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* [[Downer Ending]]: |
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|Father Clifford decides to renounce his faith to marry Assumpta. Assumpta randomly gets struck by lightning. Father Clifford's remaining faith is shattered, and he leaves forever, brokenhearted}}. |
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* [[If I Had a Nickel]]: In "River Dance": |
* [[If I Had a Nickel]]: In "River Dance": |
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{{quote|'''Assumpta''': Thanks for last night. You were good. |
{{quote|'''Assumpta''': Thanks for last night. You were good. |
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'''Enda''': If I had a pound for every time a woman said that to me... |
'''Enda''': If I had a pound for every time a woman said that to me...}} |
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* [[My Local]]: Fitzgerald's. |
* [[My Local]]: Fitzgerald's. |
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* [[Oireland]] |
* [[Oireland]] |
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* [[Oop North]]: Father Clifford was a Manchester native. |
* [[Oop North]]: Father Clifford was a Manchester native. |
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Both leads leave after |
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Both leads leave after Season 4. Father Clifford gets replaced by Father Aiden O'Connell, an ex-monk, and later Father Vincent Sheahan, an Australian. Assumpta gets replaced by Oonagh as the Fitzgerald's landlady. The [[Will They or Won't They?]] plots get farmed out to other pairings. |
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* [[Will They or Won't They?]] Between Peter and Assumpta. Other couples in later seasons. |
* [[Will They or Won't They?]] Between Peter and Assumpta. Other couples in later seasons. |
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Revision as of 18:28, 16 May 2016
Ballykissangel is a BBC show which aired from 1996 to 2001. Peter Clifford, an English Catholic priest, is sent from England to work in a small Irish village.
Tropes featured include:
- Downer Ending: Father Clifford decides to renounce his faith to marry Assumpta. Assumpta randomly gets struck by lightning. Father Clifford's remaining faith is shattered, and he leaves forever, brokenhearted.
- If I Had a Nickel: In "River Dance":
Assumpta: Thanks for last night. You were good. |
- My Local: Fitzgerald's.
- Oireland
- Oop North: Father Clifford was a Manchester native.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Both leads leave after Season 4. Father Clifford gets replaced by Father Aiden O'Connell, an ex-monk, and later Father Vincent Sheahan, an Australian. Assumpta gets replaced by Oonagh as the Fitzgerald's landlady. The Will They or Won't They? plots get farmed out to other pairings.
- Will They or Won't They? Between Peter and Assumpta. Other couples in later seasons.