Escape from Victory

Episode aired Apr 10, 1998
TV-14TV-14
24m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Dermot Morgan and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)

Comedy

Father Ted comes up with a scheme to win a football match against Father Dick Byrne.Father Ted comes up with a scheme to win a football match against Father Dick Byrne.Father Ted comes up with a scheme to win a football match against Father Dick Byrne.

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

425

YOUR RATING

Writers
- Graham Linehan
- Arthur Mathews
Stars

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Trivia
This episode marks the final appearances of Father Dick Byrne (Maurice O'Donoghue) and Father Cyril MacDuff (Don Wycherley) on the series.

Goofs
Right after Fr. Jack unwittingly makes a goal during the football match, Fr. Dick Byrne is shown wearing a wedding ring on his left hand. Catholic priests aren't permitted to get married.

Quotes
Mrs. Doyle: [hesitantly, while watching football and reading from the book "Understanding football for women"] Go on... my son.

Connections
Featured in Father Ted: Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse (1998)

Soundtracks
Yankee Doodle
Traditional

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Review

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8/10

Another Ted v Dick episode.

Father Jack is once again head to head against Dick Byrne, and this time it's in the form of the over 75's football match.

The march itself is a scream, it's so funny, but as always it's the accompanying scenes to the main action, the little cutaways and gags that make it so much fun.

Father Jack is hilarious without saying a word, Mrs Doyle is on great form, I'm glad she was given more to do in this third series.

It's funny, I haven't watched these for some time, and for some reason I had forgotten this one, and whilst it's not vintage, it's lots of fun.

Always great to have a Chilly/Byrne episode. 8/10.

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