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'''''Father Ted''''' is a [[sitcom]] created by Irish writers [[Graham Linehan]] and [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]] and produced by British production company [[Hat Trick Productions]] for British television channel [[Channel 4]]. <!---Do not categorise this series by nationality.---> It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of [[List of Father Ted episodes|25 episodes]]. It aired on [[Nine Network]] (series 1) and [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] (series 2 and 3) in Australia, and on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]] in New Zealand. | '''''Father Ted''''' is a [[sitcom]] created by Irish writers [[Graham Linehan]] and [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]] and produced by British production company [[Hat Trick Productions]] for British television channel [[Channel 4]]. <!---Do not categorise this series by nationality.---> It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of [[List of Father Ted episodes|25 episodes]]. It aired on [[Nine Network]] (series 1) and [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] (series 2 and 3) in Australia, and on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]] in New Zealand. It is regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. | ||
Set on the fictional [[Craggy Island]], a remote location off Ireland's west coast, ''Father Ted'' stars [[Dermot Morgan]] as [[Father Ted Crilly]], alongside fellow priests [[Father Dougal McGuire]] ([[Ardal O'Hanlon]]) and [[Father Jack Hackett]] ([[Frank Kelly]]). Dishonourably exiled on the island by [[Bishop Leonard Brennan]] ([[Jim Norton (Irish actor)|Jim Norton]]) for various reasons, the priests live together in the [[parochial house]] with their housekeeper [[Mrs Doyle]] ([[Pauline McLynn]]). The show subverts parodies of [[Low comedy|low-brow humour]] as it portrays nuanced themes of [[loneliness]], [[agnosticism]], [[existentialism]] and [[purgatory]] experienced by its title character; this deeper meaning of the show has been much acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=McGonigle|first=Lisa|date=2012-06-30|title="Doesn't Mary Have a Lovely Bottom?": Gender, Sexuality and Catholic Ideology in Father Ted | Set on the fictional [[Craggy Island]], a remote location off Ireland's west coast, ''Father Ted'' stars [[Dermot Morgan]] as [[Father Ted Crilly]], alongside fellow priests [[Father Dougal McGuire]] ([[Ardal O'Hanlon]]) and [[Father Jack Hackett]] ([[Frank Kelly]]). Dishonourably exiled on the island by [[Bishop Leonard Brennan]] ([[Jim Norton (Irish actor)|Jim Norton]]) for various reasons, the priests live together in the [[parochial house]] with their housekeeper [[Mrs Doyle]] ([[Pauline McLynn]]). The show subverts parodies of [[Low comedy|low-brow humour]] as it portrays nuanced themes of [[loneliness]], [[agnosticism]], [[existentialism]] and [[purgatory]] experienced by its title character; this deeper meaning of the show has been much acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=McGonigle|first=Lisa|date=2012-06-30|title="Doesn't Mary Have a Lovely Bottom?": Gender, Sexuality and Catholic Ideology in Father Ted|journal=Études irlandaises|volume=37-1 |language=en|issue=37–1|pages=89–102|doi=10.4000/etudesirlandaises.2999|issn=0183-973X|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Power|first=Ed|title=Careful now: Will we ever stop talking about Father Ted?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/careful-now-will-we-ever-stop-talking-about-father-ted-1.3357384|access-date=2021-12-06|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-29|title=Ardal O'Hanlon: 'Comedy never used to be a career – it was for slackers with ukuleles'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/oct/29/ardal-ohanlon-interview-father-ted-death-in-paradise-standup-comedy-tour|access-date=2021-12-06|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> | ||
''Father Ted'' won several [[British Academy Television Awards]]—including twice for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)|Best Comedy Series]], and remains a popular sitcom in Ireland and the UK. In a 2001 Channel 4 poll, Dougal was ranked fifth on their list of the [[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest TV Characters]].<ref name="GreatestTVcharacters">{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160558/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-date=31 May 2009 |title=100 Greatest TV Characters |access-date=26 May 2019 |publisher=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> In 2019, ''Father Ted'' was named the second-greatest British sitcom (after ''[[Fawlty Towers]])'' by a panel of comedy experts for ''[[Radio Times]]''.<ref>[https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-09/fawlty-towers-and-father-ted-top-list-of-britains-favourite-sitcoms/ “Fawlty Towers and Father Ted top list of Britain's favourite sitcoms”]. ITV. Retrieved 24 May 2019</ref> | ''Father Ted'' won several [[British Academy Television Awards]]—including twice for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)|Best Comedy Series]], and remains a popular sitcom in Ireland and the UK. In a 2001 Channel 4 poll, Dougal was ranked fifth on their list of the ''[[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest TV Characters]]''.<ref name="GreatestTVcharacters">{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160558/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-date=31 May 2009 |title=100 Greatest TV Characters |access-date=26 May 2019 |publisher=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> In 2019, ''Father Ted'' was named the second-greatest British sitcom (after ''[[Fawlty Towers]])'' by a panel of comedy experts for ''[[Radio Times]]''.<ref>[https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-09/fawlty-towers-and-father-ted-top-list-of-britains-favourite-sitcoms/ “Fawlty Towers and Father Ted top list of Britain's favourite sitcoms”]. ITV. Retrieved 24 May 2019</ref> | ||
