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 4
Ardal O'Hanlon: I had to distance myself from Ted
"Once we finished Father Ted I really wanted to distance myself from it, much as I was always very proud and fond of it."
Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 9th November 2019Brendan Grace: Irish comedian and Father Ted actor dies
Irish comedian Brendan Grace has died at the age of 68 after a short illness. He was also an actor acclaimed for roles including Father Fintan Stack in the Channel 4 cult comedy Father Ted.
BBC, 11th July 2019Father Ted actor Brendan Grace diagnosed with cancer
Brendan Grace, who appeared as Father Stack in Father Ted has been diagnosed with cancer, after being hospitalised for four weeks to receive treatment for pneumonia.
Kathryn Ingate, The Daily Express, 3rd July 2019The Top 10 British sitcoms of the 90s
The 1990s were a period of renewed confidence in the UK. The economy continued to boom and Blair's huge majority made 'Cool Britannia' a phenomenon. Oasis and Blur fought it out as most influential band, and the Spice Girls were everywhere. What a time to be alive! Sitcoms didn't disappoint either, and offered a rich variety.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 13th May 2019Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019Pat Laffan, aka Pat Mustard, dies
Pat Laffan, the actor who played smooth-talking milkman Pat Mustard in Father Ted, has died.
Chortle, 14th March 2019The show that shaped me - Shane Allen: Father Ted
The subversive surrealism of Craggy Island taught the BBC head of comedy that the best ideas cannot be contained in a top-line pitch.
Shane Allen, Broadcast, 25th February 2019Show that shaped me: Shane Allen on Father Ted
The subversive surrealism of Craggy Island showed the BBC head of comedy that the best ideas cannot be contained in a top-line pitch.
Shane Allen, Broadcast, 25th February 2019Ardal O'Hanlon interview
'Dermot Morgan's death was my wake-up call'.
The Independent (Ireland), 18th February 2019Which is the best Christmas special of all time?
As the festive TV schedules are received with the usual grumbles, Amelia Tait gets scientific about what makes the perfect Christmas sitcom.
Amela Tait, i Newspaper, 22nd December 2018