rescued by a young woman as beautiful as the countryside, who offers him a lift into town.

2. The Things We Do for Love

50m

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Keen to fit into village life as quickly as possible, Father Clifford has a trial for the local Gaelic Football team, but he soon gets himself injured. Meanwhile, businessman Brian Quigley's holiday home development is stalled by a young couple living in a caravan near the site, and a face from Father Clifford's past unexpectedly turns up.

3. Live in My Heart and Pay No Rent

50m

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Widower Quigley prepares to rekindle an old flame, but will Rosarie, his old teenage sweetheart, still have a crush on him? Niamh is looking forward to marrying her beloved Ambrose. But after a near-death experience, Ambrose has decided it was a call to the priesthood - and Catholic priests don't marry. Elsewhere, Eamonn comes up with an unusual method to try and secure his farming subsidy.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Paul Harrisondirector
Stephen Tompkinsonactor
Tony Doyleactor
Dervia Kirwanactor