Editing Father Ted

{{Short description|British-produced sitcom set in Ireland (1995–1998)}}
{{About|the sitcom|the character|Father Ted Crilly}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = Father Ted.jpg
| alt                = Series title over the sea
| caption            = Screenshot from opening credits
| genre              = [[Sitcom]]
| creator            = {{Plainlist |
* [[Graham Linehan]]
* [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]]
}}
| writer             = {{Plainlist |
* Graham Linehan
* Arthur Mathews
}}
| director           = {{Plainlist |
* [[Declan Lowney]]
* Graham Linehan
* [[Andy De Emmony]]
}}
| starring           = {{Plainlist |
* [[Dermot Morgan]]
* [[Ardal O'Hanlon]]
* [[Frank Kelly]]
* [[Pauline McLynn]]
}}
| opentheme          = "Songs of Love" (instrumental)
| composer           = [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]
| country            = United Kingdom<!---Per the talk page, the country is determined by that of the producers, which is the United Kingdom, not the Republic of Ireland. Please do not change without discussion.--->
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1995|04|21|df=y}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|1998|05|01|df=y}}
| num_series         = 3
| num_episodes       = 25
| list_episodes      = List of Father Ted episodes
| executive_producer = Mary Bell
| producer           = {{Plainlist |
* [[Geoffrey Perkins]]
* [[Lissa Evans]]
}}
| location           = {{Plainlist |
* [[The London Studios]]
* [[County Clare]]
}}
| cinematography     = Eugene O'Connor
| camera             = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multiple-camera]]
| runtime            = 23–25 minutes <br /> 55 minutes (Christmas Special)
| company            = [[Hat Trick Productions]]
| language           = English
| network            = [[Channel 4]]
}}

'''''Father Ted''''' is a [[sitcom]] created by Irish writers [[Graham Linehan]] and [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]] and produced by British production company [[Hat Trick Productions]] for British television channel [[Channel 4]]. <!---Do not categorise this series by nationality.---> It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of [[List of Father Ted episodes|25 episodes]]. It aired on [[Nine Network]] (series 1) and [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] (series 2 and 3) in Australia, and on [[TV2 (New Zealand)|TV2]] in New Zealand.

Set on the fictional [[Craggy Island]], a remote location off Ireland's west coast, ''Father Ted'' stars [[Dermot Morgan]] as [[Father Ted Crilly]], alongside fellow priests [[Father Dougal McGuire]] ([[Ardal O'Hanlon]]) and [[Father Jack Hackett]] ([[Frank Kelly]]). Dishonourably exiled on the island by [[Bishop Leonard Brennan]] ([[Jim Norton (Irish actor)|Jim Norton]]) for various reasons, the priests live together in the [[parochial house]] with their housekeeper [[Mrs Doyle]] ([[Pauline McLynn]]). The show subverts parodies of [[Low comedy|low-brow humour]] as it portrays nuanced themes of [[loneliness]], [[agnosticism]], [[existentialism]] and [[purgatory]] experienced by its title character; this deeper meaning of the show has been much acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=McGonigle|first=Lisa|date=2012-06-30|title="Doesn't Mary Have a Lovely Bottom?": Gender, Sexuality and Catholic Ideology in Father Ted|url=https://journals.openedition.org/etudesirlandaises/2999|journal=Études irlandaises|language=en|issue=37–1|pages=89–102|doi=10.4000/etudesirlandaises.2999|issn=0183-973X|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Power|first=Ed|title=Careful now: Will we ever stop talking about Father Ted?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/careful-now-will-we-ever-stop-talking-about-father-ted-1.3357384|access-date=2021-12-06|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-29|title=Ardal O'Hanlon: 'Comedy never used to be a career – it was for slackers with ukuleles'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/oct/29/ardal-ohanlon-interview-father-ted-death-in-paradise-standup-comedy-tour|access-date=2021-12-06|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

''Father Ted'' won several [[British Academy Television Awards]]—including twice for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)|Best Comedy Series]], and remains a popular sitcom in Ireland and the UK. In a 2001 Channel 4 poll, Dougal was ranked fifth on their list of the [[100 Greatest (TV series)|100 Greatest TV Characters]].<ref name="GreatestTVcharacters">{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531160558/http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html |archive-date=31 May 2009 |title=100 Greatest TV Characters |access-date=26 May 2019 |publisher=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> In 2019, ''Father Ted'' was named the second-greatest British sitcom (after ''[[Fawlty Towers]])'' by a panel of comedy experts for ''[[Radio Times]]''.<ref>[https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-09/fawlty-towers-and-father-ted-top-list-of-britains-favourite-sitcoms/ “Fawlty Towers and Father Ted top list of Britain's favourite sitcoms”]. ITV. Retrieved 24 May 2019</ref>

==Synopsis==
The show follows the misadventures of three Irish [[Roman Catholic]] priests who live in a parish on the fictional [[Craggy Island]], located off the west coast of [[Ireland]]. [[Father Ted Crilly]], [[Father Dougal McGuire]] and [[Father Jack Hackett]] live chaotically together in Craggy Island's [[Clergy_house|parochial house]], along with their [[Housekeeper (domestic worker)|housekeeper]] [[Mrs Doyle]], who always wants to serve them tea.

The three priests answer to Bishop [[List of Father Ted characters#Bishop Brennan|Len Brennan]], who has banished them to Craggy Island as punishment for different incidents in their past: Ted for alleged financial impropriety (apparently involving some money "resting" in his account and a child being deprived of a visit to [[Lourdes]] so that Ted could go to [[Las Vegas]]), Dougal for an event only referred to as the "Blackrock Incident" (resulting in "many nuns' lives [being] irreparably damaged"), and Jack for his [[alcoholism]] and [[Lothario|womanising]], particularly for an unspecified incident at a wedding in [[Athlone]].

The show revolves around the priests' lives on Craggy Island, sometimes dealing with matters of the church but more often dealing with Father Ted's schemes to either resolve a situation with the parish or other Craggy Island residents, or to win games of one-upmanship against his enemy, Father Dick Byrne of the nearby Rugged Island parish.

