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Episode 3

BallylenonSeries 3
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The BBC's plan to record a programme at the church causes some upset. It's 1955 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna.

The BBC's plan to record a programme at the church causes some upset with the locals.

Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1955, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home.

Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon

Phonsie Doherty …. T.P. McKenna
Vera McConkey …. Stella McCusker
Muriel McConkey …. Margaret D’Arcy
Vivienne Boal …. Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher …. John Hewitt
Sister Gabriel …. Marcella Riordan
Rev. Hawthorne …. Gerard Murphy

Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Apr 202402:00
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