==Concept and creation== | |||
Arthur Mathews created the character of Father Ted while working at ''Hot Press'' in 1987–89. During production weekends, he and Paul Woodfull had the idea for The Joshua Trio, a comedic [[U2]] tribute band. The band performed various warm-up sketches written by Mathews, Woodfull, and Graham Linehan, who joined in a non-musical capacity. These sketches included stand-up performed by Mathews in-character as Father Ted Crilly. As Ted, Mathews sometimes read from a book, ''Notes from Africa'', purportedly written by Father Dougal McGuire, a missionary friend who described his experiences of being attacked and chased by natives. In one sketch, Ted discussed his concern for Dougal, who had been voted Most Unpopular Priest in Africa for two years running and was spending Christmas up a tree in the grounds of The Bob Geldof Centre.<ref name="MartinDoyle"/> | |||
In 1990, Linehan and Mathews began writing ''Irish Lives'', a six-part comedy television series. The show would have taken the form of a [[mockumentary]], with each episode focusing on interviewing a different character, one of whom was Father Ted Crilly. The story involved Ted returning to his [[seminary]] to catch up with old friends. When producer [[Geoffrey Perkins]] asked Linehan and Mathews to discard the mockumentary format and expand the Father Ted episode to a traditional sitcom, Father Dougal became one of the main characters.<ref name="ComedyConnections"/> When writing Dougal, Linehan and Mathews drew on [[Stan Laurel]], incorporating some of Linehan's own behaviour during moments of confusion. | |||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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The show revolves around the priests' lives on Craggy Island, sometimes dealing with matters of the church but more often dealing with Father Ted's schemes to either resolve a situation with the parish or other Craggy Island residents, or to win games of one-upmanship against his enemy, Father Dick Byrne of the nearby Rugged Island parish. | The show revolves around the priests' lives on Craggy Island, sometimes dealing with matters of the church but more often dealing with Father Ted's schemes to either resolve a situation with the parish or other Craggy Island residents, or to win games of one-upmanship against his enemy, Father Dick Byrne of the nearby Rugged Island parish. | ||
==Casting== | |||
Actor [[Maurice O'Donoghue]] auditioned for the role, and Linehan felt that he was the right appearance, age and "lightness" for the character. Mathews wanted to cast comedian [[Dermot Morgan]] from an early stage, but Linehan was reluctant; he worried that audiences would confuse Ted with Father Trendy, a character Morgan had previously created for ''[[The Live Mike]]''. Trendy parodied a class of priests including [[Brian D'Arcy]], perceived in the 1970s as wanting to be considered liberal and "[[Cool (aesthetic)|cool]]", whereas Ted was written as a more conservative, traditional priest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/john-drennan/enda-kenny-the-father-trendy-of-fine-gael-30319726.html|title=Enda Kenny the 'Father Trendy' of Fine Gael|last=Drennan|first=John|author-link=John Drennan|work=[[The Independent]]|date=1 June 2014|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="2012commentaries"/> Morgan lobbied hard for the role, eventually persuading Linehan. The writers considered O'Donoghue a back-up to use should Morgan become unavailable, and later created Father Dick Byrne, Ted's recurring rival, specifically for O'Donoghue to play.<ref name="2012commentaries"/> | |||
Aspects such as Ted's obsession with money and fantasy of going to Las Vegas emerged while writing for Morgan, and the writers began to feel for Ted in a way they did not for the other characters.<ref name="Guardian20"/> | |||
After the second series aired, Linehan said he still believed that Mathews could easily have played Ted in the show.<ref name="IndependentWriters1997"/> | |||
There have been several attempts to remake the show for American audiences. In 2004, [[Steve Martin]] was reported to have signed on to play Ted in a new version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |title=Martin And Norton Team Up Martin And Norton Team Up |publisher=Supanet Limited |date=14 March 2004 |access-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423160956/http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |archive-date=April 23, 2004 }}</ref> In 2007, [[John Michael Higgins]] was cast in the part.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|title=Higgins In US Father Ted Remake|work=darkhorizons.com|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=26 November 2007|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709163806/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
==Cast and characters== | ==Cast and characters== | ||
{{Further|List of Father Ted characters}} | {{Further|List of Father Ted characters}} | ||
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* [[Graham Norton]] as Father Noel Furlong | * [[Graham Norton]] as Father Noel Furlong | ||
* [[Tony Guilfoyle]] as Father Larry Duff | * [[Tony Guilfoyle]] as Father Larry Duff | ||