==Cast and characters==
{{Further|List of Father Ted characters}}
===Main===
* [[Dermot Morgan]] as [[Father Ted Crilly]]
* [[Ardal O'Hanlon]] as [[Father Dougal McGuire]]
* [[Frank Kelly]] as Father Jack Hackett 
* [[Pauline McLynn]] as Mrs. Doyle

===Recurring===
* [[Patrick Drury]] as John O'Leary
* [[Rynagh O'Grady]] as Mary O'Leary
* [[Pat Shortt]] as Tom
* [[Jim Norton (Irish actor)|Jim Norton]] as Bishop Leonard Brennan
* [[Maurice O'Donoghue]] as Father Dick Byrne
* [[Don Wycherley]] as Father Cyril McDuff
* [[Graham Norton]] as Father Noel Furlong
* [[Tony Guilfoyle]] as Father Larry Duff

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Father Ted episodes}}
{{:List of Father Ted episodes}}

==Production==
===Writing===
{{Quote box|width=250px|quoted=true|salign=right|tstyle=font-size:100%|source=—[[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]], ''[[Tom Dunne|The Tom Dunne Show]],'' 12 October 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.ie/reader/47.305.359/940/blog_list/|title=Fr Ted creator talks about the time he received mass in a car|work=newstalk.ie|date=12 October 2012|access-date=25 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520071457/http://www.newstalk.ie/reader/47.305.359/940/blog_list/|archive-date=20 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>|quote = [[Graham Linehan|Graham]] spent a lot of time listening to the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] and watching ''[[Taxi Driver]]''. When I knew him first, it was like he'd never been outside the house, except to go to see ''[[Star Wars]]'' films, so his influences were never that Irish, whereas I grew up in the country... I remember [[Frank Kelly]] and ''[[Hall's Pictorial Weekly]]''. He did a show called ''The Glen Abbey Show'', which was very funny. So I was always aware of the strangeness and madness of Irish things.}}

Linehan and Mathews first met while working at ''[[Hot Press]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Ben |title=Sunshine on Putty: The Golden Age of British Comedy from Vic Reeves to The Office |year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VH_MuFWd0vMC&q=graham+linehan+%22hot+press%22+%22first+met%22&pg=PP289 |page=289 |publisher=Harper Collins |isbn=9780007375530 |type=eBook |access-date=22 June 2012}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Mathews, [[Paul Woodfull]] and Kieran Woodfull formed The Joshua Trio, a [[U2]] tribute band. The trio began writing comedy sketches to accompany their act. Mathews created the Father Ted character for his short-lived stand-up routine. Before The Joshua Trio played at gigs, Mathews would occasionally come on-stage as Father Ted and tell jokes involving his great friend, Father Dougal McGuire.<ref name="Independent"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/incoming/u2-beware-its-the-joshua-trio-musical-26789120.html|title=U2 beware – It's the Joshua Trio musical|date=5 November 2011|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>

In 1991, Mathews left his job at ''Hot Press'' and moved into Linehan's London home. Over the next three to four years, they worked on rough ideas for shows while at the same time writing for sketch shows such as ''[[The All New Alexei Sayle Show]]'' and ''[[The Fast Show]]''. One of these ideas was for a comedy mockumentary series called ''Irish Lives'', with six episodes, each focusing on a different character living somewhere in Ireland. They scripted an episode centring on a priest named Father Ted Crilly, who visits his friends in the seminary in [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth|Maynooth College]]. Producer [[Geoffrey Perkins]] suggested that the episode's concept be dramatised and rewritten as a sitcom.<ref name="Independent">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishpost.ie/index.php/component/content/article/13-entertainment-news/138-graham-linehan-father-ted-was-a-specific-kind-of-magic |title=Graham Linehan: 'Father Ted was a specific kind of magic' |last=O'Malley |first=JP |work=irishpost.ie |access-date=7 October 2012 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-arthur-mathews-and-graham-linehan-1244844.html|title=HOW WE MET: ARTHUR MATHEWS AND GRAHAM LINEHAN|last=Feay|first=Suzi|work=independent.co.uk|date=10 August 1997|access-date=7 October 2012}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=250px|quoted=true|align=left|tstyle=font-size:100%|source=—Graham Linehan, ''Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted'', 1 January 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Small, Far Away: The World Of Father Ted Reviews |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/small-far-away-the-world-of-father-ted/review/2000287710/ |access-date=26 September 2024 |work=TV Guide}}</ref>|quote = We wanted to make an Irish sitcom with all the insanity of ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', and the cleverness of ''[[Blackadder]]'', and the farce elements of ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''. These were the things that we grew up loving.}}
In the January 1994 issue of ''In Dublin'' (Vol 19, No2), Mathews and Linehan told Damian Corless, who had initially introduced the pair to each other, of their work in progress, describing Ted as "basically a nice man", Dougal as "nice but really stupid" and Jack as "a hideous creature". Linehan revealed: "They've all been sent to this isolated place called Craggy Island because they're crap priests." Mathews elaborated: "They've each a terrible secret which is why they've been banished to this place, and the terrible thing is that they can't get away from each other. Obviously it's not entirely reality-based." Mathews was originally intended to play Ted, but decided he lacked the acting ability the role required. [[Maurice O'Donoghue]], who plays Father Dick in the series, was their second choice for the role of Ted, being the right age and having a similar look and lightness. Mathews always preferred [[Dermot Morgan]]; Linehan was initially reluctant, worrying that some viewers would be confused because they already knew him as "Father Trendy", another priest character that he had played many years before on the [[RTÉ]] television show ''[[The Live Mike]]''. Morgan was very excited about the Father Ted role, and he repeatedly phoned the series creators and let them know how much he wanted it, which eventually won Linehan over because he figured that if Dermot wanted the role so badly then he would end up putting a lot of passion into doing a great job with it.<ref>Father Ted DVD commentary, season 1 episode 4</ref>

