Chinese Whispers (23 Feb. 1997)

A panic spreads around the town when a rumor circulates that two men from the revenue service are in town. It seems that everyone, from Brian to Eamon, has something to hide.

Director:

Dermot Boyd

Writers:

Kieran Prendiville (creator), Rio Fanning

Stars:

Stephen Tompkinson, Dervla Kirwan, Tony Doyle

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Tompkinson	...	Father Peter Clifford
Dervla Kirwan	...	Assumpta Fitzgerald
Tony Doyle	...	Brian Quigley
Niall Toibin	...	Father MacAnally
Tina Kellegher	...	Niamh Egan
Peter Hanly	...	Ambrose Egan
Aine Ni Mhuiri	...	Kathleen Hendley
Peter Caffrey	...	Padraig O'Kelly
Gary Whelan	...	Brendan Kearney
Deirdre Donnelly	...	Siobhan Mehigan
Bosco Hogan	...	Dr. Michael Ryan
Frankie McCafferty	...	Donal Docherty
Joe Savino	...	Liam Coghlan
Peter Sheridan	...	Tom
Darragh Kelly	...	Jerry

Storyline

When two strangers show up in Ballykissangel acting suspiciously and apparently shadowing some of the locals, rumors spread that they're revenue officers checking to see if everyone is paying their taxes. Ambrose knows who they are but refuses to say, even to wife Niamh. It seems that everyone in Ballykissangel has something to hide from Kathleen the shopkeeper, to pub owner Assumpta Fitzgerald to all-purpose businessman Brian Quigley. Assumpta is fed up with it all and is thinking taking up an offer from an old friend to partner in a wine bar in Dublin. Brian returns home to find that his house has been burgled. Of real concern to him is that his duplicate set of books has been taken from his safe. His old nemesis, Mossy Phelan, has a role in it all.

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Plot Keywords:

comfort

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1997 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ambrose Egan: Are you lost, gentlemen, or planning a heist?
[he looks at the ID]
Ambrose Egan: Ah, right.

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Soundtracks

"Celebration"
(uncredited)

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