
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 3, Episode 1 - Are You Right There Father Ted?
Further details
Ted pays a visit to the learned Father Fitzpatrick, who turns out to have an interesting, albeit extremely one-sided, collection of WW2 memorabilia. Faking an interest in the Nazis, a nervous Ted escapes Father Fitzpatrick's homage to Hitler and skulks off home.
Back at the house, Ted trys to lighten the mood with an ill-conceived comic impression. Unfortunately, the Yin family are passing at the time and news quickly spreads around the island that Ted is a racist.
The rumours are not helped by a piece of dirt on Ted's window that has somehow escaped the tender attentions of Mrs Doyle. This perfectly square piece of mud can, from a certain angle, appear as a moustache - a moustache a certain German dictator used to sport...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 13th March 1998
- Time
- 9:30pm
- 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 |
Patrick Kavanagh | Father Seamus Fitzpatrick |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Old Nazi |
Ozzie Yue | Mr. Yin |
Peter Sakon-Lee | Son Yin |
Eamon Rohan | Colm |
Ann Callanan | Mrs. Carberry |
Des Keogh | Older Dublin Priest |
Simon Nelson | Younger Dublin Priest |
Denis Quilligan | Parish Accountant |
Frank Keane | Delivery Man |
Royan Lee | Man In Audience |
Graham Linehan | Writer |
Arthur Mathews | Writer |
Andy de Emmony | Director |
Graham Linehan | Director |
Lissa Evans | Producer |
Mary Bell | Executive Producer |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
Tim Waddell | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Press
'Humourless' Channel 4 slap trigger warning on 'offensive' Father Ted episode
Woke Channel 4 bosses have issued trigger warnings on classic sitcom Father Ted on its streaming service.
They fear 1998 episode Are You Right There Father Ted? could upset today's viewers because of its language and scenes of racial impersonation.
Thomas Godfrey, The Sun, 11th February 2025