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.
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The 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 2018Definitive guide to British comedy since Fawlty Towers
The British are coming, and they want to invade your television. With ... laughter.
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21st November 2018When sitcom gets serious
I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 2018Britcoms sold around the world
International deals for Peep Show, Detectorists, Plebs and more.
Chortle, 6th September 2018What can we learn from the famous sitcom sofas?
Furniture-maker David Robinson reveals what we can infer from comedy couches.
Ralph Jones, ShortList, 6th September 2018Celebrating Father Ted
It's one of the greatest British sitcoms ever. We take a fond look back at the classic Father Ted...
Mark Harrison, Den Of Geek, 7th June 2018Father Ted: the musical
Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews have nearly completed writing Pope Ted - The Father Ted Musical.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd June 2018