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
- 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 2, Episode 2 - Think Fast, Father Ted
With the parochial house falling apart, Ted decides it's time to raise some money, and it seems that a raffle is the best way to do it. Pulling in a favour from Bishop Brennan, he secures a car as the top prize...
Further details
Father Ted decides to raise some money to fix their leaking roof by running a raffle; all he needs is a decent prize. Luckily, Bishop Brennan stumps up for a brand new car. Unluckily, Ted trashes it almost immediately, before it can be raffled.
Faced with the choice of replacing the car or being murdered by Bishop Brennan, Ted hatches a fiendish plan. What if they borrowed Father Finnegan's car to use as the prize, then fixed the raffle so they won the car back?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, things don't work out quite to plan...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 15th March 1996
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 10th October 2010 | 11:10pm | More4 |
| Sunday 9th January 2011 | 11:10pm | More4 |
| Sunday 20th November 2011 | 10:40pm | More4 |
| Sunday 15th April 2012 | 11:10pm | More4 |
| Thursday 19th April 2012 | 10:30pm | More4 |
| Sunday 8th July 2012 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Monday 9th July 2012 | 2:50am | More4 |
| Thursday 12th July 2012 | 11:35pm | More4 |
| Sunday 30th September 2012 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Monday 1st October 2012 | 1:50am | More4 |
| Saturday 22nd December 2012 | 11:50pm | More4 |
| Monday 31st December 2012 | 11:30pm | More4 |
| Sunday 13th January 2013 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Saturday 19th January 2013 | 12:10am | More4 |
| Sunday 7th April 2013 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Saturday 13th April 2013 | 12:25am | More4 |
| Sunday 30th June 2013 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Saturday 6th July 2013 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Sunday 22nd September 2013 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Friday 27th September 2013 | 11:50pm | More4 |
| Sunday 1st December 2013 | 11:10pm | More4 |
| Saturday 7th December 2013 | 12:05am | More4 |
| Tuesday 31st December 2013 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Sunday 26th January 2014 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Saturday 1st February 2014 | 12:20am | More4 |
| Sunday 16th March 2014 | 11:40pm | More4 |
| Tuesday 18th March 2014 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Saturday 2nd August 2014 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Monday 4th August 2014 | 12:50am | More4 |
| Saturday 30th August 2014 | 10:35pm | More4 |
| Monday 1st September 2014 | 12:30am | More4 |
| Sunday 26th October 2014 | 11:25pm | More4 |
| Saturday 1st November 2014 | 12:00am | More4 |
| Wednesday 26th November 2014 | 11:10pm | More4 |
| Friday 28th November 2014 | 11:50pm | More4 |
| Sunday 7th December 2014 | 11:05pm | More4 |
| Saturday 13th December 2014 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Friday 26th December 2014 | 1:35am | C4 |
| Saturday 27th December 2014 | 3:55am | 4seven |
| Saturday 11th April 2015 | 8:30pm | More4 |
| Sunday 12th April 2015 | 12:40am | More4 |
| Sunday 24th May 2015 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Saturday 28th November 2015 | 7:30pm | More4 |
| Sunday 29th November 2015 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Saturday 23rd January 2016 | 8:30pm | More4 |
| Saturday 30th January 2016 | 11:10pm | More4 |
| Sunday 3rd July 2016 | 12:30am | More4 |
| Monday 4th July 2016 | 12:45am | More4 |
| Sunday 29th January 2017 | 9:30pm | More4 |
| Monday 30th January 2017 | 1:50am | More4 |
| Sunday 12th March 2017 | 2:05am | More4 |
| Sunday 12th March 2017 | 9:35pm | More4 |
| Monday 12th June 2017 | 1:40am | More4 |
| Sunday 28th January 2018 | 12:05am | More4 |
| Sunday 28th January 2018 | 11:55pm | More4 |
| Saturday 27th October 2018 | 9:35pm | More4 |
| Sunday 28th October 2018 | 1:55am | More4 |
| Wednesday 26th December 2018 | 12:50am | More4 |
| Wednesday 6th March 2019 | 11:35pm | More4 |
| Saturday 28th September 2019 | 11:05pm | More4 |
| Sunday 22nd December 2019 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Sunday 2nd February 2020 | 12:40am | More4 |
| Saturday 18th April 2020 | 11:40pm | More4 |
| Monday 20th April 2020 | 3:00am | More4 |
| Saturday 16th May 2020 | 11:40pm | More4 |
| Monday 18th May 2020 | 3:15am | More4 |
| Saturday 13th June 2020 | 11:40pm | More4 |
| Monday 15th June 2020 | 3:10am | More4 |
| Tuesday 7th July 2020 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Tuesday 7th July 2020 | 3:20am | More4 |
| Friday 7th August 2020 | 12:10am | More4 |
| Friday 7th August 2020 | 3:25am | More4 |
| Saturday 12th September 2020 | 11:05pm | More4 |
| Sunday 13th September 2020 | 3:25am | More4 |
| Saturday 17th October 2020 | 11:05pm | More4 |
| Sunday 18th October 2020 | 3:25am | More4 |
| Friday 22nd January 2021 | 12:00am | More4 |
| Saturday 23rd January 2021 | 3:10am | More4 |
| Saturday 27th February 2021 | 1:40am | More4 |
| Monday 1st March 2021 | 3:15am | More4 |
| Sunday 18th April 2021 | 12:50am | More4 |
| Monday 19th April 2021 | 3:20am | More4 |
| Sunday 11th July 2021 | 12:50am | More4 |
| Monday 12th July 2021 | 3:20am | More4 |
| Saturday 30th October 2021 | 11:40pm | More4 |
| Tuesday 2nd November 2021 | 3:20am | More4 |
| Friday 24th December 2021 | 3:25am | More4 |
| Friday 24th December 2021 | 10:15pm | More4 |
| Saturday 5th February 2022 | 3:20am | More4 |
| Sunday 6th February 2022 | 12:15am | More4 |
| Sunday 27th March 2022 | 12:40am | More4 |
| Sunday 25th December 2022 | 12:25am | More4 |
| Friday 30th December 2022 | 3:25am | More4 |
| Sunday 24th December 2023 | 10:05pm | More4 |
Cast & crew
| Dermot Morgan | Father Ted Crilly |
| Ardal O'Hanlon | Father Dougal McGuire |
| Frank Kelly | Father Jack Hackett |
| Pauline McLynn | Mrs Doyle |
| James Benson | Father Liam Finnegan |
| Gerry O'Brien | Father Billy O'Dwyer |
| Ben Keaton | Father Austin Purcell |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Arthur Mathews | Writer |
| Declan Lowney | Director |
| Lissa Evans | Producer |
| Mary Bell | Executive Producer |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Tim Waddell | Editor |
| Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
| Geoffrey Perkins | Script Advisor |