Ballylenon

Ballylenon
Genre	Sitcom
Running time	30 minutes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Home station	BBC Radio 4
Syndicates	BBC Radio 4 Extra
Starring	T P McKenna; Margaret D'Arcy; Stella McCusker; Aine McCartney; John Hewitt; Gerard Murphy; Roma Tomelty; Kevin Flood;
Announcer	Corrie Corfield
Written by	Christopher Fitz-Simon
Directed by	Eoin O'Callaghan; Peter Kavanagh;
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)