* [[Rosemary Henderson]] as Sister Assumpta | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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Three series and one Christmas special were aired. Declan Lowney directed the first two series and the Christmas special, while the third series was directed by Linehan (location scenes) and [[Andy De Emmony]] (studio scenes). In addition, Morgan and O'Hanlon hosted an hour of [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] in character, during which Kelly and McLynn also made brief guest appearances. One day after the shooting of series three wrapped, Dermot Morgan died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], aged 45. As a mark of respect, the third series was first broadcast a week later than originally planned. | Three series and one Christmas special were aired. Declan Lowney directed the first two series and the Christmas special, while the third series was directed by Linehan (location scenes) and [[Andy De Emmony]] (studio scenes). In addition, Morgan and O'Hanlon hosted an hour of [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] in character, during which Kelly and McLynn also made brief guest appearances. One day after the shooting of series three wrapped, Dermot Morgan died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], aged 45. As a mark of respect, the third series was first broadcast a week later than originally planned. | ||
The show was already scheduled to conclude with the third series prior to Morgan's death, as Morgan said that he did not want to continue playing the role of Father Ted for fear of being [[typecasting (acting)|typecast]]: "I don't want to be the next [[Clive Dunn]] and end up playing the same character for years."<ref>{{cite news|title=Father Ted star dies|url= | The show was already scheduled to conclude with the third series prior to Morgan's death, as Morgan said that he did not want to continue playing the role of Father Ted for fear of being [[typecasting (acting)|typecast]]: "I don't want to be the next [[Clive Dunn]] and end up playing the same character for years."<ref>{{cite news|title=Father Ted star dies|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/61112.stm|work=BBC News UK|access-date=29 April 2011|date=1 March 1998}}</ref> | ||
Following Morgan's death, the production company received calls from numerous agents and casting directors suggesting either new actors for the role of Ted or spin-offs without the character; Linehan and Mathews declined all offers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellyspotting.org/2010/05/25/no-more-father-ted-with-or-without-dermot-morgan/|title=No more Father Ted, with or without Dermot Morgan|work=tellyspotting.org|last=Young|first=Bill|date=25 May 2010|access-date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106010536/http://tellyspotting.org/2010/05/25/no-more-father-ted-with-or-without-dermot-morgan/|archive-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Following Morgan's death, the production company received calls from numerous agents and casting directors suggesting either new actors for the role of Ted or spin-offs without the character; Linehan and Mathews declined all offers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellyspotting.org/2010/05/25/no-more-father-ted-with-or-without-dermot-morgan/|title=No more Father Ted, with or without Dermot Morgan|work=tellyspotting.org|last=Young|first=Bill|date=25 May 2010|access-date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106010536/http://tellyspotting.org/2010/05/25/no-more-father-ted-with-or-without-dermot-morgan/|archive-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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In 1996 and 1999, the show won the [[BAFTA]] award for Best Comedy, while Morgan also won Best Comedy Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1995 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1995 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 }}; {{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1998 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 |archive-date= 25 September 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110925141917/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 1995 the show won Best New TV Comedy at the [[British Comedy Awards]], with O'Hanlon receiving Top TV Comedy Newcomer Award. At the 1996 British Comedy Awards the show won Top Channel 4 Sitcom Award, McLynn took the Top TV Comedy Actress award.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners96.html |title= British Comedy Awards Past Winners 1996 |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> In 1997 the show was given the Best Channel 4 Sitcom Award. It was also ranked at number 50 in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]'s 2000 list of the [[BFI TV 100|100 greatest British television programmes]] of the 20th century, the highest ranking Channel 4 production on the list. In 2004, it came 11th in the poll for [[Britain's Best Sitcom]]. In August 2012, [[Channel 4]] viewers voted the series as the No 1 in ''C4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/channel_4_30_greatest_comedies/|title=Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows|work=comedy.co.uk}}</ref> | In 1996 and 1999, the show won the [[BAFTA]] award for Best Comedy, while Morgan also won Best Comedy Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1995 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1995 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 }}; {{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1998 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 |archive-date= 25 September 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110925141917/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 1995 the show won Best New TV Comedy at the [[British Comedy Awards]], with O'Hanlon receiving Top TV Comedy Newcomer Award. At the 1996 British Comedy Awards the show won Top Channel 4 Sitcom Award, McLynn took the Top TV Comedy Actress award.