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.
Streaming rank this week: 398
Press clippings Page 10
Father Ted revived as stage show
The Whitley Bay Theatre Company will bring the much-loved characters from the sitcom, which first aired between 1995 and 1998, to the stage in a fresh production which runs this week at the North East seaside town.
John-Paul Stephenson, Giggle Beats, 6th November 2013Head of BBC comedy picks Father Ted as best comedy ever
BBC head of comedy Shane Allen has chosen Channel 4's Father Ted as his all-time favourite comedy and the one that should win Radio Times' poll to find the best of British TV.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 29th July 2013Father Ted's Father Dougal responds to Pope campaign
The Father Ted character has emerged from hiding on Craggy Island after 15 years to back the Facebook campaign calling for his appointment to lead the Roman Catholic Church.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 12th March 2013A Craggy Island St Paddy's day
Wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without a trip to Ireland's favorite destination - Craggy Island.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 17th March 2012Father Ted: Tube Talk Gold
Yes, we're visiting Craggy Island to celebrate the wondrous sitcom Father Ted. It's consistently named as one of the best ever comedies... but why?
Catriona Wightman, Digital Spy, 22nd October 2011Win a unique print of Father Jack signed by Frank Kelly
We're celebrating the launch of our brilliant / disgusting new Father Jack Me app, by giving away three signed, framed photographs from the show. The app is for iPhone and iPod Touch and allows you to transform your face into a haggard, blotchy, priest.
Channel 4, 3rd June 2011'Father Ted' app readied by Channel 4
Channel 4 is reportedly launching a Father Ted app for Apple's iPhone that will enable people to turn themselves into Father Jack.
Andrew Laughlin, Digital Spy, 25th March 2011St. Paddy's Day from Craggy Island
With the realization that many across the globe have been celebrating St. Patrick's Day since Saturday, what better way to cap off the festivities than a trip to Craggy Island to spend some quality time with Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire, Mrs. Doyle and Father Jack Hackett and his daily simple pleasures routine of sleeping, eating and drinking.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 17th March 2011Your next box set: Father Ted
Silly, surreal and very funny, it was also edgy - Irish priests as feckless wasters!
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 28th January 2011If you're hungry for humour as midnight approaches, Channel 4 has made the lazy but crowd-pleasing decision to welcome the new year with a quartet of Father Teds. First at 11.40pm, the absurd priests enter a Eurovision-style contest with their song My Lovely Horse; next, they holiday in a caravan park. And if you're crashing through the front door at around 12.45am, you'll be met by one of the funniest Teds ever: he offends Craggy Island's Chinese community.
Ruth Margolis, Radio Times, 31st December 2010