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
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Drink - Father Ted celebrates 20 years
When artist Spencer Tunick got hundreds of volunteers to strip naked at Blarney Castle in Co Cork, a small group of young men, dressed as priests, warned those taking part to be "careful now". And during student protests in Dublin in 2010, home-made 'Down with this sort of thing' placards featured in almost every demonstration. Students who were even not born when Father Ted was first broadcast happily shouted "feck fees".
Claire Simpson, The Irish News, 21st April 201520 classic moments from Father Ted
There has never been a sitcom quite like Father Ted.
Chris Hallam, Metro, 21st April 2015Father Ted at 20: Why its legacy will go on, go on...
It's hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since we first met Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire, Father Jack Hackett and Mrs Doyle.
Frances Taylor, Digital Spy, 21st April 2015Father Ted's Mrs Doyle recalls the unholy fun of it all
The Irish actress who played the priests' housekeeper in comedy series Father Ted has confessed that she has had real difficulty offering anyone a cup of tea ever since.
BBC News, 21st April 2015Seamus Cassidy - the Derry man who made TV history
The Derry man who made television history by commissioning Father Ted for Channel 4 has spoken of his own favourite moments on the 20th anniversary of the show.
Brendan McDaid, The Derry Journal, 21st April 201511 things Father Ted taught us about male friendship
20 years after the first episode of Father Ted aired, the classic TV 'bromance' can still teach us a lot about male bonding.
The Telegraph, 21st April 2015Father Ted 20th Anniversary quiz
Test your Father Ted knowledge in our 20th anniversary quiz. How well do you know the show?
The Mirror, 21st April 2015Father Ted's legacy, 20 years on
Put three priests and their tea lady on a remote Irish island and what do you get? One of TV's most loved sitcoms. The creators and cast of Father Ted explain how they put Craggy Island on the comedy map.
Andrew Harrison, The Guardian, 20th April 2015Linehan responds to criticism from footie journalist
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan didn't take kindly to criticism of the series from Irish football journalist Miguel Delaney.
The Independent (Ireland), 20th April 2015Archive: Nancy Banks-Smith on death of Dermot Morgan
The death of a comic is often tragic - but we don't have to believe it if we don't want to.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 20th April 2015