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.
Press clippings
Outnumbered and Derry Girls the musicals?
Outnumbered executive producer Jimmy Mulville has revealed that he's been approached to turn the hit BBC sitcom into a musical, and that he doesn't believe Derry Girls is finished, while sharing his side of the cancellation of the Father Ted musical.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2025Picnic on Craggy Island book review
A producer's account of the making of the great sitcom leaves you thirsting for more tea, vicar.
Alexander Larman, Prospect Magazine, 7th May 2025Picnic On Craggy Island by Lissa Evans review
Although infuriating at times in its lack of depth or detail, the book does at least capture the singular, loveable madness that makes Father Ted so revered.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 20th February 2025How I made Father Ted: 'We had to edit the laughs down'
Putting the sitcom together was like a military operation, says its producer Lissa Evans. She reveals the secret of its success and recalls the shocking death at 45 of its star Dermot Morgan.
Lissa Evans, The Times, 16th February 2025'Humourless' Channel 4 slap trigger warning on 'offensive' Father Ted episode
Woke Channel 4 bosses have issued trigger warnings on classic sitcom Father Ted on its streaming service.
They fear 1998 episode Are You Right There Father Ted? could upset today's viewers because of its language and scenes of racial impersonation.
Thomas Godfrey, The Sun, 11th February 2025Kevin McKidd: It's nice to be in a Christmas show that's not Father Ted
Starring in CBBC drama Primrose Railway Children, McKidd said: "The only thing that I'm in that's regularly on telly at Christmas time is the Father Ted Christmas Special - it keeps getting repeated. But that was 27 years ago so it's time for a refresh."
Ashleigh Keenan-Bryce & David Farrell, BBC, 29th November 2024Fans of huge 90s sitcom go wild as stars unite for video
Fans of a huge 90s sitcom have gone absolutely wild as the cast reunited. 26 years after the final episode was originally broadcast, some of the cast have united for a huge project.
Northern Ireland Comic Con took place earlier this month and three of the actors hosted their own reunion.
Joshua Rom, The Sun, 13th September 2024The 50 best TV comedies of all time - ranked
From cult classics to sitcom royalty, we've assembled the definitive list of TV comedy greats - but has Mrs. Brown's Boys made the grade?
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 20th June 2024An exclusive look at Graham Linehan's Father Ted musical
When we meet at his east London apartment, Graham Linehan concedes that, by doing an impromptu read-through, I may end up as one of the last members of the small club of people who have 'seen' the show. Father Ted: The Final Episode may be almost oven-ready - songs included - but a Mexican stand-off between Linehan and his former producers means it's stuck in purgatory.
Robert Jackman, The Spectator, 30th May 2024Brad Pitt says Snatch performance was based on Father Ted character
Brad Pitt reportedly based his Snatch performance off a character from 1990s British sitcom Father Ted.
Alex Berry, NME, 17th May 2024