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.
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
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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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 |
Thursday 28th June 2012 | 11:00pm | More4 |
Sunday 16th September 2012 | 10:00pm | More4 |
Monday 17th September 2012 | 1:15am | More4 |
Thursday 20th September 2012 | 11:00pm | More4 |
Sunday 9th December 2012 | 10:00pm | More4 |
Saturday 15th December 2012 | 12:15am | More4 |
Sunday 6th January 2013 | 10:00pm | More4 |
Sunday 24th March 2013 | 10:00pm | More4 |
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 |
Saturday 11th September 2021 | 3:25am | More4 |
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
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