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.
- Series 2, Episode 9 repeated Tuesday at 8pm on More4
- Streaming rank this week: 98
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Series 1, Episode 5 - And God Created Woman
Further details
Temptation comes to Craggy Island in the shapely form of womankind, as Ted struggles with the twin temptations of satisfying a horde of nuns slathering over his latest Mass and indulging his own passion for Polly Clarke, his favourite writer and author of bonkbuster 'Bejewelled with Kisses¿.
As it turns out, Polly is using Craggy Island as place to get her head together after the break-up of her marriage. Much to Mrs Doyle's disgust, she spends the night at the Parochial House, and her womanly wiles beguile Ted - who completely gets the wrong end of the stick.
Confusing their literary conversations with a come-on, he cuts short his famous Mass and heads to Polly's cottage for a romantic dinner a-deux. As it turns out, Polly's actually invited him to her housewarming, along with Dougal, Jack and a gaggle of nuns severely disappointed with a certain Father Curley.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 19th 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 |
Pat Shortt | Tom |
Don Foley | Jim Halpin |
Gemma Craven | Polly Clarke |
Rosemary Henderson | Sister Assumpta |
Clare Cathcart | Sister Margaret |
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 |