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Ballykissangel - Great TV

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ShellacB · 10/02/2026 01:06

Anyone else watching this on Great TV?

I am loving it! Saw part of it first time around 30 years ago, but had forgotten/didn’t realise how good it was.

Dervla Kirwan and Stephen Tompkinson are excellent. Brilliant chemistry between them and the relationship is played out so gently.

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Toddlerteaplease · 10/02/2026 01:31

Oo is it back on? Where? I loved it!

purpleme12 · 10/02/2026 01:36

Oh my god brilliant!
I had so forgotten about this!

honeyrider · 10/02/2026 02:07

I enjoyed it first time round, must try and watch it again.

PiggieWig · 10/02/2026 02:11

Oh this makes me really nostalgic! It used to be on after tea on a Sunday. My boyfriend would come over and we’d watch it with my mum and dad.

brightnails · 10/02/2026 08:09

living in Ireland it made me cringe so much I could barley watch it but having only 2 tv channels choices were limited, what brilliant chemistry? they were like bricks acting! don’t think it needs revisiting. Father Ted on the other hand…….

ShellacB · 10/02/2026 09:09

It's on on Great TV every weekday at 3pm and also on the Great Tv Player.

I honestly think the acting is brilliant in it, across the board.

I love Father Ted, but in fairness it is constantly on repeat on Channel 4, RTE and the players. It has had plenty share of revisiting and rightly so!

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Toddlerteaplease · 10/02/2026 23:23

I always thought Stephen Tompkinson was a terrible actor. He’s so wooden.

ShellacB · 11/02/2026 19:31

Toddlerteaplease · 10/02/2026 23:23

I always thought Stephen Tompkinson was a terrible actor. He’s so wooden.

I found him a bit wooden in The Split to be fair. Although definitely not in this.

The scene in yesterday’s episode at the end when he left the play and was standing outside was excellent. Also, I think that he really suits the wry straight man type role that he plays in this.

Having said that Tony Doyle, Dervla Kirwan and Tina Kellegher really steal the show in this in my opinion.

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