Ballykissangel: Series 2

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY - Sparks fly when Father Clifford casts Assumpta as the heroine in the village play. She objects to playing the love scenes, until a tall dark stranger arrives in town to take the romantic lead.

RIVER DANCE - Gold fever strikes the town when Enda is spotted panning for gold. Liam and Donal start a tourist scheme around the prospect while Father Clifford tries to save the job of a dedicated teacher.

IN THE CAN - Father Clifford is experiencing a problem shared by many of his calling - he just can't seem to get young people into church. He decides that a bit of guitar strumming will have them queuing around the block, luckily, a musician is in town.

THE FACTS OF LIFE - When a new born baby is left on Father Clifford's doorstep, he sets out to find the mother.

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME - Quigley hires a new housekeeper despite his daughter's (Niamh) displeasure. A bunch of new tearaway kids arrive at the school and cause problems for schoolteacher, Brendan, and the shopkeeper, Kathleen.

ONLY SKIN DEEP - Quigley announces a beauty contest just as the beautiful Naomi comes to town claiming to be Eamonn's niece. Niamh and Fr. Clifford are having trouble with Con O'Neil, but maybe someone closer to home might be able to help.

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY - Kathleen's house is badly damaged by fire, but she has no insurance. A collection is started involving a flutter on dogs where Quigley is hoping to win. Father Clifford referees a poker game.

CHINESE WHISPERS - The presence of two strangers in town causes consternation for those with something to hide...

The town's name was inspired by Ballykissanne in County Kerry, but the series was filmed in Avoca, about 40 miles south of Dublin.

?Ballyk is alive and well and as entertaining as ever.?- Weekend Mirror
?...endearing. ...just when I thought the show had gone barmy, it struck back with a rather touching vein of illicit love, ending in a tragedy, the like of which should keep the plot boiling nicely over the coming weeks.?- Bristol Evening Post
?The gentle comedy drama is as welcome as a large Irish whiskey on a cold winter's evening.? -Mirror
?...the jokes are good and the writing is good and the performances are good...? -The Times
?...the Sunday night Radox relax is the middle-aged, Mondeo-driving version of guzzling 12 Es on a Saturday night.? -Guardian
?Brian?s quest for title is a classic.? -Canberra Times

Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and Father Peter Clifford struggles to save his parishioners' souls without falling himself...for the local barkeep, Assumpta Fitzgerald.

Includes the episodes:
For One Night Only: When Father Peter is "won" by Assumpta in a charity slave auction, some eyebrows are raised, but when he is cast as her love interest in the town play, Father MacAnally puts his foot down.

River Dance: The town is up in arms, and Peter is outraged, when a beloved local teacher loses his job.

In the Can: Former one-hit wonder Enda Sullivan takes Assumpta out on a date, and Peter recruits him to play at a Gospel Mass for young people. Meanwhile, Brian Quigley finds it harder than expected to produce a Ballykissangel tourist film.

The Facts of Life: When Peter finds an abandoned newborn on his doorstep, he makes it his mission to find the child's mother and reunite her family.

Someone to Watch over Me: Brian Quigley's new housekeeper is entirely too attractive and flirtatious for her own good. But a marauding gang of grade-school hooligans terrorizes the town and distracts Niamh from her father's plight.

Only Skin Deep: It's festival time, and Brian Quigley thinks he's backed a winner in the town beauty contest. Siobhan does some detective work while Peter and Ambrose try to reform a young delinquent.

Money, Money, Money: When a fire guts Kathleen's house, the villagers unite to help her rebuild. All they need is a sure thing at the racetrack to help them afford the repairs.

Chinese Whispers: Two strangers cause chaos when a rumor spreads that they are from the revenue service. Quigley has more reason to worry than most, as he is being blackmailed over some dodgy accounting.

Brian Quigley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony Doyle
Father MacAnally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Niall Toibin
Niamh Egan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tina Kellegher
Sean Dillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lorcan Cranitch
Fr Aidan O?Connell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Don Wycherley
Orla O?Connell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria Smurfit
Liam Coghlan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Savino
Donal O?Docherty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frankie McCafferty
Siobhan Mehigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deirdre Donnelly
Brendan Kearney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Whelan
Eamon Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Birdy Sweeney
Danny Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colin Farrell
Emma Dillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kate McEnery
Kathleen Hendley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?ine N? Mhuir?
Newcomers Joining the Regular Cast
Oonagh Dooley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marion O?Dwyer
Paul Dooley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Owen Roe
Grainne Dooley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katie Cullen
Dermot Dooley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ciar?n Owens
Conor Devlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Owen Teale
Frankie Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Catherine Cusack
Production Credits
Series Created By Kieran Prendiville
Writers
Ted Gannon (Episodes 1, 2, 12)
Mark Holloway (Episodes 3, 4, 5, 6)
Declan Croghan (Episodes 7, 8)
Paul Coates (Episode 9)
Terry Hodgkinson (Episode 10)
Stuart Blackburn (Episode 11)
Mick Martin (Episode 11)
Directors
Simon Massey
Mike Cocker
Peter Lydon
Paul Duane
Producer Chris Clough
Executive Producers Sophie Balhetchet
Robert Cooper

Father Peter Clifford is now firmly established in the County Wicklow village, despite Father Mac's efforts to have him sent back to Manchester, England. However, feelings between him and the beautiful bar-owner Assumpta Fitzgerald, are threatening to lead into forbidden waters, especially when he has to stand in as the romantic male lead in Brendan's play. Newly-weds Niamh and Ambrose, meanwhile, are learning all about the pleasure and pain of trying to become parents. Local bigshot, Brian Quigley, is still getting up to all kinds of dodgy, get-rich-quick schemes, but finds it impossible to keep his dealings to himself in such a small village ? especially as he employs arch-idiots Liam and Donal to do his dirty work.