The show was pitched directly to the UK's [[Hat Trick Productions]] and Channel 4 by the duo, contrary to rumours that [[RTÉ]] (the Irish national broadcaster) were originally offered the series but rejected it.<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitaker|first=Ross|title=Issue 134 – Master of Comedy (extract)|url=http://filmireland.net/2010/10/06/issue-134-master-of-comedy/|access-date=15 February 2012|newspaper=[[Film Ireland]]|date=6 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127125600/http://filmireland.net/2010/10/06/issue-134-master-of-comedy/|archive-date=27 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Arthur|first=Charles|title=Graham Linehan: Twitter has made me|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/27/graham-linehan-twitter-has-made-me|access-date=12 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 May 2012}}</ref>

===Recording===
Three series and one Christmas special were aired. Declan Lowney directed the first two series and the Christmas special, while the third series was directed by Linehan (location scenes) and [[Andy De Emmony]] (studio scenes). In addition, Morgan and O'Hanlon hosted an hour of [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]] in character, during which Kelly and McLynn also made brief guest appearances. One day after the shooting of series three wrapped, Dermot Morgan died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]], aged 45. As a mark of respect, the third series was first broadcast a week later than originally planned.

The show was already scheduled to conclude with the third series prior to Morgan's death, as Morgan said that he did not want to continue playing the role of Father Ted for fear of being [[typecasting (acting)|typecast]]: "I don't want to be the next [[Clive Dunn]] and end up playing the same character for years."<ref>{{cite news|title=Father Ted star dies|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/61112.stm|work=BBC News UK|access-date=29 April 2011|date=1 March 1998}}</ref>

Following Morgan's death, the production company received calls from numerous agents and casting directors suggesting either new actors for the role of Ted or spin-offs without the character; Linehan and Mathews declined all offers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tellyspotting.org/2010/05/25/no-more-father-ted-with-or-without-dermot-morgan/|title=No more Father Ted, with or without Dermot Morgan|work=tellyspotting.org|last=Young|first=Bill|date=25 May 2010|access-date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106010536/http://tellyspotting.org/2010/05/25/no-more-father-ted-with-or-without-dermot-morgan/|archive-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Music===
In 1994, the writers asked alternative rock band [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] to compose the theme music for ''Father Ted'', requesting a parody of a typical sitcom theme. When Pulp said no, they contacted [[Neil Hannon]], frontman of Northern Irish [[chamber pop]] band [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]]. Hannon's first effort, a jaunty composition, was rejected on Geoffrey Perkins's advice. Hannon composed a second theme, which the team found acceptable. This theme was recorded by Hannon and co-producer [[Darren Allison]] at [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]'s private studio. One of [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]]'s guitars was selected by Allison and Hannon to carry the main tune, which was played by Hannon. Both themes were also reworked, with new lyrics, for inclusion on The Divine Comedy's 1996 album ''[[Casanova (The Divine Comedy album)|Casanova]]'': the final ''Father Ted'' theme became "Songs of Love", while Hannon's rejected theme became "A Woman of the World".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashortsite.com/songs/?keyword=fatherted |title=Father Ted Theme |work=ashortsite.com |access-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106005804/http://www.ashortsite.com/songs/?keyword=fatherted |archive-date=6 November 2013}}</ref><ref>As stated by Neil Hannon in the documentary ''Half Minute Melodies'', [[BBC Radio 4]], 3 February 2000. Hannon offered a choice of tunes to the producers; his personal preference was for "Woman of the World".</ref>

In 2010, Linehan discussed the dramatic effect this choice had on the tone of the series: "'Woman of the World' was kind of like a jaunty, plinky-plonky song, and we wanted that song. He [Hannon] gave us two choices: he gave us that, and 'Songs of Love', and we wanted the plinky-plonky song because our idea was we were making fun of sitcoms. We were saying, you know, we don't like sitcoms. This is a parody of sitcoms. This is a kind of satire on sitcoms. And I remember Geoffrey [Perkins] looking really glum and sad about this, you know? And then he said, 'Why do you want to make fun of your characters?' He said, 'People will love these characters.' And that was just a real revelation for me, and after that, whatever he said went, as far as I was concerned."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZR84X49WZI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/HZR84X49WZI| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Graham Lineahn in Conversation With ... IFTA (Part Two)|author=IFTAAwards|work=youtube.com|date=13 September 2010|access-date=7 October 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] also contributed most of the show's original music, including the songs "Big Men in Frocks" (for the episode "[[Rock-a-Hula Ted]]"), "[[My Lovely Horse]]" and "The Miracle is Mine" (for "[[A Song for Europe (Father Ted)|A Song for Europe]]"), and "My Lovely Mayo Mammy" (for "[[Night of the Nearly Dead]]").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashortsite.com/discs/?page=fatherted |title=Father Ted |work=ashortsite.com |access-date=10 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005173347/http://www.ashortsite.com/discs/?page=fatherted |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref> Neil Hannon also provided Ted and Dougal's vocals in the dream sequence version of "My Lovely Horse", which was produced by Allison and Hannon, and later appeared as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] on the band's single "[[Gin Soaked Boy]]".

===Location===
[[File:Father Ted's House (2016).jpg|thumb|The farmhouse in the Burren northeast of [[Kilnaboy]] which was used for external shots of the parochial house (pictured in 2016)]]
The interior scenes were recorded at [[the London Studios]] in front of a live studio audience, while exterior filming was at various locations in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kilfenoraclare.com/father-ted/ | title=Father Ted }}</ref> Location work for ''Father Ted'' was done mostly in [[County Clare]], including locations at [[Corofin, County Clare|Corofin]], [[Ennis]], [[Kilfenora]], [[Ennistymon]], and [[Kilnaboy]]. The [[Parochial House]] is McCormack's at Glenquin, on the Boston road from Kilnaboy.<ref>McCormack's at Glenquin used for external shots of the parochial house in the Father Ted TV series {{Coord|53.00976|-9.02998|display=inline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feck.net/splange/ftfaq.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930225223/http://www.feck.net/splange/ftfaq.html |title=Father Ted FEQ |publisher=Feck.net |access-date=25 October 2019|archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> The cinema featured in "[[The Passion of St Tibulus]]" was the Ormonde Cinema, [[Greystones]], [[County Wicklow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theater/22717/|title=Ormonde Cinema|work=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> and "The Field", the location for Funland in "'[[Good Luck, Father Ted]]'", is in [[Portrane]], North [[County Dublin]]. The 'Very Dark Caves' featured in "[[The Mainland (Father Ted)|The Mainland]]" were the [[Aillwee caves]] in [[the Burren]], County Clare.

