Global InformationBallylenon information
| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Syndicates | BBC Radio 4 Extra |
| Starring |
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| Announcer | Corrie Corfield |
| Written by | Christopher Fitz-Simon |
| Directed by |
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| 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).