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Series 1 (1995)

1. Good Luck, Father Ted

First Broadcast: Fri 21st April 1995

When he receives a call from a television producer, Father Ted thinks he may have spied a route to fame, fortune, and an escape from Craggy Island.

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2. Entertaining Father Stone

First Broadcast: Fri 28th April 1995

Father Stone, a priest even more boring than Dougal is stupid, is paying his annual visit - and he doesn't have to get back to his Parish for a few weeks...

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3. The Passion Of Saint Tibulus

First Broadcast: Fri 5th May 1995

The fearsome Bishop Brennan drops by the parochial house in order to task Ted and Dougal with picketing a new film, The Passion Of Saint Tibulus.

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4. Competition Time

First Broadcast: Fri 12th May 1995

Ted's excited. He thinks he's got a good chance of winning the all-priests lookalike show this year. Sadly, neither Jack nor Dougal are particularly inventive souls...

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5. And God Created Woman

First Broadcast: Fri 19th May 1995

Ted ends up playing host to one of his favourite novelists, the rather attractive Polly Clarke. Meanwhile, a group of Nuns are also scheduled to pay visit to Craggy island.

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6. Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest

First Broadcast: Fri 26th May 1995

Father Jack consumes more floor polish than is good for him and leaves Ted and Dougal half a million pounds in his will. But will he stay dead long enough for them to claim it?

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Series 2 (1996)

1. Hell

First Broadcast: Fri 8th March 1996

The time has come for the trio's annual summer holiday, and Father Ted has a fellow priest's caravan in mind as a perfect location.

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2. Think Fast, Father Ted

First Broadcast: Fri 15th March 1996

With the parochial house falling apart, Ted decides it's time to raise some money, and it seems that a raffle is the best way to do it. Pulling in a favour from Bishop Brennan, he secures a car as the top prize...

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3. Tentacles Of Doom

First Broadcast: Fri 22nd March 1996

When a nearby relic has its importance upgraded by the church, a group of bishops pay visit to the island.

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4. Old Grey Whistle Theft

First Broadcast: Fri 29th March 1996

The arrival of rebellious young priest Father Damien Lennon coincides with the theft of a whistle belonging to Mr Benson, the picnic area supervisor. Suspicion, however, falls upon Ted.

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5. A Song For Europe

First Broadcast: Fri 5th April 1996

Ted and Dougal plan to enter Eurosong 1996, borrowing the music from a 1970s entry's long-forgotten B-side.

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6. The Plague

First Broadcast: Fri 12th April 1996

With Bishop Brennan on his way in order to talk to Ted about Jack's nude sleepwalking, the parochial house suddenly becomes overrun by rabbits - the one animal Brennan is petrified of...

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7. Rock A Hula Ted

First Broadcast: Fri 19th April 1996

Ted is invited to be the judge at the Lovely Girls Festival 1996. Whilst home alone, Dougal welcomes the fiercely feminist, anti-religious pop star Niamh Connolly into the house...

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8. Cigarettes And Alcohol And Rollerblading

First Broadcast: Fri 26th April 1996

It's Lent, and following a gloating phonecall from Dick, Ted decides that he, Jack and Dougal should give up their smoking, drinking, and rollerblading respectively. However, it proves to be far more difficult than expected, and the trio call in some outside help...

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9. New Jack City

First Broadcast: Fri 3rd May 1996

When Father Jack is hospitalised, Ted's hopeful that the drunken old letch won't return, and he'll be down to having to deal with just one dependent - but when Bishop Brennan sends Father Stack too be a new 3rd Priest on the island, Jack suddenly seems far more tolerable...

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10. Flight Into Terror

First Broadcast: Fri 10th May 1996

Ted, Dougal and Jack stare death in the eyes when the plane they're flying in loses almost all of its fuel. Who could be to blame? What will they do? And what will be the trio's fate?

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Christmas Special: A Christmassy Ted

First Broadcast: Tue 24th December 1996

When Ted's quick thinking saves a group of Priests - and the Catholic church - from a major embarrassment (involving lingerie) at Christmas, he is given the prestigious Golden Cleric award. But on Craggy Island, nothing is as simple as it seems... Apart from Dougal.

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Series 3 (1998)

1. Are You Right There Father Ted?

First Broadcast: Fri 13th March 1998

When Father Crilly upsets the local Chinese community, he's determined to right the misunderstanding in any way he can. Sadly, Dougal, Jack, and luck are always present to conspire against him...

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2. Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep

First Broadcast: Fri 20th March 1998

Ted becomes involved with the King of the Sheep competition after betting the entire winter's heating budget on the local champion.

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3. Speed 3

First Broadcast: Fri 27th March 1998

Mrs Doyle takes a fancy to new milkman Pat Mustard. After meeting Pat, Ted's sure than not all is as it seems, and sets out to discover just what he's up to. Little does he realise the danger Dougal will face.

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4. The Mainland

First Broadcast: Fri 3rd April 1998

Ted and Dougal take Father Jack to the mainland to get new glasses. Leaving him at the optician, they visit a nearby cave complex and tourist attraction, where they bump into Richard Wilson...

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5. Escape From Victory

First Broadcast: Fri 10th April 1998

Once again, Ted's at war with Father Dick Byrne. This time, they've got rival teams in the All Priests Over 75 Indoor 5-A-Side Football Challenge, and Ted's star player has died. It looks like a forefeit is on the cards for Crilly.

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6. Kicking Bishop Brennan Up The Arse

First Broadcast: Fri 17th April 1998

Following his team's disqualification and the losing of the bet by proxy, Father Crilly must accept Byrne's forfeit - and kick Bishop Brennan up the arse.

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7. Night Of The Nearly Dead

First Broadcast: Fri 24th April 1998

Mrs Doyle wins a competition to meet a singer, the obsession of middle-aged women across Ireland. When she inadvertently reveals the date of his visit, the house is beseiged by dozens upon dozens of menopausal women.

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8. Going To America

First Broadcast: Fri 1st May 1998

A successful American priest sees Ted talking down a fellow priest from a window ledge, and invites him to move over to LA and become a television celebrity cleric.

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