Some exterior shots for the episode "[[And God Created Woman (Father Ted)|And God Created Woman]]" were filmed in [[Dún Laoghaire]], South County Dublin. The opening sequence (including shots of the [[MV Plassy|''Plassy'' shipwreck]]) were filmed over [[Inisheer]] — the smallest of the [[Aran Islands]].

==Comedic style==
The series is set in a [[Surreal humour|humorously surreal]] world in which Ted is the only fully rounded normal character among "caricatures", according to Graham Linehan: "exaggerated-over-friendly, over-quiet, over-stupid, over-dull [...] they really only got one thing, they've got one job."<ref name="Baird interview">[http://www.spiritofgenovia.com/frted/chaptertwo.html "A Peak Inside the Craggy Island Examiner", by Stacey Baird] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001019/http://www.spiritofgenovia.com/frted/chaptertwo.html |date=26 April 2012 }} ''Spirit of Genovia'', c1997 (Retrieved 23 November 2011)</ref>

Embarrassment plays a role in many storylines, in a similar fashion to ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''. Linehan says, "if Ted is in a situation that is slightly embarrassing we get him out of it [...] by having him lying or cheating, basically digging a massive hole for himself".<ref name="Baird interview" /> Arthur Mathews has described ''[[Seinfeld]]'' as a major influence on the comedy of ''Father Ted'', with himself and Linehan being "big fans" of the show.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/1231/1224286538617.html?via=mr "A return to Craggy Island", by Arthur Mathews], [[Irish Times]], 31 December 2010 (Retrieved 23 November 2011)</ref> ''Father Ted'' also contains references to pop culture, and some film [[parody|parodies]], such as the episode "[[Speed 3]]". An avid fan of [[Monty Python]] growing up, Linehan cited the ineffectual protest of ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'' upon its release in 1979 as an influence for the ''Father Ted'' episode "[[The Passion of Saint Tibulus]]".<ref>{{cite AV media |last1=Linehan |first1=Graham| authorlink1=Graham Linehan |last2=Mathews |first2=Arthur |authorlink2=Arthur Mathews (writer) |year= |title=Father Ted DVD Commentaries |type=Podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517221107/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2014 |accessdate=4 October 2024 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Channel 4}}</ref>

Regarding the series's religious content, Linehan says "Ted doesn't have an anti-religious view of life, but a non-religious view. It's a job to him. He doesn't care about religion." While writing, he says the show's creators imagined Ted and Dougal as "just two people who happen to be [priests]".<ref name="Baird interview" />

==Reception==
''Father Ted'' was met with critical acclaim and is the most popular sitcom in Irish TV history.<ref>Bex, T, Burke, M. & Stockwell, P. ''Contextualized Stylistics: In Honour of Peter Verdonk''. [[Rodopi Publishers]].</ref> The Irish media frequently uses the series as a point of comparison in political stories.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0628/politics.html Labour 'Fr Ted of Irish politics' says Gormley]. RTÉ. 28 June 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/lowry-company-transaction-had-shades-of-father-ted-court-hears-1.2496724|title=Lowry company transaction 'had shades of Father Ted', court hears|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|last=Carolan|first=Mary|date=14 January 2016|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/freedom-and-the-fifth-commandment-by-brian-heffernan-raising-holy-hell-1.2489661|title=Freedom and the Fifth Commandment, by Brian Heffernan: raising holy hell|last=Ferriter|first=Diarmaid|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=9 January 2016|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1230/754300-state-papers-30-years/|title=State Papers 1985: What we have learned from 30 years ago|last=McAllister|first=Edel|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|date=31 December 2015|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/miriam-lord-the-pick-of-political-winners-from-this-year-s-dáil-1.2471850|title=Miriam Lord: The pick of political winners from this year's Dáil|last=Lord|first=Miriam|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=19 December 2015|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>

In 1996 and 1999, the show won the [[BAFTA]] award for Best Comedy, while Morgan also won Best Comedy Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1995 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1995 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 }}; {{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1998 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 |archive-date= 25 September 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110925141917/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 1995 the show won Best New TV Comedy at the [[British Comedy Awards]], with O'Hanlon receiving Top TV Comedy Newcomer Award. At the 1996 British Comedy Awards the show won Top Channel 4 Sitcom Award, McLynn took the Top TV Comedy Actress award.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners96.html |title= British Comedy Awards Past Winners 1996 |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> In 1997 the show was given the Best Channel 4 Sitcom Award. It was also ranked at number 50 in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]'s 2000 list of the [[BFI TV 100|100 greatest British television programmes]] of the 20th century, the highest ranking Channel 4 production on the list. In 2004, it came 11th in the poll for [[Britain's Best Sitcom]]. In August 2012, [[Channel 4]] viewers voted the series as the No 1 in ''C4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/channel_4_30_greatest_comedies/|title=Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows|work=comedy.co.uk}}</ref>

