Ballylenon
| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Syndicates | BBC Radio 4 Extra |
| Starring |
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| Announcer | Corrie Corfield |
| Written by | Christopher Fitz-Simon |
| Directed by |
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| Original release | 8 June 1994 – 2 March 2011 |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | Programme website |
Ballylenon is a radio situation comedy set in a small village in County Donegal in Ireland in the 1950s. The six series totalling 30 half-hour episodes were originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 1994 until 1999. The series was written by Christopher Fitz‑Simon, and it starred T P McKenna, Stella McCusker and Margaret D'Arcy. A seventh and eighth series were broadcast in 2009 and 2010. Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes (Michael Harrison in Series 7 and 8).
Cast
[edit]Regular cast
[edit]- Phonsie Doherty - T P McKenna (Series 1-6), Gerard Murphy (Series 7-8)
- Muriel McConkey - Margaret D'Arcy
- Vera McConkey - Stella McCusker
- Vivienne Boal/Hawthorne - Aine McCartney
- Stumpy Bonner - Gerard McSorley
- Guard Bernie Gallagher - John Hewitt (Series 1-6), Frankie McCafferty (Series 7-8)
- Rev Samuel Hawthorne - Gerard Murphy (Series 1-6), Miche Doherty (Series 7), Dermot Crowley (Series 8)
Recurring cast
[edit]- Josie Doherty - Ciara McKeown (Series 3), Cathy White (Series 4 and 5), Ali White (Series 6)
- Aubrey Frawley - Dominic Letts (Series 1), Matthew Addis (Series 7), Chris McHallem (Series 8)
- Packy McGoldrick - Charlie Bonnar (Series 3 and 5), Tim Loane (Series 4)
- Peg Sweeney - Anna Manahan, Marcella Riordan (Series 5)
Guest cast
[edit]- Polly Acton - Joanna Munro
- Terry Black - Mark Lambert
- Mr Boylan - Derek Bailey
- Consuela Dooley - Cathy Belton
- Eamonn Doyle - Patrick Fitzsymons
- Jonathan Ffrench O'Dowd - Wesley Murphy
- Primrose Ffrench O'Dowd, Eithne Ni Phartalain - Marcella Riordan
- Canon Friel, O'Brollachain - Kevin Flood
- Mr Mawhinney - Harry Towb
- Monsignor McFadden - Niall Cusack
- Father O'Flatley - John Guiney
- Daniel O’Searcaigh - James Greene
- Bohunkus Smith - BJ Hogg
- RL Watson - Roma Tomelty
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Ballylenon at BBC Online
- Radio Times, Ballylenon, BBC Radio 4
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