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners96.html |title= British Comedy Awards Past Winners 1996 |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> In 1997 the show was given the Best Channel 4 Sitcom Award. It was also ranked at number 50 in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]'s 2000 list of the [[BFI TV 100|100 greatest British television programmes]] of the 20th century, the highest ranking Channel 4 production on the list. In 2004, it came 11th in the poll for [[Britain's Best Sitcom]]. In August 2012, [[Channel 4]] viewers voted the series as the No 1 in ''C4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/channel_4_30_greatest_comedies/|title=Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows|work=comedy.co.uk}}</ref> | ||
Notable fans of the show include director [[Steven Spielberg]], musicians [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Madonna]], [[Cher]] and [[Moby]], actors [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Steve Martin]], comedian [[Ricky Gervais]], and wrestler [[Sheamus]].<ref name="BP">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+career+on+the+cutting+edge+of+Irish+humour.-a060786062|title=A career on the cutting edge of Irish humour|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]]|date=2 March 1998|access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|title=Video: Sheamus has another stab at explaining Father Ted to John Cena|publisher=joe.ie|date=2013|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108213043/http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Father-Ted/news/From-The-Archives-Father-Ted-remembered/13828458.html|title=FROM THE ARCHIVES: FATHER TED REMEMBERED|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211155706/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2012|title=Robert Webb and David Mitchell: The Peep Show duo's new pain game|date=13 September 2006|access-date=4 April 2007|author=Rampton, James|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London}}</ref> [[Maurice Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] was buried with a copy of the DVD box set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|title=No pressure Ted! Russians have warned Ardal O'Hanlon: 'No funny, no money'|date=27 February 2007|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091518/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Singer-songwriter [[Sinéad O'Connor]] was a fan, and attended the recording of the [[A Christmassy Ted|Christmas special]].<ref>{{cite AV media|last1=Linehan |first1=Graham |author-link1=Graham Linehan |last2=Mathews |first2=Arthur |author-link2=Arthur Mathews (writer) |title=Father Ted DVD Commentaries |type=Podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |access-date=30 December 2013 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517221107/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Irish musician [[Bono]] also requested to appear in the series.<ref name="BP"/> | Notable fans of the show include film director and producer [[Steven Spielberg]], musicians [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Madonna]], [[Cher]] and [[Moby]], actors [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Steve Martin]], comedian [[Ricky Gervais]], and wrestler [[Sheamus]].<ref name="BP">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+career+on+the+cutting+edge+of+Irish+humour.-a060786062|title=A career on the cutting edge of Irish humour|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]]|date=2 March 1998|access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|title=Video: Sheamus has another stab at explaining Father Ted to John Cena|publisher=joe.ie|date=2013|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108213043/http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Father-Ted/news/From-The-Archives-Father-Ted-remembered/13828458.html|title=FROM THE ARCHIVES: FATHER TED REMEMBERED|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211155706/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2012|title=Robert Webb and David Mitchell: The Peep Show duo's new pain game|date=13 September 2006|access-date=4 April 2007|author=Rampton, James|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London}}</ref> [[Maurice Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] was buried with a copy of the DVD box set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|title=No pressure Ted! Russians have warned Ardal O'Hanlon: 'No funny, no money'|date=27 February 2007|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091518/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Singer-songwriter [[Sinéad O'Connor]] was a fan, and attended the recording of the [[A Christmassy Ted|Christmas special]].<ref>{{cite AV media|last1=Linehan |first1=Graham |author-link1=Graham Linehan |last2=Mathews |first2=Arthur |author-link2=Arthur Mathews (writer) |title=Father Ted DVD Commentaries |type=Podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |access-date=30 December 2013 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517221107/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Irish musician [[Bono]] also requested to appear in the series.<ref name="BP"/> | ||
