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 2 - A Christmassy Ted
Further details
Christmas is two days away and all the lights are on - but nobody's at home in Dougal's head. He's desperate to find out what's behind the next window in the Advent Calendar - will it be a load of people in a stable, or Ruud Gullit sitting on a shed?
While Dougal is getting over-excited, Ted is brooding on yet another year stuck on Craggy Island without achieving anything. Still, at least he can look forward to a nice quiet Christmas with no unusual incidents or strange people turning up...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 24th December 1996
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 70 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dermot Morgan | Father Ted Crilly |
| Ardal O'Hanlon | Father Dougal McGuire |
| Frank Kelly | Father Jack Hackett |
| Pauline McLynn | Mrs Doyle |
| Tony Guilfoyle | Father Larry Duff |
| Gerard McSorley | Father Todd Unctious |
| Dervla Kirwan | Assumpta |
| Stephen Tompkinson | Father Clifford |
| Anne Gildea | Woman With Baby |
| Caoilinn McCormack | Baby |
| Barry Murphy | Salesman |
| Sean Barrett | Father Fitzgerald |
| Donncha Crowley | Father Billy |
| Colum Gallivan | Father Reilly |
| Neil McCaul | Father Terry |
| Kevin McKidd | Father Deegan |
| Joe Taylor | Father Cleary |
| Andrew McCulloch | Bishop Tom McCaskell |
| Billy Boyle | Chatback Priest |
| John O'Mahony | Chatback Priest |
| Ed Byrne | Teenager |
| Tom Farrelly | Teenager |
| Tony Rohr | Drunk Priest In Bar |
| John Delaney | Sat On Priest |
| Brendan Dempsey (as Brendan F. Dempsey) | Father Dick Mayo |
| Aine O'Connor | Sister Helen Locklear |
| Clive Geraghty | Fisherman |
| Brendan Burke | Award Ceremony Priest |
| Miche Doherty | Award Ceremony Priest |
| Stephen Kennedy | Award Ceremony Priest |
| Conor Mullen | Award Ceremony Priest |
| Pat O'Mahony | Award Ceremony Priest |
| Paul Tylak | Award Ceremony Priest |
| John Quinn | Police Sergeant |
| Graham Linehan | Writer |
| Arthur Mathews | Writer |
| Declan Lowney | Director |
| Lissa Evans | Producer |
| Mary Bell | Executive Producer |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Tim Waddell | Editor |
| Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Press
Kevin McKidd: It's nice to be in a Christmas show that's not Father Ted
Starring in CBBC drama Primrose Railway Children, McKidd said: "The only thing that I'm in that's regularly on telly at Christmas time is the Father Ted Christmas Special - it keeps getting repeated. But that was 27 years ago so it's time for a refresh."
Ashleigh Keenan-Bryce & David Farrell, BBC, 29th November 202412 Days of Xmas Specials - A Christmassy Ted
A Yuletide classic that it just wouldn't be Christmas without! But, how did a special about Priests hanging around a lingerie section become such an important part of Christmas?
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 25th December 201910 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 2017