Notable fans of the show include director [[Steven Spielberg]], musicians [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Madonna]], [[Cher]] and [[Moby]], actors [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Steve Martin]], comedian [[Ricky Gervais]], and wrestler [[Sheamus]].<ref name="BP">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+career+on+the+cutting+edge+of+Irish+humour.-a060786062|title=A career on the cutting edge of Irish humour|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]]|date=2 March 1998|access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|title=Video: Sheamus has another stab at explaining Father Ted to John Cena|publisher=joe.ie|date=2013|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108213043/http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Father-Ted/news/From-The-Archives-Father-Ted-remembered/13828458.html|title=FROM THE ARCHIVES: FATHER TED REMEMBERED|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211155706/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2012|title=Robert Webb and David Mitchell: The Peep Show duo's new pain game|date=13 September 2006|access-date=4 April 2007|author=Rampton, James|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London}}</ref> [[Maurice Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] was buried with a copy of the DVD box set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|title=No pressure Ted! Russians have warned Ardal O'Hanlon: 'No funny, no money'|date=27 February 2007|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091518/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Singer-songwriter [[Sinéad O'Connor]] was a fan, and attended the recording of the [[A Christmassy Ted|Christmas special]].<ref>{{cite AV media|last1=Linehan |first1=Graham |author-link1=Graham Linehan |last2=Mathews |first2=Arthur |author-link2=Arthur Mathews (writer) |title=Father Ted DVD Commentaries |type=Podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |access-date=30 December 2013 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517221107/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Irish musician [[Bono]] also requested to appear in the series.<ref name="BP"/>

In January 2007, a dispute arose between [[Inisheer]] and [[Inishmore]] over which island can claim to be [[Craggy Island]], and thereby host a three-day [[Ted Fest|Friends of Ted Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6285923.stm |title= Craggy islands row over Father Ted |date= 22 January 2007 |work= BBC News |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=drink/> The dispute was settled by a five-a-side football match that February.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6297367.stm |title= Peace plan for Craggy Island row |date= 25 January 2007 |work= BBC News |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> Inishmore won 2–0<ref name=drink>{{cite news |title= Drink! Footy! Girls! It's the Father Ted fest |author= Owen Bowcott |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 26 February 2007 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/26/broadcasting.travel |access-date=2 November 2010 |location=London}}</ref> allowing them to use the title of Craggy Island until February 2008, while Inisheer was given the title of Rugged Island. The Friends of Ted Festival, better known as Ted Fest, has been held annually as a ''Father Ted'' fan convention since 2007.

In August 2020 [[An Post]] released a set of [[commemorative postage stamps]], each with a catchphrase from the series on a background of the parochial house's lurid wallpaper, in a booklet listing Mrs Doyle's guesses for the name of Father Todd Unctious.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Post mark 25th anniversary of Father Ted with special stamp collection |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/an-post-mark-25th-anniversary-of-father-ted-with-special-stamp-collection-1015154.html |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=Breaking News |date=27 August 2020}}; {{cite web |title=Father Ted Booklet of 5 Stamps |url=https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Products/Father-Ted-Booklet-of-5-Stamps |work=An Post|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref>

Several quotes from the series have entered the popular lexicon, such as: "These are ''small'', but the ones out there are ''far away''. Small. Far away.", "Down with this sort of thing", "Careful now", "That would be an ecumenical matter" and "I hear you're a racist now, Father".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30995295.html|title=25 quotes to mark 25 years of Father Ted|first=Denise|last=O'Donoghue|date=21 April 2020|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>

==Derivatives==
On 1 January 2011, Channel 4 dedicated a night of programmes to celebrate the show's 15th anniversary year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/1231/1224286538617.html|title=A return to Craggy Island|date=31 December 2001|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283579&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=New Adrian McCarthy Doc is Ecumenical Matter |date=23 December 2001|work=iftn.ie|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> This included "Father Ted: Unintelligent Design", a documentary on the show's influences, and "Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted", a documentary revisiting the show's history with the writers and many of the surviving cast (Pauline McLynn was unable to take part as she was working in another country).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulinemclynn.com/site/blog/ted|title=Ted|publisher=Pauline McLynn|date=2 January 2011|access-date=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0104/fatherted.html |title=In Ted We Trust |date=4 January 2011 |work=RTÉ Entertainment |access-date=5 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145331/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0104/fatherted.html |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref>

===Roles reprised===
In 2001, Pauline McLynn reprised her role as Mrs Doyle in a run of advertisements for the UK's [[Inland Revenue]], reminding people to get their taxes in on time with her catchphrase from the programme ("Go on, go on, go on..."). It was voted in an Adwatch poll of 1,000 people as the year's worst advertisement.<ref>{{cite news |title= Mrs Doyle's ad taxes patience of viewers |author= Tania Branigan |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 4 January 2002 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/04/advertising.uknews |access-date=31 December 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

Later in 2001, Ardal O'Hanlon returned to the role of Father Dougal for a series of [[PBS]] advertisements to coincide with ''Father Ted''{{'}}s American broadcast; these segments were included on later DVD releases as "Fundraising with Father Dougal".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktsmKO97b44| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ktsmKO97b44| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Dougal Maguire|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=30 December 2006|access-date=17 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/father-ted-the-holy-trilogy-11095.html|title=Father Ted: The Holy Trilogy|work=bbcamericashop.com|access-date=17 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525200354/http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/father-ted-the-holy-trilogy-11095.html|archive-date=25 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Frank Kelly made a brief appearance as Father Jack on an episode of ''[[The One Show]]'' with Graham Norton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNcX1eqjrco| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/iNcX1eqjrco| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Graham Norton Reunited With Father Jack|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=14 November 2012|access-date=17 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2014, guest star [[Ben Keaton]] returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting the pub quiz "Arse Biscuits" in-character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Meet-neighbour-Prince-Charles-stand-Ben-Keaton/story-27738245-detail/story.html|title=Meet your neighbour: Prince Charles was once made to stand up for Ben Keaton|newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo|date=6 September 2015|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|title=Review: Father Austin Purcell delights crowd… within a two-metre radius|last=Smith|first=Gregor|publisher=The Linc|date=November 2014|access-date=21 April 2015|archive-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006220014/http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, he launched the spin-off web series ''Cook Like a Priest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|title=Video: Years After the Show Ended, This Father Ted Priest Is Still Going Strong|publisher=joe.ie|last=Cuddihy|first=Tony|date=10 December 2015|access-date=11 December 2015|archive-date=13 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213041122/http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 2016, [[Over The Top Wrestling]] marked the anniversary of Morgan's death with "Ah Ted", an event held in Dublin's [[Tivoli Variety Theatre]]. During the main-event tag-team match between The Lads From the Flats and The Kings of the North, [[Patrick McDonnell (actor)|Patrick McDonnell]], [[Joe Rooney]] and [[Michael Redmond (comedian)|Michael Redmond]] reprised their roles as Eoin McLove, Father Damo Lennon and Father Paul Stone respectively. McLove entered the ring first, withstanding one wrestler's attack on his crotch because he has "no willy", but was soon attacked by Father Damo, who brought the whistle he stole from Benson. Father Stone served as a special guest referee, performing a three-count so slow that one wrestler kicked out after two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/Eoin-McLove-Father-Damo-and-Father-Stone-all-turned-up-at-a-Dublin-wrestling-event|title=Eoin McLove, Father Damo and Father Stone all turned up at a Dublin wrestling event|publisher=[[Newstalk]]|last=Kelly|first=Daniel|date=1 March 2016|access-date=1 March 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2017, Rooney appeared as Father Damo in the video for [[Brave Giant]]'s "The Time I Met the Devil", which follows him on the way to give Mass after a night of alcohol and sex.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/father-damo-brave-giant-3313163-Mar2017/|title=Here's what Father Damo is up to, 21 years after he appeared on Father Ted|newspaper=[[TheJournal.ie|The Daily Edge]]|date=29 March 2017|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref>

