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: 394
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'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 2010Pauline McLynn snubs Father Ted documentary
Father Ted star Pauline McLynn has snubbed a major Channel 4 documentary to mark the classic sitcom's 15th anniversary.
The Sun, 28th December 2010Best Father Ted Episode Ever Vote
Vote for your favourite episode now - we'll be playing your pick on Boxing Day in our Father Ted night.
Channel 4, 6th October 2010Father Jack actor Frank Kelly joins Emmerdale
Father Ted star Frank Kelly - the comedy's foul-mouthed priest Father Jack Hackett - is joining ITV1 soap Emmerdale, producers have announced.
BBC News, 30th September 2010Ardal: actors queued up to replace Ted
Comedian Ardal O'Hanlon has revealed that there were actors lining up to become Father Ted in the aftermath of Dermot Morgan's sudden death.
Lynne Kelleher, The Independent (Ireland), 24th May 2010Laugh Lines: from Sergeant Bilko to Father Ted
Bruce Dessau's guide to TV comedy: Forget Steve Martin, it is the spirit of Phil Silvers that is resurrected on Craggy Island.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 13th May 2010Mercy please, no more Father Ted!
The sitcom ended in 1998, but the industry rumbles on, with Tedfest going global. Amazing - given that it wasn't much good in the first place.
Darragh McManus, The Guardian, 28th July 2009