In January 2007, a dispute arose between [[Inisheer]] and [[Inishmore]] over which island can claim to be [[Craggy Island]], and thereby host a three-day [[Ted Fest|Friends of Ted Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url= | In January 2007, a dispute arose between [[Inisheer]] and [[Inishmore]] over which island can claim to be [[Craggy Island]], and thereby host a three-day [[Ted Fest|Friends of Ted Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6285923.stm |title= Craggy islands row over Father Ted |date= 22 January 2007 |work= BBC News |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=drink/> The dispute was settled by a five-a-side football match that February.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6297367.stm |title= Peace plan for Craggy Island row |date= 25 January 2007 |work= BBC News |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> Inishmore won 2–0<ref name=drink>{{cite news |title= Drink! Footy! Girls! It's the Father Ted fest |author= Owen Bowcott |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 26 February 2007 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/26/broadcasting.travel |access-date=2 November 2010 |location=London}}</ref> allowing them to use the title of Craggy Island until February 2008, while Inisheer was given the title of Rugged Island. The Friends of Ted Festival, better known as Ted Fest, has been held annually as a ''Father Ted'' fan convention since 2007. | ||
In August 2020 [[An Post]] released a set of [[commemorative postage stamps]], each with a catchphrase from the series on a background of the parochial house's lurid wallpaper, in a booklet listing Mrs Doyle's guesses for the name of Father Todd Unctious.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Post mark 25th anniversary of Father Ted with special stamp collection |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/an-post-mark-25th-anniversary-of-father-ted-with-special-stamp-collection-1015154.html |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=Breaking News |date=27 August 2020}}; {{cite web |title=Father Ted Booklet of 5 Stamps |url=https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Products/Father-Ted-Booklet-of-5-Stamps |work=An Post|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> | In August 2020, [[An Post]] released a set of [[commemorative postage stamps]], each with a catchphrase from the series on a background of the parochial house's lurid wallpaper, in a booklet listing Mrs Doyle's guesses for the name of Father Todd Unctious.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Post mark 25th anniversary of Father Ted with special stamp collection |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/an-post-mark-25th-anniversary-of-father-ted-with-special-stamp-collection-1015154.html |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=Breaking News |date=27 August 2020}}; {{cite web |title=Father Ted Booklet of 5 Stamps |url=https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Products/Father-Ted-Booklet-of-5-Stamps |work=An Post|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
Several quotes from the series have entered the popular lexicon, such as: "These are ''small'', but the ones out there are ''far away''. Small. Far away.", "Down with this sort of thing", "Careful now", "That would be an ecumenical matter" and "I hear you're a racist now, Father".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30995295.html|title=25 quotes to mark 25 years of Father Ted|first=Denise|last=O'Donoghue|date=21 April 2020|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> | Several quotes from the series have entered the popular lexicon, such as: "These are ''small'', but the ones out there are ''far away''. Small. Far away.", "Down with this sort of thing", "Careful now", "That would be an ecumenical matter" and "I hear you're a racist now, Father".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30995295.html|title=25 quotes to mark 25 years of Father Ted|first=Denise|last=O'Donoghue|date=21 April 2020|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> | ||
In 2026, Irish public broadcaster [[RTÉ]] announced they would [[counterprogramming (television)|counterprogramme]] the episode "[[A Song for Europe (Father Ted)|A Song for Europe]]" on [[RTÉ2]] during the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2026]], due to the Irish delegation boycotting the contest over Israeli participation. This was met with opposition from the show's co-creator [[Graham Linehan]], who accused the broadcaster of antisemitism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2026 |title=Graham Linehan objects to RTÉ Father Ted episode on Eurovision night |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0512/1572941-linehan-objects-to-father-ted-episode-on-eurovision-night/ |url-status=live |website=RTÉ}}</ref> | |||
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In 2014, guest star [[Ben Keaton]] returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting the pub quiz "Arse Biscuits" in-character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Meet-neighbour-Prince-Charles-stand-Ben-Keaton/story-27738245-detail/story.html|title=Meet your neighbour: Prince Charles was once made to stand up for Ben Keaton|newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo|date=6 September 2015|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|title=Review: Father Austin Purcell delights crowd… within a two-metre radius|last=Smith|first=Gregor|publisher=The Linc|date=November 2014|access-date=21 April 2015|archive-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006220014/http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, he launched the spin-off web series ''Cook Like a Priest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|title=Video: Years After the Show Ended, This Father Ted Priest Is Still Going Strong|publisher=joe.ie|last=Cuddihy|first=Tony|date=10 December 2015|access-date=11 December 2015|archive-date=13 