Ballykissangel: Behind the Scenes

by Geoff Tibbals

Book Overview

"Ballykissangel" is one of the BBC's most successful TV series. This book goes behind the scenes to discover the origins of the series, how the location was chosen and what the locals think of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747221065
• ISBN13: 9780747221067
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

1st Two Seasons Only

I'm a huge fan of BallyK, but I was slightly disappointed with this little book. It's a good book for what it covers, but that's only the first two seasons of six. It gives quite a bit of info about the beginnings of the show and some thoughts from the actors as well as background concerning the area where it was filmed. I'd like to see another book that covers the rest of the series and I'm sure there are a lot of others that would agree.

An Interesting and Informative Behind-the-Scenes Book

With plenty of participation and anecdotes from all involved in the production (the producer, writers, directors and actors), this lovely little book provides a delightful behind-the-scenes look at this warm-hearted comedy-drama.The book deals with how the idea for the series came about, how a town was chosen to represent Ballykissangel (whose name, incidentally, is Gaelic for "The Town of the Banished Angel"), the impact that the series has had on that town (Avoca, in County Wicklow) and its inhabitants. The book also touches on how a few of the effects were achieved, like the burning of Kathleen's house and the statue crashing through the roof of Ambrose's car. Included are brief 2-3 page bios of the actors and the characters they portray. Finally, there is an episode guide covering the first two series (the last episode of which is "Chinese Whispers").Written by Geoff Tibballs, this beautiful little book is a 7 1/2" x 10" 128-page hardcover printed on thick, high-quality paper, and it is loaded with colour pictures (mostly scenes from the series).In conclusion, this is a thoroughly enjoyable and informative little behind-the-scenes look at one of the most charming and gently amusing comedy-drama series around. Highly recommended.

Ballyk

If you are a fan of the show, this book is a MUST. It has bios of each member of the cast and the creator, information on the location, filming and creation of the show, and synopsis' of the first three series(seasons).

Highly Recommended For Any Ballyk Fan!

This is a great book! It gives you a wonderful variety of behind the scenes photos and information, as well as, giving a photo and brief synopsis of each episode of the first two seasons. There is also a similar section on each character. The cover art is beautiful! It is definately worth the price and I feel you'll enjoy it as much as I have or more.

BallyK all the way!

This book is fantastic! I loved reading about my favorite show. I was able to get the book the last time I was in Ireland and I was so excited when I saw it. The book gives you all the information you ever wanted to know about Ballkissangel. The book has amazing pictures of everyone in the cast. It has pictures of the cast from different episodes and showing them when they are not in front of the camara. I recommend this book for anyone who is a big fan of BallyK.