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Father Ted

Father Ted Crilly is an Irish priest who lives in a parochial house on possibly the worst place on earth, Craggy Island, which is situated off the coast of the west of Ireland. He doesn’t live alone though; Living with him is Father Jack Hackett, an old priest with an alcohol problem and a particular liking for the words “ feck, arse, drink and girls”. The final and third priest who lives with him is Father Dougal McGuire, a relatively young and very dim priest. How he got into the priest hood is a mystery. And of course every good priest needs “a nice cup of tea” so they have a housekeeper, Mrs Doyle. She’s unique in every way and a one off, what she lacks in life she makes up for in tea.

Father Ted was first Shown on Channel 4 in 1996 and ended after the third series in 1998 the main due to the death of Dermot Morgan who played character, Father Ted. All together twenty-five episodes of the show were made and one Christmas special. The programme featured Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Crilly, Ardal O’Hanlon as Father Dougal McGuire, Frank Kelly as Father Jack Hackett and Pauline McLynn as Mrs Doyle.

Who made Father Ted?
Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews are two Irish comedy writers wrote the series and the show was produced by Hat Trick for Channel 4. Hat Trick productions are one of the United Kingdom’s most successful independent production companies. Hat Trick productions reputation has flourished not only in the UK but also in Europe and recently America. Some of there better known shows include: Have I got News for You, Dump the Donkey, Room 101, The Komars at number 44, Whose line is it anyway and of course Father Ted. Hat Trick Productions have been nominated for every award in the industry and the company has won more comedy awards than any other independent production company. Some of the brightest names in British comedy began to build their reputation under Hat Trick productions.

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