In this ‘On Tour’ edition of Kelly’s People, Gerry Kelly and the crew travel to the west of the province to the heart of Fermanagh Lakelands. Throughout the programme Kelly talks with local people to find out more about this unique county.

The first guest of the evening is Prithu Das, a head of Hare Krishna temple on Upper Lough Erne on the Inish Rath Island. The Hare Krishna Centre was established here in 1985. The second guest is Éamon de Buitléar, a prominent Irish wildlife filmmaker, who talks about work and his fascination with otters. The one and only Pat Cassidy joins in with an old Halloween custom of ‘turning the waistcoat’ and a few old school games to try out. He also presents Kelly with a gift, a blackthorn shillelagh.

After a performance by The Sands Family, Kelly meets the audience and interviews a variety of interesting people from the area such as Billy Forde, a former gamekeeper at Florence Court, Dorothy Pendry from the Craft Centre, Harold Hamilton who was a president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, just to list a few. The discussion also turns to cross border activities such as smuggling and the skill of poitín (poteen) making.

The programme also includes an exerpt from Éamon de Buitléar's film on the habitats and behaviour of otters.

Hosted by Gerry Kelly

Guests: Prithu Das, Eamon De Buitlear, Pat Cassidy, Trevor Clayton, Seamus McAnnay, William Hyndman, Billy Forde, Frank Garvin, Dorothy Pendry, Harold Hamilton, Keith Troughton, John Cunningham and The Sands Family

Producer/ Director: David Donaghy
Cameras: Gil Henderson, Davey McBride
Sound: Bruce Switzer
Make-Up: Sheila Dundee
Props: Jimmy McConnell
Riggers: David Wilkinson
Electricians: Billy Rowan
Vision Supervisor: Allen McMurtry
VTR Engineer: Gerry Ross
Vision Mixer: William Scott
Floor Manager: Ann McClelland
Graphics: Michael Williams, Brian Owens
Programme Associate: Michael Henderson
Music: John Anderson
Lighting Director: Fred Hopwood
Designer: Diane Menaul
Crew Chief: Tom Reid
Production Assistant: Liz Stewart
Programme Editor: Gerry Kelly

Ulster Television Production