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Ballykissangel - Complete Series Four

starring: Tony Doyle, Niall Toibin, Tina Kellegher, Peter Hanly, Lorcan Cranitch
directed by: Chris Clough, Mike Cocker, N.G. Bristow, Peter Lydon, Simon Massey

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419821035
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1419821032
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 14, 2006
Running Time: 600 minutes
Sales Rank: 26657
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2005



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Description:
Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and following the tragic death of Assumpta the village eagerly awaits the arrival of Father Aidan O'Connell . . . but his sister is the one who attracts more of the attention. The fourth instalment features Hollywood A list actor Colin Farrell as Danny Byrne.

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The events of season 3 left the BBC series Ballykissangel without its leading characters--pub owner Assumpta Fitzgerald (Dervla Kirwan) and Father Peter Clifford (Stephen Tompkinson)--and most interesting relationship conflict. Happily, the fourth season finds the drama-comedy successfully retooling itself with an influx of new cast members (including Colin Farrell) and a shifting of emphasis away from Assumpta's pub (called Fitzgerald's), previously the center of action in the Irish village. Not that the tavern is going anywhere; Assumpta's good friend, Niamh (Tina Kellegher), takes over its management after her father, wheeler-dealer Brian Quigley (Tony Doyle), buys Fitzgerald's at auction. Niamh's increasingly estranged husband, town cop Ambrose (Peter Hanly), isn't happy with the arrangement, and he worries that his superiors will object to his family moving into Assumpta's old living quarters above the pub. For Brian, however, Fitzgerald's is the smaller of two major acquisitions he makes in season 4; the other is a golf course to which he is led, literally, in a dream.

Meanwhile, returning characters Brendan (Gary Whelan), a teacher, and Siobhan (Deirdre Donnelly), the veterinarian, give birth to a daughter and struggle to come to terms with their unmarried relationship. Shop owner Kathleen (Aine Ni Mhuiri) has an unexpected encounter with an interrupted romance from her past, Brian's stooges Donal (Frankie McCafferty) and Liam (Joe Savino) keep trying to play an angle that will finally work for them, and Father Mac (Niall Toibin) is no less exasperated with his new priest, Father Aidan O'Connell (Don Wycherley), than he was with Father Clifford. Father O'Connell, a former monk who, until recently, was cut off from the mainstream world for a decade, is a somewhat reserved fellow undergoing a kind of re-entry shock. Fortunately, he has his outgoing sister, Orla (Victoria Smurfit), around to help him, though Orla proves quite interesting in other respects, particularly her unusual (and strictly platonic) bond with Brian. Finally, there's the aforementioned Colin ('Col' in the show's credits) Farrell, who plays Danny, a young nephew of shepherd Eamonn (Birdy Sweeney) and something of a fugitive in possession of a horse called Razor. Farrell is very good in the role, a haunted boy-man whose historical ties to the region--and to a much-resented other arrival, Sean Dillon (Lorcan Cranitch) and the latter's daughter, Emma (Kate McEnery)--are much more complicated than he knows. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Heretofore engaging series achieves epic mediocrity
In case you haven't tuned-in to the British series BALLYKISSANGEL that aired on the telly from 1996 ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Linnie
Excellent DVD. Enjoyed every moment of this wonderful series. The Characters,Story line, and scenery ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Different view
Ok, I agree that the new characters were welcome and interesting because frankly, by the end of season ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Much Better than Season 1 and2

I like a lot of the reviews enjoyed season 4 as it consintrated on the other characters espeacilly ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The road though BallyK still worth exploring after major cast changes.
If you are new to Ballykissangel this is a fine show, but it is not the place to jump into this entertaining ... Read More

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