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• 1995

• Sitcom
• Sport

• PG

Summary

Irish sitcom following the misadventures of Roman Catholic priests Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and Father Jack Hackett, who live on Craggy Island with housekeeper Mrs Doyle.

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8.6/10

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• Channel 4
• Prime Video

Credits

Cast

rolenameFather Ted CrillyDermot MorganFather Dougal McGuireArdal O'HanlonFather Jack HackettFrank KellyMrs DoylePauline McLynn

Crew

rolenameDirectorAndy De EmmonyDirectorDeclan Lowney

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News & features about Father Ted

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  Ben Keaton, Father Ted and Emmerdale actor, dies aged 69
  
  Tributes have poured in for the beloved Irish actor.

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  Father Ted icon explains how her new Coronation Street character answers to the soap's powerful legacy
  
  From Craggy Island to the cobbles of Coronation Street – Father Ted’s Pauline McLynn is thrilled to be acting alongside her TV heroes.

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  'Graham Linehan told us even if he drops dead, we can't do the Father Ted musical,' says Jimmy Mulville
  
  "I feel sad for the fans; it would have been such a brilliant show."

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  Careful now: There's a Father Ted musical in the works
  
  Writer Graham Linehan said the show will see Ted moving to the Vatican to become Pope

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  Kris Marshall quits Death in Paradise as Ardal O'Hanlon becomes the new detective
  
  Four years on the beautiful island of Saint Marie were enough for family man Kris Marshall

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  Father Ted actor Frank Kelly dies aged 77
  
  The veteran actor who played Father Jack in the classic comedy has died

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  This B&B owner's reaction to Daniel O'Donnell's arrival is straight out of Father Ted
  
  Daniel is HERE!

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  Women are in charge in Father Ted writer's new Channel 4 comedy about the House of Commons
  
  Exclusive: Arthur Mathews has been asked to make a TV version of his radio comedy Men About the House set in a parallel matriarchal society

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  Why Moone Boy is the best Irish comedy since Father Ted
  
  Mrs Brown may run this TV town but Chris O'Dowd's Moone Boy is the Irish export that everyone should be watching, says Sarah Doran

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  Father Ted the musical is a heavenly idea says Graham Linehan
  
  The co-creator of the classic Channel 4 comedy says he wants to bring the show back as a musical with dancing and "spinning cardinals"

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  Ireland confirmed to air beloved sitcom instead of Eurovision as boycott continues
  
  RTÉ will air the Eurovision-themed episode of Father Ted in place of the final.

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  If you loved Father Ted's Lovely Girls competition you need to watch real-life beauty pageant The Rose of Tralee
  
  From hip-hop dancing contestants and preposterous on-stage proposals to cutlerly-winning stetson clad "escorts", the Irish festival is one of the most beautifully bizarre competitions you'll ever encounter

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  Father Ted will never be coming back says Graham Linehan
  
  Co-writer of the classic comedy set in Craggy Island has said that he will never revive the show

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  The sitcom finales that almost ended very differently – and why the writers changed their minds
  
  Would these 10 iconic shows be remembered any less fondly?

• Father Ted and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan pens his first ever drama
  
  The Irish writer tells RadioTimes.com he is working on a "serious" thriller with his production company, Delightful Industries

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  Fans back Father Ted's Dougal McGuire for Pope
  
  More than 17,000 fans of the Irish comedy are calling for a radical choice from the conclave in Rome

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  Graham Linehan: I could never write Father Ted now
  
  The comedy writer said his hatred of the church means he could never create the inhabitants of Craggy Island now

• Aaron Paul’s Need for Speed shows TV is better than movies says Father Ted's Graham Linehan
  
  The comedy writer says the fact that Paul went from the greatest TV show ever to a “s****y car movie” is indicative of the inherent superiority of TV over cinema

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  Death in Paradise and The Split stars confirmed for "tangled" new comedy coming to London
  
  The Truth returns to the West End.

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  Head of BBC comedy chooses Channel 4's Father Ted as Britain's greatest ever comedy
  
  Shane Allen picks priest comedy while the Inbetweeners' pair Simon Bird and Joe Allen plump for The Office... and Barry Cryer picks Porridge

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  Former Death in Paradise lead recalls stint on beloved show: "I always knew whodunnit!"
  
  Ardal O’Hanlon is a busy man. Not content with meeting the Pope and hearing people’s secret confessions, now he’s joining the band of cosy crime novelists.

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  Ardal O'Hanlon teases potential Death in Paradise return – and even pitches a spin-off
  
  Someone get that petition sorted!

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  Coronation Street newcomer tipped for killer reveal in upcoming special flashback episode
  
  We didn't see this coming!

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  The Woman in the Wall cast: Meet the characters in BBC drama
  
  Who stars alongside Ruth Wilson?

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