===Potential remakes===
Since the end of the series, several attempts to remake ''Father Ted'' have been reported, but none has yet materialised.

In July 2003, it was announced that the show would be remade for the American market. The remake would be scripted by [[Spike Feresten]], who previously wrote for US sitcoms ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Ferensten stated: "I was raised Catholic and this show just felt right to me. The essence of the show is about men who are also priests and, as men, they have many foibles." Hat Trick founders [[Denise O'Donoghue]] and [[Jimmy Mulville]] were set to produce. The US production company was Pariah Productions, which previously adapted ''[[The Kumars at No. 42]]'' for an American audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/01/broadcasting|title=Father Ted crosses the pond|work=guardian.co.uk|last=Cozens|first=Claire|date=1 July 2003|access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref>

In March 2004, Supanet Limited reported that an American remake was in development. This version would be set on a fictional island off the coast of New York. [[Steve Martin]] and [[Graham Norton]] would reportedly play Ted and Dougal. Martin had not been expected to take the role because of his stature, but agreed because he was a fan of the original series, and would reportedly be paid £500,000 per episode. Norton was cast based on his popularity with American audiences, and in reference to his appearance as Father Noel Furlong in the original series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |title=Martin And Norton Team Up Martin And Norton Team Up |publisher=Supanet Limited |date=14 March 2004 |access-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423160956/http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |archive-date=23 April 2004 }}</ref>

In November 2007, a separate American remake was announced. Rather than Craggy Island, this version would be set in an unfortunate fishing village in [[New England]]. American actor [[John Michael Higgins]] was cast as Ted, but expressed concerns about the show's religious themes: "The English have a very robust history of being unkind about religion. We don't have that in our country, we're frightened of it. It's basically that you guys are doing an Irish joke also, we don't have that. So I'll be Father Ted, we'll see how it goes." Filming was scheduled to begin in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|title=Higgins in US Father Ted Remake|work=darkhorizons.com|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=26 November 2007|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709163806/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2015, Linehan said that there had been "a few attempts" by US broadcasters to remake the show, including one which would have been set in [[Boston]] – an idea Linehan considered "ridiculous".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a619378/the-it-crowds-graham-linehan-on-us-remake-dont-do-my-show.html|title=The IT Crowd's Graham Linehan on US remake: "Don't do my show"|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=6 January 2015|access-date=6 January 2015|archive-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107012159/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a619378/the-it-crowds-graham-linehan-on-us-remake-dont-do-my-show.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Cancelled musical===
In an interview with ''[[Radio Times]]'' in January 2015, Linehan said that he wanted to revive ''Father Ted'' as a musical stage production. He stated that he would never revive the television series, "because of the risk you poison people's memories of the original", but that the completely new format would make the project worthwhile. He mentioned the possibility of a dance number with "spinning cardinals". He said that the musical would have to reference the [[Roman Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal in Ireland|Catholic child abuse scandals]], saying, "The jokes would have to have a little bit more edge, because you just can't ignore this stuff." Mathews was "not as convinced" of the musical idea, though Linehan insisted it could work.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-01-05/father-ted-the-musical-is-a-heavenly-idea-says-graham-linehan|title=Father Ted the musical is a heavenly idea says Graham Linehan|last=Dowell|first=Ben|magazine=[[Radio Times]]|date=5 January 2015|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

In December, Mathews said that he and Paul Woodfull were developing a [[Joshua Trio]] musical and a show focusing on a "[[Michael Cleary (priest)|Father Michael Cleary]]-type character", and that the ''Father Ted'' musical may follow. He expressed concerns that it would "dilute the product" or be seen as a "cash-in", but said that he believed there was an audience for the project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/father-ted-christmas-special-comedy-gold-the-frankly-incensed-and-mirth-1.2476180|title=Father Ted Christmas special: comedy gold, the frankly incensed and mirth|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|last=Doyle|first=Martin|date=26 December 2015|access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref> In April 2017, Linehan said that the musical would draw inspiration from ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'', and would "go for the jugular ... You get all the things people loved about it, all the innocence and all the sweetness, but introduce a harder edge." Linehan also said that, being a special event, the musical would need to focus on a "world-shaking" story, possibly with Ted becoming Pope due to "some weird succession thing".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesspost.ie/magazine/social-animal-graham-linehan-384113|title=Social Animal: Graham Linehan|work=Business Post|last=Whyte|first=Barry J|date=9 April 2017|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

