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: 376
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Celebrating Father Ted
It's one of the greatest British sitcoms ever. We take a fond look back at the classic Father Ted...
Mark Harrison, Den Of Geek, 7th June 2018Father Ted: the musical
Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews have nearly completed writing Pope Ted - The Father Ted Musical.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd June 2018Archive: Father Ted's Dermot Morgan dies - March 1998
2 March 1998: years of grind and stress verging on mania caught up with the Irish actor who collapsed during a dinner party.
Rory Carroll and Brian Boyd, The Guardian, 2nd March 2018The complete A to Z of Father Ted
Today marks 20 years since the sad death of Dermot Morgan - beloved to millions of comedy fans as Father Ted
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 28th February 2018Irish stars remember Dermot Morgan, who 20 years ago
He died nearly 20 years ago - yet Dermot Morgan was still making people laugh last night.
Cillian O'Brien and Mikie O'Loughlin, The Irish Mirror, 26th February 2018Several sitcoms banned by Mastermind
Contestants on the BBC quiz show Mastermind will no longer be allowed to pick Fawlty Towers, Blackadder or Roald Dahl as their specialist subjects as the producers have run out of questions. Mark Helsby, Mastermind's producer, has revealed that some subjects are so popular that they have been "exhausted" for new questions. Father Ted and the Chronicles of Narnia have also been removed.
Graham Ruddick, The Guardian, 30th January 201810 reasons why A Christmassy Ted is best Xmas special
21 years after it first aired on Channel 4, here's a look at why A Christmassy Ted remains the greatest yuletide TV special of all time.
Jon O'Brien, Metro, 23rd December 2017Father Ted's best episodes
Across just three short series, Father Ted proved itself to be one of the funniest sitcoms of recent decades. Here our our pick of the best. Here are our favourite episodes.
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 19th September 2017Why do many Irish Catholics love being mocked by Ted?
In our 90s sitcom week, celebrating the show that gave the world "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse".
Julia Rampen, The New Statesman, 10th August 2017Mrs. Doyle road sign stolen in County Mayo
A road safety campaign involving the beloved Mrs. Doyle from Father Ted has gone awry in Co. Mayo, after life-size cardboard cut-outs to alert drivers and GAA fans to take a break over the bank holiday weekend were stolen.
Dermot and Dave, Today FM, 4th August 2017