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21 April 1995 (UK)
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Plot:
Crazy sitcom about 3 priests and their housekeeper who live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland it seems! full summary
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15 wins
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4 nominations
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Ah, go on, go on, go on ...
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 32) | 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) |
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25 min (24 episodes) | 50 min (1 episode)
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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
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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.
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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.
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Quotes:
[to his pet rabbit]
Father Dougal: Come on, Sampras.
Father Ted: What did you call him?
Father Dougal: Sampras, like Pete Sampras.
Father Ted: Why?
Father Dougal: Well... you know, rabbits, tennis, you know that whole connection there.
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Father Dougal: Come on, Sampras.
Father Ted: What did you call him?
Father Dougal: Sampras, like Pete Sampras.
Father Ted: Why?
Father Dougal: Well... you know, rabbits, tennis, you know that whole connection there.
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Featured in 50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV)
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Songs of Love
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Where to begin in praise of Father Ted? This hilarious Irish comedy about three dysfunctional priests and their crazy tea-obsessed housekeeper came from nowhere to light up the Channel 4 schedules in 1995. Then it was critically slammed but gained a viewer following right from episode one, where Dougal thought a spider baby was real.
Episodes to come featured boring Father Paul, mad Father Noel, gloating Father Dick Byrne, accident-prone Father Larry, and the permanently bewildered Bishop Brennan. But it was the core quartet of characters that kept you watching - Father Ted himself, the much missed Dermot Morgan; drunken and obscene Father Jack, Frank Kelly; vacant Father Dougal, Ardal O'Hanlon (who hasn't done much of interest since - 'My Hero' was awful); and Mrs Doyle, Pauline McLynn.
Too many happy moments to list here but if you haven't seen this, prepare for a laugh. Life is never without incident on Craggy Island!