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 3, Episode 3 - Speed 3

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.

Further details

Mrs Doyle has a new fancy man in her life, Pat Mustard the milkman. Unsettled by this turn of events, Ted and Dougal investigate, and discover a rash of unnaturally hairy babies in the district. Pat has been delivering more than just milk.

You have to get up very early in the morning to catch out a milkman, so that's exactly what the Fathers do. Some good detective work later and Pat gets the sack. But, despite lying down on the job, Pat refuses to take his dismissal lying down...

With Dougal acting as Craggy Island's newest milkman, the race is on to de-active the bomb that is on board his milk float, placed there by the dastardly Mustard!

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 27th March 1998
Time
9:30pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 27th March 2011 11:05pm More4
Saturday 24th December 2011 9:40pm More4
Sunday 27th May 2012 10:00pm More4
Monday 28th May 2012 2:25am More4
Thursday 31st May 2012 10:00pm More4
Thursday 16th August 2012 11:00pm More4
Sunday 19th August 2012 10:00pm More4
Monday 20th August 2012 1:20am More4
Thursday 23rd August 2012 11:00pm More4
Sunday 11th November 2012 10:00pm More4
Monday 12th November 2012 1:10am More4
Friday 16th November 2012 11:35pm More4
Saturday 17th November 2012 2:50am More4
Saturday 22nd December 2012 12:50am C4
Thursday 27th December 2012 2:45am 4seven
Friday 28th December 2012 1:40am 4seven
Sunday 24th February 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 1st March 2013 11:00pm More4
Sunday 17th March 2013 10:10pm More4
Wednesday 20th March 2013 9:35pm More4
Sunday 19th May 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 24th May 2013 11:00pm More4
Sunday 11th August 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 16th August 2013 11:45pm More4
Sunday 1st December 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 6th December 2013 11:00pm More4
Thursday 26th December 2013 12:15am C4
Friday 27th December 2013 3:15am 4seven
Saturday 28th December 2013 1:15am More4
Wednesday 1st January 2014 2:55am 4seven
Sunday 16th March 2014 10:00pm More4
Monday 17th March 2014 11:05pm More4
Saturday 31st May 2014 9:35pm More4
Monday 2nd June 2014 12:30am More4
Sunday 24th August 2014 12:15am More4
Friday 29th August 2014 10:00pm More4
Wednesday 31st December 2014 11:15pm More4
Sunday 18th January 2015 10:55pm More4
Saturday 24th January 2015 12:55am More4
Saturday 18th April 2015 9:00pm More4
Saturday 7th November 2015 10:05pm More4
Friday 13th November 2015 10:10pm More4
Friday 18th December 2015 10:50pm More4
Thursday 24th December 2015 10:50pm More4
Saturday 21st May 2016 8:00pm More4
Sunday 22nd May 2016 1:25am More4
Saturday 6th August 2016 11:05pm More4
Sunday 7th August 2016 9:00pm More4
Thursday 29th December 2016 12:20am More4
Sunday 26th February 2017 10:05pm More4
Sunday 23rd April 2017 12:05am More4
Sunday 23rd April 2017 9:00pm More4
Sunday 23rd July 2017 2:05am More4
Sunday 23rd July 2017 9:35pm More4
Friday 22nd December 2017 12:45am C4
Tuesday 26th December 2017 1:25am More4
Monday 1st January 2018 1:20am More4
Sunday 11th March 2018 1:30am More4
Sunday 11th March 2018 10:00pm More4
Saturday 1st December 2018 10:35pm More4
Sunday 2nd December 2018 1:45am More4
Monday 8th July 2019 1:05am More4
Saturday 2nd November 2019 11:40pm More4
Wednesday 1st January 2020 1:50am More4
Friday 3rd January 2020 3:10am More4
Saturday 14th March 2020 11:00pm More4
Sunday 15th March 2020 3:20am More4
Saturday 2nd May 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 3rd May 2020 3:25am More4
Saturday 30th May 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 31st May 2020 3:25am More4
Thursday 25th June 2020 11:15pm More4
Friday 26th June 2020 2:30am More4
Saturday 11th July 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 12th July 2020 3:25am More4
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Sunday 23rd August 2020 3:25am More4
Saturday 26th September 2020 11:05pm More4
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Saturday 21st November 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 22nd November 2020 3:20am More4
Saturday 26th December 2020 11:55pm More4
Tuesday 9th February 2021 12:40am More4
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Saturday 20th March 2021 11:05pm More4
Sunday 30th May 2021 12:45am More4
Monday 31st May 2021 3:25am More4
Tuesday 17th August 2021 12:10am More4
Sunday 22nd August 2021 3:20am More4
Sunday 3rd October 2021 12:40am More4
Monday 4th October 2021 3:25am More4
Sunday 28th November 2021 12:10am More4
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Sunday 2nd January 2022 12:15am More4
Sunday 27th February 2022 12:45am More4
Monday 28th February 2022 3:30am More4
Saturday 23rd April 2022 3:20am More4
Sunday 24th April 2022 12:10am More4
Saturday 25th March 2023 1:05am C4
Tuesday 26th December 2023 10:50pm 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
Pat Laffan Pat Mustard
John Rogan Mr. Fox
Eamon Morrissey Father Beeching
Arthur Mathews Father Clarke
Gail Fitzpatrick Mrs. Millet
Writing team
Graham Linehan Writer
Arthur Mathews Writer
Production team
Andy de Emmony Director
Graham Linehan Director
Lissa Evans Producer
Mary Bell Executive Producer
Mykola Pawluk Editor
Tim Waddell Editor
Andrew Howe-Davies Production Designer

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