In June 2018, Linehan announced that ''Pope Ted: The Father Ted Musical'' was nearing completion, with a script by Linehan and Mathews.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad251">{{cite podcast |title=Graham Linehan on his cancer journey and Father Ted - The Musical: Episode 251 |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/graham-linehan-on-his-cancer-journey-and-father-ted-the-musical-episode-251 |author=Jarlath Regan |edition=251 |date=3 July 2018 |work=[[An Irishman Abroad]] |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> Linehan said, "It's the real final episode of ''Father Ted ...'' This was the right idea. Arthur and I have been laughing our arses off while writing it. Just like the old days."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/02/father-ted-creator-reveals-show-turned-musical-real-final-episode-7599437/|title=Father Ted creator reveals show is being turned into a musical: 'It's the real final episode'|last=Starkey|first=Adam|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=2 June 2018|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> The [[The Divine Comedy (band)|Divine Comedy]] frontman [[Neil Hannon]], who wrote the television show's music, composed the music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Larman |first=Alexander |date=2022-01-31 |title=Neil Hannon on the Troubles, his songs for Wonka, and why he 'can't stand' The Frog Princess today |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/neil-hannon-troubles-songs-wonka-cant-stand-frog-princess-today/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> When asked about its potential to be a hit musical, Hannon stated, "We are certainly aiming for a big [[West End theatre|West End]] show."<ref>{{cite news |title='We are aiming for a big West End show': Neil Hannon talks Father Ted musical |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/we-are-aiming-for-a-big-west-end-show-neil-hannon-talks-father-ted-musical/077774 |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=Music Week}}</ref> 

In March 2022, Linehan said the musical had been cancelled by producers following the controversy over [[Graham Linehan#Anti-transgender activism|his public statements about transgender rights]]. He said that the musical was "ready to go", with a completed story and songs, but "just because a group of people have decided that anybody who speaks up against this ideology is evil, [the producers have] just kind of rolled over for those people. No one is standing up for me."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-25 |title=''Father Ted'' musical axed following Graham Linehan's controversial views |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/father-ted-musical-axed-following-graham-linehans-controversial-views-3190721 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hannon, a longtime friend of Linehan's, said the project was difficult and said about the controversy around Linehan: "It's been difficult to watch what's happened. I believe in free speech, but I also very much believe in people's perfect right to remain completely silent on issues that they don't feel they can speak on. And that's all I want to say about it."<ref name=":1" />

In December 2020, Linehan said he was seeking legal advice regarding [[Hat Trick Productions]] who he argued were preventing the musical from going into production owing to ''"activists"'' within the company.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Glinner|number=1606266626587774977|title=It is sadly being sat on by activists within Hat Trick. Am being forced to take legal advice}}</ref>

In May 2025, on his podcast: ''Insiders: The TV Podcast'', [[Jimmy Mulville]] of Hat Trick Productions stated that he had offered to buy out the rights to ''Father Ted'' from Linehan in order to proceed with the musical. Linehan refused, saying that the musical would not be made even if he dropped dead.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://shows.acast.com/insiders-the-tv-podcast/episodes/the-father-ted-musical-trumps-baffling-film-tariffs-and-the- |title=The Father Ted musical, Trump’s baffling film tariffs, and the Downton video game spin off that never was. {{!}} Insiders: The TV Podcast |date=2025-05-08 |access-date=2025-05-23 |via=shows.acast.com}}</ref>

==Home video==
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| ''Series 1 – The Opening Chapters'' {{small|(''Volume 1'')}}
| 21 October 1996<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 1 - Part 1 - The Opening Chapters [VHS]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Part-Opening-Chapters/dp/B00004CT4L/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-6| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| 15 May 2001
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1, episodes 1–3
}}
|-
| ''Series 1 – The Closing Chapters'' {{small|(''Volume 2'')}}
| 21 October 1996
| 15 May 2001
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1, episodes 4–6
}}
|-
| ''The Second Sermon – Chapter 1'' {{small|(''Volume 3'')}}
| 20 October 1997
| 5 March 2002
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 1–3
}}
|-
| ''The Second Sermon – Chapter 2'' {{small|(''Volume 4'')}}
| 20 October 1997<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - The Second Sermon - Chapter 2 [VHS]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Second-Sermon-Chapter/dp/B00004CV5U/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-8| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| 5 March 2002
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 4–6
}}
|-
| ''The Very Best of Father Ted''
| 30 October 1998<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Very Best Of [VHS] [1995]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Very-Best-VHS/dp/B00004CXLH/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-1| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="7" {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* [[Competition Time|Series 1, episode 4]]
* [[A Song for Europe (Father Ted)|Series 2, episode 5]]
* [[Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading|Series 2, episode 8]]
* [[Speed 3|Series 3, episode 3]]
* [[The Mainland (Father Ted)|Series 3, episode 4]]
}}
|-
| ''5 Hilarious Episodes''
| 12 November 1999<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: 5 Hilarious Episodes| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Hilarious-Episodes-VHS/dp/B00004D02J| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 6–10
* includes "[[A Christmassy Ted]]"
}}
|-
| ''The Final Revelations''
| 24 November 2000<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Final Revelations - Complete Series 3| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Final-Revelations-Complete/dp/B00004ZBXX| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 3, episodes 1–8 {{small|(complete)}}
}}
|-
| ''The Complete 1st Series''
| 20 August 2001<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Complete First Series [VHS]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Complete-First-VHS/dp/B00005LOKB/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-3| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1, episodes 1–6
}}
|-
| ''Series 2 – Part 1''
| 15 October 2001<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: Series 2 - Part 1| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Part-Dermot-Morgan/dp/B00005O0S9/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-5| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 1–5
* "A Christmassy Ted"
}}
|-
| ''Series 2 – Part 2''
| 25 February 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 2 Part 2 [VHS] [1995]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Part-Dermot-Morgan/dp/B00005UWSG/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-9| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 6–10
}}
|-
| ''The Complete 3rd Series''
| 6 May 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Complete Third Series| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Complete-Third-VHS/dp/B000063VD7| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 3, episodes 1–8
}}
|-
| ''A Christmassy Ted''
| {{N/a|No release}}
| 17 September 2002
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|
}}
|-
| ''The Very Best of Father Ted'' {{small|(re-release)}}
| 18 November 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted : The Very Best Of Father Ted [VHS] [1995]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Very-Best-VHS/dp/B00006LSG6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=TUKKTZGA5LLD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-Ee25ZM_-NgXhhzIzXF4hiQXRtGcJNnqRGtF1RZhKDQN5mugjAp2MK9oABQqvcQitXaQkdqRnYXaVALN5uV88arNbOFlipxLF7lTxXd4hdpciBT4WiPa7Z4W-w2coPT2XW33P44q-WN6indX1ogvpj-jmuBCA2TF_3ojrex6H42fwiPblpYMBvFnrICxHJelKyObjryiU4YkKjQztd3ybw.VnpHQ_hljCSosTptBt9FjTLvWowbECt-dmvG65O_WpI&dib_tag=se&keywords=father+ted+vhs&qid=1714298204&sprefix=father+ted+vhs%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-2| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* [[Competition Time|Series 1, episode 4]]
* [[A Song for Europe (Father Ted)|Series 2, episode 5]]
* [[Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading|Series 2, episode 8]]
* [[Speed 3|Series 3, episode 3]]
* [[The Mainland (Father Ted)|Series 3, episode 4]]
}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ DVD releases
|-
! rowspan="2"|Title
! colspan="3"|Release date
! rowspan="2"|Features
|-
! [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]
! [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
! [[DVD region code#4|Region 4]]
|-
| ''The Complete 1st Series''
| 5 June 2001<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Complete Series 1 (2-DVD)| url=https://www.oldies.com/product-view/13607M.html| website=oldies.com| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 20 August 2001<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Complete First Series| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/father-ted-the-complete-1st-series-dv| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 18 August 2003<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 1 - [Region 4]| url=https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Father-Ted-Series-1-McLynn-Pauline/0825646059522| website=fishpond.com.au| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1, episodes 1–6 

