Brendan Grace

Celebrating 25 years of Father Ted's hilarity

Twenty-five years ago today, a phenomenon burst upon our television screens. The first showing of Father Ted on Channel 4 brought us the strange and very, very funny world of Craggy Island and its trio of priests with their housekeeper.

Martin Hannan, The National (Scotland), 21st April 2020

Brendan Grace: Irish comedian and Father Ted actor dies

Irish comedian Brendan Grace has died at the age of 68 after a short illness. He was also an actor acclaimed for roles including Father Fintan Stack in the Channel 4 cult comedy Father Ted.

BBC, 11th July 2019

Father Ted actor Brendan Grace diagnosed with cancer

Brendan Grace, who appeared as Father Stack in Father Ted has been diagnosed with cancer, after being hospitalised for four weeks to receive treatment for pneumonia.

Kathryn Ingate, The Daily Express, 3rd July 2019