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 3 - The Passion Of Saint Tibulus

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.

Further details

After a night gossiping with Father Hernandez over the longest game of Cluedo in history, Ted and Dougal find themselves bullied into being moral crusaders by Bishop Brennan, with disastrous results.

His Holiness has banned the blasphemous nudie film The Passion of Saint Tibulus, but due to a legal loophole Craggy Island is the only place in the Catholic world that can show the film. The Bishop now wants Ted to launch a public protest that will make the Church's disapproval crystal clear.

After a research trip, Dougal is confused by what St Tibulus was doing with that man's banana, but not as confused as Bishop Brennan when he realises Ted's protest has given the film a massive publicity boost...

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 5th May 1995
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 19th September 2010 11:35pm More4
Sunday 28th November 2010 10:00pm More4
Sunday 22nd May 2011 11:10pm More4
Sunday 16th October 2011 11:40pm More4
Sunday 1st April 2012 11:05pm More4
Sunday 24th June 2012 10:00pm More4
Monday 25th June 2012 2:25am More4
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Monday 17th September 2012 1:15am More4
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Saturday 30th March 2013 12:25am More4
Sunday 16th June 2013 10:00pm More4
Friday 21st June 2013 11:25pm More4
Thursday 12th September 2013 11:15pm More4
Sunday 15th September 2013 11:15pm More4
Sunday 17th November 2013 10:00pm More4
Saturday 23rd November 2013 12:20am More4
Sunday 12th January 2014 10:00pm More4
Saturday 18th January 2014 12:05am More4
Sunday 19th January 2014 10:00pm More4
Friday 24th January 2014 11:15pm More4
Sunday 20th July 2014 12:10am More4
Sunday 12th October 2014 11:05pm More4
Sunday 12th October 2014 11:40pm More4
Friday 17th October 2014 11:00pm More4
Saturday 15th November 2014 12:45am More4
Sunday 15th May 2016 11:05pm More4
Monday 23rd May 2016 1:40am More4
Saturday 18th June 2016 11:50pm More4
Monday 20th June 2016 12:10am More4
Sunday 28th August 2016 1:30am More4
Sunday 28th August 2016 9:35pm More4
Saturday 19th November 2016 11:25pm More4
Sunday 20th November 2016 10:35pm More4
Tuesday 20th December 2016 2:10am More4
Monday 26th December 2016 3:10am More4
Sunday 15th January 2017 10:05pm More4
Monday 16th January 2017 2:45am More4
Sunday 28th May 2017 12:15am More4
Sunday 28th May 2017 9:00pm More4
Sunday 20th August 2017 1:50am More4
Sunday 20th August 2017 9:35pm More4
Sunday 14th January 2018 1:15am More4
Sunday 14th January 2018 9:00pm More4
Saturday 15th September 2018 9:00pm More4
Sunday 16th September 2018 2:15am More4
Saturday 13th October 2018 9:00pm More4
Sunday 14th October 2018 1:15am More4
Monday 24th December 2018 10:15pm More4
Thursday 28th February 2019 10:00pm More4
Friday 1st March 2019 2:10am More4
Saturday 30th November 2019 11:40pm More4
Sunday 12th January 2020 12:50am More4
Monday 13th January 2020 3:25am More4
Saturday 11th April 2020 12:20am More4
Tuesday 12th May 2020 12:05am More4
Tuesday 9th June 2020 12:55am More4
Thursday 2nd July 2020 11:20pm More4
Friday 3rd July 2020 3:25am More4
Saturday 11th July 2020 12:15am C4
Thursday 30th July 2020 11:20pm More4
Friday 31st July 2020 3:30am More4
Saturday 5th September 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 6th September 2020 3:20am More4
Saturday 10th October 2020 11:05pm More4
Sunday 11th October 2020 3:25am More4
Friday 15th January 2021 12:05am More4
Saturday 16th January 2021 3:10am More4
Saturday 20th February 2021 12:35am More4
Monday 22nd February 2021 3:20am More4
Sunday 4th April 2021 12:40am More4
Tuesday 6th April 2021 3:20am More4
Sunday 27th June 2021 12:40am More4
Monday 28th June 2021 3:20am More4
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Sunday 12th September 2021 1:50am More4
Sunday 24th October 2021 12:55am More4
Tuesday 26th October 2021 3:20am More4
Saturday 18th December 2021 12:10am More4
Saturday 18th December 2021 3:25am More4
Sunday 23rd January 2022 12:10am More4
Sunday 23rd January 2022 3:25am More4
Sunday 13th March 2022 12:40am More4
Wednesday 16th March 2022 3:10am More4
Saturday 5th November 2022 12:10am C4
Saturday 24th December 2022 10:10pm More4
Sunday 25th December 2022 3:30am More4
Sunday 24th December 2023 8:00pm 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
Patrick Drury John O'Leary
Rynagh O'Grady Mary O'Leary
Derrick Branche Father Jose Fernandez
Jim Norton Bishop Len Brennan
Jon Kenny Michael Cocheese
Pat Leavy Woman In Cinema
Don Foley Jim Halpin
Ann Rowan Mrs Sheridan
Blanaid Irvine Mrs Glynn
Hugh B O'Brien Pat Harty
Geoffrey Perkins Spanish Interpreter (Voice)
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

Press

How Father Ted's slogan became a symbol of protest

It has been used to speak out against the pope, police brutality and rising student fees. It has spread from Craggy Island, a fictional outpost of Ireland, to Britain. It was present for the unseating of an Icelandic prime minister and travelled across the Atlantic Ocean to Washington, DC for the inauguration of Donald Trump. Last week it was back in London amid a 30,000-strong crowd protesting Mr Trump's planned state visit. If you've been to a demonstration over the past few years, chances are you'll have encountered a sign bearing the curious legend "Down With This Sort of Thing". But what does the slogan stand for?

The Economist, 7th February 2017

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