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

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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Seamus Cassidy - the Derry man who made TV history

The Derry man who made television history by commissioning Father Ted for Channel 4 has spoken of his own favourite moments on the 20th anniversary of the show.

Brendan McDaid, The Derry Journal, 21st April 2015

11 things Father Ted taught us about male friendship

20 years after the first episode of Father Ted aired, the classic TV 'bromance' can still teach us a lot about male bonding.

The Telegraph, 21st April 2015

Father Ted 20th Anniversary quiz

Test your Father Ted knowledge in our 20th anniversary quiz. How well do you know the show?

The Mirror, 21st April 2015

Father Ted's legacy, 20 years on

Put three priests and their tea lady on a remote Irish island and what do you get? One of TV's most loved sitcoms. The creators and cast of Father Ted explain how they put Craggy Island on the comedy map.

Andrew Harrison, The Guardian, 20th April 2015

Linehan responds to criticism from footie journalist

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan didn't take kindly to criticism of the series from Irish football journalist Miguel Delaney.

The Independent (Ireland), 20th April 2015

Archive: Nancy Banks-Smith on death of Dermot Morgan

The death of a comic is often tragic - but we don't have to believe it if we don't want to.

Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 20th April 2015

Father Ted taught the Church how to laugh at itself

Editor of the Irish Catholic, Michael Kelly, said the programme shifted the public's perception.

Michael Kelly, The Irish Journal, 19th April 2015

Is it still safe for Catholics to laugh at Father Ted?

Twenty years after it first aired, the clerical sitcom remains one of Britain's best-loved TV shows - yet Catholics remain split over how relentlessly it pokes fun at the Church.

Will Gore, Catholic Herald, 16th April 2015

Pauline McLynn hopes for reunion with Ardal O'Hanlon

It's been nearly two decades since they starred together in Father Ted, but Pauline McLynn has revealed that she would love to work with co-star Ardal O'Hanlon again.

Sharon McGowan, Irish Herald, 15th April 2015

Father Ted the musical is a heavenly idea says Linehan

The co-creator of the classic Channel 4 comedy says he wants to bring the show back as a musical with dancing and "spinning cardinals"

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 5th January 2015

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