Ballykissangel: Series 6

There's a sad goodbye and new arrivals in Ballykissangel. Quigley, the irrepressible entrepreneur has departed suddenly, but Australian priest, Father Vincent Sheahan, has joined the fold and is soon learning the ways of the villagers. From Dermot's online confessional (which is promptly stopped from a mysterious email from God!) to a surprise takeover at the pub, and further shenanigans with Liam and Donal, there's every reason to return to the idyllic village. Ballykissangel attracts audiences of up to 15 million in the UK.

Includes all 8 episodes from Series 6: God.com, Drink, The Cat and Daddy, Spirit Proof, Paul Dooley Sleeps With The Fishes, In A Jam, Getting Better All The Time, Smoke Signals

God.com - The new Australian priest, Vincent Sheahan, arrives in Ballykissangel and immediately attracts controversy when a journalist starts asking questions about the Ballykissangel online confessional. Liam and Donal find a pile of clothes on the beach and realise that they are Quigley's. Frankie, notifies the Cilldargan detective branch, and no one is sure whether Quigley is dead or alive. Niamh returns to find out that her missing father, Quigley, has left behind a great deal of debt, and the Dooleys become worried that the bank might repossess the pub.

Drink - Frankie gives Vincent a breathalyzer after smelling alcohol on his breath, eliciting gossip throughout the village. Dooley spots a money-making opportunity in real estate that almost goes sour. And Mac begins to worry when the priests' house is under threat from the bank, until a third party buys the property.

The Cat and Daddy G - Avril is worried because one of her horses is under performing, and she can't afford to keep him. Grainne's new pet goat quickly becomes a menace in the pub, and Dooley makes her keep it at Avril's stable. Mysteriously, the horse soon begins to improve his racing form and Avril realizes it's because the goat and the horse have become great mates.

Spirit Proof - The ghost of an old highwayman returns to haunt the village when Dooley appropriates some ancient fishing rights originally granted to the pub. Meanwhile, Kathleen causes havoc as she learns to drive.

Paul Dooley Sleeps with the Fishes - Avril comes into town and gets a sobering wake-up when she sees someone from her past. Liam and Donal invoke Godfather-style tactics to pressure Dooley into returning the money he borrowed from them. Meanwhile Oonagh thinks it's time to rename the pub.

In a Jam - Vincent is in charge of this year's parish fête. Liam and Donal try to finesse the cow-pat-in-a-square competition with a constipated cow. Kathleen is going for ten wins in a row in the jam competition, but can she win now that she's up against Oonagh and Vincent is replacing Mac as judge?

Getting Better all the Time - Barry, an old friend of Vincent's arrives in Ballykissangel with his girlfriend, Lyn. Barry and Lyn want to get married and Vincent has agreed to conduct the service. But Mac forbids the wedding because Barry has been married before and therefore can't be married in the eyes of the church. Lyn is shocked to find out she is pregnant.

Smoke Signals - The last ever episode of BallykissangelFather Mac confronts Vincent when he finds out that Lyn and Barry are married, and Vincent doesn't handle it very well. Louis's dog becomes ill after eating some strange plants, and Frankie goes to investigate. Siobhan and Brendan return from a night out to find their babysitter, Vincent, asleep on the couch with Avril.

Series Created by Kieran Prendiville
Written by Ted Gannon, Mark Holloway, Declan Croghan, Paul Coates, Terry Hodgkinson, Stuart Blackburn, Mick Martin
Directed by Simon Massey, Mike Cocker, Peter Lydon, Paul Duane
Produced by David Shanks
Executive Produced by Sophie Balhetchet, Robert Cooper

"Ballykissangel is more than superior TV soap. It is the Ireland of one's dreams and, for me, a new and wholly unexpected enthusiasm." - Daily Mail

"Ballykissangel is back in fine form with Father "Call me Vincent" Sheahan, a craggy new Australian priest, who looks as if roughly hewn from a coolabah tree, and a changed but charming cast, not one of whom could walk from a to b in a straight line. And that even before Fitzgerald's opens." - Guardian

"...stunning Irish scenery ... All it needed was a glistening pint of Guinness, a girl with jet black hair and a quick burst of Riverdance and another 10,000 plane tickets would have been sold." - Sunday Mirror

"As ever, Ballykissangel is light, charming and Ballykissangel."- Daily Mail

"The first episode, which was both funny and touching revealed that the series has totally recovered from the departures of the original stars ... Australian Father Vincent looks set to make female hearts flutter ... the rearview photograph [of Quigley] which came through on his daughter Niamh's computer at the end, was painfully moving ... the very talented Susannah has joined the cast ... what a great tribute to her father, and what an inspired addition to the series. " - Mail On Sunday

"With creator Kieran Prendiville back at the helm, the scripts are distinctly sharper and funnier than for some time past, and the cast is beginning to gel. With a proper landlord behind the bar of Fitzgerald's in Owen Roe's Paul Dooley, and some genuine aggro between the characters - last night it was over fishing rights - this episode justified its place in the schedule. 'Don't be hasty' is my advice to the BBC.There's life left in Ballykissangel." - Daily Mail

"Kieran Prendiville contributes an adroit and lively script." - Sunday Times

"The sweet, quirky Irish soap Ballykissangel is the opposite of gritty." - Time Out, New York