"Father Ted" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

21 April 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Crazy sitcom about 3 priests and their housekeeper who live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland it seems!

Plot Keywords:

Island | Ireland | Sitcom | Priest | Housekeeper

Awards:

15 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Dermot Morgan	...	Father Ted Crilly (25 episodes, 1995-1998)
Ardal O'Hanlon	...	Father Dougal McGuire (25 episodes, 1995-1998)
Frank Kelly	...	Father Jack Hackett (25 episodes, 1995-1998)
Pauline McLynn	...	Mrs. Doyle / ... (25 episodes, 1995-1998)

Runtime:

25 min (24 episodes) | 50 min (1 episode)

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (few episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | UK:15 | Ireland:15

Filming Locations:

Betchworth Quarry, Betchworth, Reigate, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Hat Trick Productions

Trivia:

It is a common misconception that the show was originally pitched to 'Radio Telefís Éireann (RTE - the Irish National Television Station), and executives passed chiefly because it seemed too similar to an unsuccessful show produced by RTE in 1984 called _"Leave It to Mrs. O'Brien" (1984) starring Irish Stage legend Anna Managhan as an overprotective Housekeeper to two Dublin Priests. This myth has been used to deride RTE on many occasions, but the Shows authors have repeatedly stated that the work was never at any stage offered to Irelands national broadcaster (despite the show's setting & cast) and was always intended to be pitched to Britain's Channel 4.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the episode "Cigarettes, Alcohol & Rollerblading", we see a shot of the living room of Rugged Island Parochial House through the outside window. Father Cyril MacDuff is seen rolling past on a skateboard and a rope attached to the skateboard can be clearly seen.

Quotes:

Father Ted: Heart of Gold that man, he'd do anything to you... for you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Father Ted (#2.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Songs of Love

Drink, Girls, Arse, Feck!

This is one of the best things to come out of Ireland since U2. Dermot Morgan plays Fr. Ted Crilly, a priest on Craggy Island which is supposedly off the west coast of Ireland somewhere. However, Ardal O'Hanlon who plays Fr. Dougal Mc Guire and Frank Kelly who plays Fr. Jack Hackett, steal all the shows as far as I'm concerned.

Graham Norton appears frequently throughout the series as Fr. Noel Furlong. He is very funny and my favourite episode of the series is Hell. This is where we meet Fr. Furlong for the first time. Ted goes on holidays to a caravan and he is already there with some youngsters from a youth club.

Some great one liners that will remain in the Irish psyche for a long time to come. "Drink, girls, arse, feck", the immortal words of Fr. Jack for example. You are missing out if you haven't seen this series. Rent it out today or buy it. It is definitely worth buying the series on tape. Feckin brilliant.