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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Competition Time
Further details
Ted's plan to win the All Priest Stars in Their Eyes look-alike competition (and take a precious fiver off Father Dick Byrne in the process) gets off to a bad start when both Dougal and Jack steal his idea and also dress as Elvis.
Ted's hopes of victory rest on impressing this year's judge and host of the popular Morning Quiz show, Henry Sellers. Plying him with tea and sandwiches seems to be the obvious trick, until exposure to Mrs Doyle's sherry leads Sellers to reveal exactly why he was sacked from the BBC...
Having rescued the now feral Henry from running wild across the island, the competition is back on. It culminates in a head-to-head clash between Diana Ross (plus two Supremes) and The Three Ages of Elvis, featuring Jack as the bloated, cheeseburger-eating King.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 12th May 1995
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dermot Morgan | Father Ted Crilly |
| Ardal O'Hanlon | Father Dougal McGuire |
| Frank Kelly | Father Jack Hackett |
| Pauline McLynn | Mrs Doyle |
| Niall Buggy | Henry Sellers |
| Maurice O'Donoghue | Father Dick Byrne |
| Don Wycherley | Father Cyril McDuff |
| Chris Curran | Father Jim Johnson |
| Fergus O'Kelly | Father Barty Dunne |
| John Olohan | Sgt Deegan |
| Paul Woodfull | Father Harry Coyle |
| Jean Ainslie | Jane |
| Edwina Day | Monica |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Arthur Mathews | Writer |
| Declan Lowney | Director |
| Geoffrey Perkins | Producer |
| Mary Bell | Executive Producer |
| Nick Ames | Editor |
| Anne Tilby (as Anne Tilby Jones) | Production Designer |