Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Father Ted

Father Ted

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 1995 - 1998
  • 25 episodes (3 series)

Fathers Ted Crilly, Dougal McGuire and Jack Hackett are the inept priests of Craggy Island, banished from the mainland in various circumstances. Stars Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly and Pauline McLynn.

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Series 1, Episode 1 - Good Luck, Father Ted

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.

Further details

Fame beckons for Father Ted after Terry MacNamee from Faith of Our Fathers phones up to interview Ted for 'The Television'.

Unfortunately, the filming at the local beauty spot coincides with the arrival of Funland on Craggy Island. Ted's carefully laid plans are ruined because the temptations of Spider Baby, The Tunnel of Goats, and The Spinning Cat prove irresistible to Dougal, who is distracted from his assigned duty: restraining the virtually feral Father Jack.

After a trip to a tarot reader fails to convince Dougal to go home, Ted finds himself hoist by his own petard; stuck up The Crane of Death with Jack while Terry MacNamee interviews Dougal about his beliefs. Regrettably, it soon transpires Dougal doesn't really have any strong religious opinions at all...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 21st April 1995
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 14th November 2010 10:05pm More4
Sunday 8th May 2011 11:10pm More4
Sunday 2nd October 2011 11:45pm More4
Sunday 25th March 2012 10:35pm More4
Monday 26th March 2012 12:45am More4
Sunday 17th June 2012 10:00pm More4
Monday 18th June 2012 2:25am More4
Thursday 21st June 2012 11:00pm More4
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Monday 10th September 2012 1:15am More4
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Monday 3rd December 2012 1:55am More4
Friday 7th December 2012 11:15pm More4
Sunday 30th December 2012 10:05pm More4
Sunday 17th March 2013 9:00pm More4
Wednesday 20th March 2013 11:45pm More4
Sunday 9th June 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 14th June 2013 11:25pm More4
Sunday 1st September 2013 10:00pm More4
Thursday 5th September 2013 11:15pm More4
Sunday 10th November 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 15th November 2013 10:45pm More4
Sunday 5th January 2014 9:00pm More4
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Sunday 5th October 2014 11:05pm More4
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Sunday 9th November 2014 11:25pm More4
Saturday 4th April 2015 7:55pm More4
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Saturday 21st November 2015 8:00pm More4
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Saturday 16th January 2016 8:00pm More4
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Sunday 21st August 2016 9:35pm More4
Monday 14th November 2016 12:25am More4
Wednesday 14th December 2016 7:55pm More4
Monday 19th December 2016 1:50am More4
Sunday 25th December 2016 3:15am More4
Sunday 8th January 2017 1:05am More4
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Monday 20th February 2017 1:10am More4
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Sunday 13th August 2017 10:40pm More4
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Sunday 7th January 2018 9:35pm More4
Saturday 1st September 2018 8:00pm More4
Sunday 2nd September 2018 1:55am More4
Saturday 6th October 2018 9:00pm More4
Sunday 7th October 2018 1:15am More4
Saturday 22nd December 2018 10:05pm More4
Sunday 23rd December 2018 2:25am More4
Tuesday 1st January 2019 3:15am More4
Thursday 21st February 2019 9:00pm More4
Friday 22nd February 2019 2:10am More4
Saturday 23rd November 2019 11:40pm More4
Sunday 5th January 2020 12:10am More4
Saturday 4th April 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 5th April 2020 3:20am More4
Saturday 9th May 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 10th May 2020 3:20am More4
Saturday 6th June 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 7th June 2020 3:25am More4
Wednesday 1st July 2020 12:15am More4
Wednesday 1st July 2020 3:20am More4
Friday 10th July 2020 11:05pm C4
Thursday 23rd July 2020 11:15pm More4
Friday 24th July 2020 3:25am More4
Friday 4th September 2020 1:10am More4
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Friday 9th October 2020 12:10am More4
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Saturday 12th December 2020 8:00pm More4
Saturday 12th December 2020 11:10pm More4
Saturday 9th January 2021 11:05pm More4
Monday 11th January 2021 3:20am More4
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Monday 29th March 2021 11:45pm More4
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Sunday 6th March 2022 12:40am More4
Sunday 22nd May 2022 12:05am More4
Sunday 22nd May 2022 3:20am More4
Saturday 24th December 2022 8:00pm More4
Wednesday 20th December 2023 10:15pm More4
Sunday 24th December 2023 11:15pm More4

Cast & crew

Cast
Dermot Morgan Father Ted Crilly
Ardal O'Hanlon Father Dougal McGuire
Frank Kelly Father Jack Hackett
Pauline McLynn Mrs Doyle
Guest cast
Gerard Lee Terry MacNamee
Pat Shortt Tom
Noelle Brown Teaching Nun
Blanaid Irvine Tarot Reader
Patrick Drury John O'Leary
Rynagh O'Grady Mary O'Leary
Mark Murray Surly Youth
Writing team
Graham Linehan Writer
Arthur Mathews Writer
Production team
Declan Lowney Director
Geoffrey Perkins Producer
Mary Bell Executive Producer
Nick Ames Editor
Anne Tilby (as Anne Tilby Jones) Production Designer

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