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: 278
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Channel 4, 6th October 2010Father Jack actor Frank Kelly joins Emmerdale
Father Ted star Frank Kelly - the comedy's foul-mouthed priest Father Jack Hackett - is joining ITV1 soap Emmerdale, producers have announced.
BBC News, 30th September 2010Ardal: actors queued up to replace Ted
Comedian Ardal O'Hanlon has revealed that there were actors lining up to become Father Ted in the aftermath of Dermot Morgan's sudden death.
Lynne Kelleher, The Independent (Ireland), 24th May 2010Laugh Lines: from Sergeant Bilko to Father Ted
Bruce Dessau's guide to TV comedy: Forget Steve Martin, it is the spirit of Phil Silvers that is resurrected on Craggy Island.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 13th May 2010Mercy please, no more Father Ted!
The sitcom ended in 1998, but the industry rumbles on, with Tedfest going global. Amazing - given that it wasn't much good in the first place.
Darragh McManus, The Guardian, 28th July 2009Father Ted creators back challenge to the blasphemy bill
Law is a return to the Middle Ages, say comedy team, as secularists plan an 'insult' to all religions.
Henry McDonald, The Observer, 5th July 2009