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213041122/http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|url-status=dead}}</ref> | In 2014, guest star [[Ben Keaton]] returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting the pub quiz "Arse Biscuits" in-character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Meet-neighbour-Prince-Charles-stand-Ben-Keaton/story-27738245-detail/story.html|title=Meet your neighbour: Prince Charles was once made to stand up for Ben Keaton|newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo|date=6 September 2015|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|title=Review: Father Austin Purcell delights crowd… within a two-metre radius|last=Smith|first=Gregor|publisher=The Linc|date=November 2014|access-date=21 April 2015|archive-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006220014/http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, he launched the spin-off web series ''Cook Like a Priest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|title=Video: Years After the Show Ended, This Father Ted Priest Is Still Going Strong|publisher=joe.ie|last=Cuddihy|first=Tony|date=10 December 2015|access-date=11 December 2015|archive-date=13 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213041122/http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In February 2016, [[Over | In February 2016, [[Over the Top Wrestling]] marked the anniversary of Morgan's death with "Ah Ted", an event held in Dublin's [[Tivoli Variety Theatre]]. During the main-event tag-team match between The Lads From the Flats and The Kings of the North, [[Patrick McDonnell (actor)|Patrick McDonnell]], [[Joe Rooney]] and [[Michael Redmond (comedian)|Michael Redmond]] reprised their roles as Eoin McLove, Father Damo Lennon and Father Paul Stone respectively. McLove entered the ring first, withstanding one wrestler's attack on his crotch because he has "no willy", but was soon attacked by Father Damo, who brought the whistle he stole from Benson. Father Stone served as a special guest referee, performing a three-count so slow that one wrestler kicked out after two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/Eoin-McLove-Father-Damo-and-Father-Stone-all-turned-up-at-a-Dublin-wrestling-event|title=Eoin McLove, Father Damo and Father Stone all turned up at a Dublin wrestling event|publisher=[[Newstalk]]|last=Kelly|first=Daniel|date=1 March 2016|access-date=1 March 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2017, Rooney appeared as Father Damo in the video for [[Brave Giant]]'s "The Time I Met the Devil", which follows him on the way to give Mass after a night of alcohol and sex.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/father-damo-brave-giant-3313163-Mar2017/|title=Here's what Father Damo is up to, 21 years after he appeared on Father Ted|newspaper=[[TheJournal.ie|The Daily Edge]]|date=29 March 2017|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> | ||
===Potential remakes=== | ===Potential remakes=== | ||
Since the end of the series, several attempts to remake ''Father Ted'' have been reported, | Since the end of the series, several attempts to remake ''Father Ted'' have been reported, none of which have materialised. | ||
In July 2003, it was announced that the show would be remade for the American market. The remake would be scripted by [[Spike Feresten]], who previously wrote for | In July 2003, it was announced that the show would be remade for the American market. The remake would be scripted by [[Spike Feresten]], who previously wrote for U.S. sitcoms ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Ferensten stated: "I was raised Catholic and this show just felt right to me. The essence of the show is about men who are also priests and, as men, they have many foibles." Hat Trick founders [[Denise O'Donoghue]] and [[Jimmy Mulville]] were set to produce. The U.S. production company was Pariah Productions, which previously adapted ''[[The Kumars at No. 42]]'' for an American audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/01/broadcasting|title=Father Ted crosses the pond|work=guardian.co.uk|last=Cozens|first=Claire|date=1 July 2003|access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref> | ||
In March 2004, Supanet Limited reported that an American remake was in development. This version would be set on a fictional island off the coast of New York. [[Steve Martin]] and [[Graham Norton]] would reportedly play Ted and Dougal. Martin had not been expected to take the role because of his stature, but agreed because he was a fan of the original series, and would reportedly be paid £500,000 per episode. Norton was cast based on his popularity with American audiences, and in reference to his appearance as Father Noel Furlong in the original series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |title=Martin And Norton Team Up Martin And Norton Team Up |publisher=Supanet Limited |date=14 March 2004 |access-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423160956/http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |archive-date=23 April 2004 }}</ref> | In March 2004, Supanet Limited reported that an American remake was in development. This version would be set on a fictional island off the coast of New York. [[Steve Martin]] and [[Graham Norton]] would reportedly play Ted and Dougal. Martin had not been expected to take the role because of his stature, but agreed because he was a fan of the original series, and would reportedly be paid £500,000 per episode. Norton was cast based on his popularity with American audiences, and in reference to his appearance as Father Noel Furlong in the original series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |title=Martin And Norton Team Up Martin And Norton Team Up |publisher=Supanet Limited |date=14 March 2004 |access-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423160956/http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |archive-date=23 April 2004 }}</ref> | ||
