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.
Streaming rank this week: 527
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - 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
Cast & crew
| Dermot Morgan | Father Ted Crilly |
| Ardal O'Hanlon | Father Dougal McGuire |
| Frank Kelly | Father Jack Hackett |
| Pauline McLynn | Mrs Doyle |
| 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) |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Arthur Mathews | Writer |
| 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