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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Tedfest 2015!
If you're a bit mad about Father Ted, and you fancy a trip to 'Craggy Island' with a bunch of fellow Ted nutters, Tedfest 2015 will be right up your street.
The Velvet Onion, 5th December 2014My Lovely Horse rejected as Ireland Eurovision song
Father Ted fans have attempted to bring 'My Lovely Horse' to the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, however the Irish parliament has rejected the petition.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 27th June 2014Father Ted will never come back says Graham Linehan
Co-writer of the classic comedy set in Craggy Island has said that he will never revive the show.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 1st March 2014Dermot Morgan was under serious stress when he died
Father Ted star Frank Kelly, speaking about Dermot Morgan, said "He barely passed the medical tests to be available to make the last series".
Demelza De Burca, The Irish Mirror, 28th December 2013TV rewind: Father Ted - A Christmassy Ted
Christmas on Craggy Island was probably always going to be a rather random, if not downright wrong affair. In the first of our festive-themed Christmas TV Rewinds, we journey back to 1996 and Father Ted's only yuletide offering, a thoroughly raucous affair that took the comedy series' offbeat humour to a new level.
Jon B, So So Gay, 15th December 2013TedFest8 2014 - What the feck?
Born in a storm of drink, fancy dress and sporting events, Ted Fest 8 lives! On the books for early 2014, Feb 27 - March 2 2014 to be exact, the fest gives Father Ted aficionados a chance to meet every year at the end of February on a small island in the Atlantic.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 12th November 2013Father Ted revived as stage show
The Whitley Bay Theatre Company will bring the much-loved characters from the sitcom, which first aired between 1995 and 1998, to the stage in a fresh production which runs this week at the North East seaside town.
John-Paul Stephenson, Giggle Beats, 6th November 2013Head of BBC comedy picks Father Ted as best comedy ever
BBC head of comedy Shane Allen has chosen Channel 4's Father Ted as his all-time favourite comedy and the one that should win Radio Times' poll to find the best of British TV.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 29th July 2013Father Ted's Father Dougal responds to Pope campaign
The Father Ted character has emerged from hiding on Craggy Island after 15 years to back the Facebook campaign calling for his appointment to lead the Roman Catholic Church.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 12th March 2013A Craggy Island St Paddy's day
Wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without a trip to Ireland's favorite destination - Craggy Island.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 17th March 2012