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In November 2007, a separate American remake was announced. Rather than Craggy Island, this version would be set in an unfortunate fishing village in [[New England]]. American actor [[John Michael Higgins]] was cast as Ted, but expressed concerns about the show's religious themes: "The English have a very robust history of being unkind about religion. We don't have that in our country, we're frightened of it. It's basically that you guys are doing an Irish joke also, we don't have that. So I'll be Father Ted, we'll see how it goes." Filming was scheduled to begin in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|title=Higgins in US Father Ted Remake|work=darkhorizons.com|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=26 November 2007|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709163806/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | In November 2007, a separate American remake was announced. Rather than Craggy Island, this version would be set in an unfortunate fishing village in [[New England]]. American actor [[John Michael Higgins]] was cast as Ted, but expressed concerns about the show's religious themes: "The English have a very robust history of being unkind about religion. We don't have that in our country, we're frightened of it. It's basically that you guys are doing an Irish joke also, we don't have that. So I'll be Father Ted, we'll see how it goes." Filming was scheduled to begin in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|title=Higgins in US Father Ted Remake|work=darkhorizons.com|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=26 November 2007|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709163806/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In January 2015, Linehan said that there had been "a few attempts" by | In January 2015, Linehan said that there had been "a few attempts" by U.S. broadcasters to remake the show, including one which would have been set in [[Boston]] – an idea Linehan considered "ridiculous".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a619378/the-it-crowds-graham-linehan-on-us-remake-dont-do-my-show.html|title=The IT Crowd's Graham Linehan on US remake: "Don't do my show"|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=6 January 2015|access-date=6 January 2015|archive-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107012159/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a619378/the-it-crowds-graham-linehan-on-us-remake-dont-do-my-show.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
===Cancelled musical=== | ===Cancelled musical=== | ||
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In June 2018, Linehan announced that ''Pope Ted: The Father Ted Musical'' was nearing completion, with a script by Linehan and Mathews.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad251">{{cite podcast |title=Graham Linehan on his cancer journey and Father Ted - The Musical: Episode 251 |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/graham-linehan-on-his-cancer-journey-and-father-ted-the-musical-episode-251 |author=Jarlath Regan |edition=251 |date=3 July 2018 |work=[[An Irishman Abroad]] |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> Linehan said, "It's the real final episode of ''Father Ted ...'' This was the right idea. Arthur and I have been laughing our arses off while writing it. Just like the old days."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/02/father-ted-creator-reveals-show-turned-musical-real-final-episode-7599437/|title=Father Ted creator reveals show is being turned into a musical: 'It's the real final episode'|last=Starkey|first=Adam|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=2 June 2018|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> The [[The Divine Comedy (band)|Divine Comedy]] frontman [[Neil Hannon]], who wrote the television show's music, composed the music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Larman |first=Alexander |date=2022-01-31 |title=Neil Hannon on the Troubles, his songs for Wonka, and why he 'can't stand' The Frog Princess today |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/neil-hannon-troubles-songs-wonka-cant-stand-frog-princess-today/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> When asked about its potential to be a hit musical, Hannon stated, "We are certainly aiming for a big [[West End theatre|West End]] show."<ref>{{cite news |title='We are aiming for a big West End show': Neil Hannon talks Father Ted musical |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/we-are-aiming-for-a-big-west-end-show-neil-hannon-talks-father-ted-musical/077774 |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Music Week}}</ref> | In June 2018, Linehan announced that ''Pope Ted: The Father Ted Musical'' was nearing completion, with a script by Linehan and Mathews.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad251">{{cite podcast |title=Graham Linehan on his cancer journey and Father Ted - The Musical: Episode 251 |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/graham-linehan-on-his-cancer-journey-and-father-ted-the-musical-episode-251 |author=Jarlath Regan |edition=251 |date=3 July 2018 |work=[[An Irishman Abroad]] |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> Linehan said, "It's the real final episode of ''Father Ted ...'' This was the right idea. Arthur and I have been laughing our arses off while writing it. Just like the old days."