BallyKissangel

I LOVE BallyKissangel series whether they are old or not they are new to me. I live in the States but have Irish backgrounds so it's very pleasing to me to watch it over & over. I have the Dvd's & love it !
Magnificent scenery, love the accents & story lines !

Scenic soap opera - Advantages: scenery, Dervla Kirwan, Niall Toibin - Disadvantages: weak plots, Dervla Kirwan left, Continued past its time

Ballykissangel was and in some senses still is the idyllic Irish village community. Soft story lines and friendly comedy are the main frame of the programme. But in its fifth series some may say that the show is running dry in the producers of Bally K's eyes and surely it has become its own ruin. Since the departure of Brian Quigley it has lost much of its appeal and desperation was seen in the fact that Quigley's character was very poorly replaced in the new landlord of Fitzgerald’s bar. It was a tragic attempt to keep the original banter between Quigley and the two local handymen, Donal and Liam, alive. BallyK was once a place ...  Read the complete review

Typical BBC - whenever a great programme comes along, they get shut of it. The BBC have decided to axe BallyK from our screens and so far, I've not heard a reason why. I might be biased when I say this but the area in which BallyK is filmed, in County Wicklow, is one of the nicest places in Ireland, having lived there briefly in the 1980's. BallyK originally started off as a drama, focusing on the "will they or won't they get it together" between an English Catholic Priest and a non-catholic publican. It could now be viewed as a "soap" due to the series being made of an ensamble cast. Some comments (in general and not ...  Read the complete review

Ballykissangel is the story of a small Irish village. Shown on BBC1 on a Sunday evening, it is a typical Sunday evening programme with beautiful scenery, quirky characters, strong community, and gentle storylines. Now into its fifth series, the program has undergone a change of characters. Originally featuring Dervla Kirwan and Stephen Tomkinson as the local landlady and priest, in a will they/won't they story, now the program has a much more ensemble cast, and more cliched stories. It is good entertainment, but it is not gripping, challenging, or especially original. Just what you want as you collapse in front of the telly at the end of a ...  Read the complete review