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/02/father-ted-creator-reveals-show-turned-musical-real-final-episode-7599437/|title=Father Ted creator reveals show is being turned into a musical: 'It's the real final episode'|last=Starkey|first=Adam|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=2 June 2018|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> The [[The Divine Comedy (band)|Divine Comedy]] frontman [[Neil Hannon]], who wrote the television show's music, composed the music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Larman |first=Alexander |date=2022-01-31 |title=Neil Hannon on the Troubles, his songs for Wonka, and why he 'can't stand' The Frog Princess today |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/neil-hannon-troubles-songs-wonka-cant-stand-frog-princess-today/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> When asked about its potential to be a hit musical, Hannon stated, "We are certainly aiming for a big [[West End theatre|West End]] show."<ref>{{cite news |title='We are aiming for a big West End show': Neil Hannon talks Father Ted musical |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/we-are-aiming-for-a-big-west-end-show-neil-hannon-talks-father-ted-musical/077774 |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Music Week}}</ref> | ||
In December 2020, Linehan said he was seeking legal advice regarding [[Hat Trick Productions]] who he argued were preventing the musical from going into production owing to | In December 2020, Linehan said he was seeking legal advice regarding [[Hat Trick Productions]] who he argued were preventing the musical from going into production owing to "activists" within the company.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Glinner|number=1606266626587774977|title=It is sadly being sat on by activists within Hat Trick. Am being forced to take legal advice}}</ref> In March 2022, Linehan said the musical had been cancelled by producers following the controversy over [[Graham Linehan#Anti-transgender activism|his public statements about transgender rights]]. He said that the musical was "ready to go", with a completed story and songs, but "just because a group of people have decided that anybody who speaks up against this ideology is evil, [the producers have] just kind of rolled over for those people. No one is standing up for me."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-25 |title=''Father Ted'' musical axed following Graham Linehan's controversial views |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/father-ted-musical-axed-following-graham-linehans-controversial-views-3190721 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hannon, a longtime friend of Linehan's, said the project was difficult and said about the controversy around Linehan: "It's been difficult to watch what's happened. I believe in free speech, but I also very much believe in people's perfect right to remain completely silent on issues that they don't feel they can speak on. And that's all I want to say about it."<ref name=":1" /> | ||
In March 2022, Linehan said the musical had been cancelled by producers following the controversy over [[Graham Linehan#Anti-transgender activism|his public statements about transgender rights]]. He said that the musical was "ready to go", with a completed story and songs, but "just because a group of people have decided that anybody who speaks up against this ideology is evil, [the producers have] just kind of rolled over for those people. No one is standing up for me."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-25 |title=''Father Ted'' musical axed following Graham Linehan's controversial views |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/father-ted-musical-axed-following-graham-linehans-controversial-views-3190721 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hannon, a longtime friend of Linehan's, said the project was difficult and said about the controversy around Linehan: "It's been difficult to watch what's happened. I believe in free speech, but I also very much believe in people's perfect right to remain completely silent on issues that they don't feel they can speak on. And that's all I want to say about it."<ref name=":1" /> | |||
In May 2025, on his podcast: ''Insiders: The TV Podcast'', [[Jimmy Mulville]] of Hat Trick Productions stated that he had offered to buy | In May 2025, on his podcast: ''Insiders: The TV Podcast'', [[Jimmy Mulville]] of Hat Trick Productions stated that he had offered to buy the rights to ''Father Ted'' from Linehan in order to proceed with the musical. Linehan refused, saying that the musical would not be made.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://shows.acast.com/insiders-the-tv-podcast/episodes/the-father-ted-musical-trumps-baffling-film-tariffs-and-the- |title=The Father Ted musical, Trump's baffling film tariffs, and the Downton video game spin off that never was. {{!}} Insiders: The TV Podcast |date=2025-05-08 |access-date=2025-05-23 |via=shows.acast.com}}</ref> | ||
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* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|father_ted}} | * {{British Comedy Guide|tv|father_ted}} | ||
* [https://www. | * [https://www.h2g2.com/edited_entry/A425783 ''Father Ted – the TV Series'' – h2g2] at [[bbc.co.uk]] | ||
* [http://www.thefathertedguide.co.uk ''Father Ted''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129124053/https://thefathertedguide.co.uk/ |date=29 January 2022 }} at TheFatherTedGuide.co.uk | * [http://www.thefathertedguide.co.uk ''Father Ted''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129124053/https://thefathertedguide.co.uk/ |date=29 January 2022 }} at TheFatherTedGuide.co.uk | ||
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