'''Special features:'''
* Writer's commentary by Graham Linehan
}}
|-
| ''Series 2 – Part 1''
| rowspan="2"|5 March 2002<br />(released complete)<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Complete Series 2 (2-DVD)| url=https://www.oldies.com/product-view/13553M.html| website=oldies.com| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 15 October 2001<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: Series 2 - Part 1| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/father-ted-series-2-part-1-dvd-19| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 22 September 2003<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted Series 2 Part 2 [Region 4]| url=https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Father-Ted-Series-2-McLynn-Pauline/0825646059621| website=fishpond.com.au| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 1–5
* "A Christmassy Ted" (Regions 2 & 4 only)

'''Special features:'''
* Writer's commentary by Graham Linehan
<hr />
* '''Note:''' Released as a complete series on Region 1 and doesn't include the Christmas special
}}
|-
| ''Series 2 – Part 2''
| 25 February 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: Series 2 - Part 2| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/father-ted-series-2-part-2-dvd-19| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 22 September 2003<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 2 [2 Discs] [Region 4]| url=https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Father-Ted-Series-2-Part-2-McLynn-Pauline/0825646059720| website=fishpond.com.au| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 6–10

'''Special features:'''
* Commentary by Graham Linehan & Ardal O'Hanlon
<hr />
* '''Note:''' Released as a complete series on Region 1 and doesn't include the Christmas special
}}
|-
| ''The Complete 3rd Series''
| 4 March 2003<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Complete Series 3 (2-DVD)| url=https://www.oldies.com/product-view/11210M.html| website=oldies.com| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 20 May 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Complete Third Series| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/father-ted-the-complete-3rd-series-19| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 17 September 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted Complete 3rd - Series [Region 4]| url=https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Father-Ted-Complete-3rd-Series-McLynn-Pauline/0825646059829| website=fishpond.com.au| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 3, episodes 1—8
* "A Christmassy Ted" (Region 1 only)

'''Special features:'''
* Craggy Island Memories
* Dougal's Favourite Sound Effects 
* Gallery
}}
|-
| ''The Very Best of Father Ted''
| rowspan="2" {{N/a|No release}}
| 18 November 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Very Best Of| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/the-very-best-of-father-ted-1995-dvd| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* [[Competition Time|Series 1, episode 4]]
* [[A Song for Europe (Father Ted)|Series 2, episode 5]]
* [[Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading|Series 2, episode 8]]
* [[Speed 3|Series 3, episode 3]]
* [[The Mainland (Father Ted)|Series 3, episode 4]]
* "[[A Christmassy Ted]]" (exclusive to DVD)

'''Special features:'''
* Selected commentaries by Graham Linehan & Ardal O'Hanlon
* Craggy Island Memories
* Gallery 
}}
|-
| ''A Christmassy Ted''
| 19 October 2009<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: A Christmassy Ted| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/father-ted-a-christmassy-ted| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

'''Special features:'''
* Commentary by Graham Linehan
}}
|-
! colspan="5"|{{small|Complete series & re-release sets}}
|-
| ''The Complete Series''
| {{N/a|No release}}
| 4 November 2002<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted : Complete Box Set [DVD] [1995]| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Father-Ted-Complete-Box-Set/dp/B00006LSFW| website=amazon.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1–3 & "A Christmassy Ted"

'''Special features:'''
* Writer's commentary by Graham Linehan
* Commentary by Graham Linehan & Ardal O'Hanlon
* Craggy Island Memories
* Dougal's Favourite Sound Effects 
* Gallery
}}
|-
| ''The Holy Trilogy''
| 17 February 2004<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Holy Trilogy (5-DVD)| url=https://www.oldies.com/product-view/11211M.html| website=oldies.com| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1–3 & "A Christmassy Ted"

'''Special features:'''
* Interviews with Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, and Ardal O'Hanlon
* Audio commentaries with Graham Linehan and Ardal O'Hanlon
* Fundraising with Father Dougal
* Father Ted and Dougal host Comic Relief
* Cast and crew biographies 
* Photo galleries and production notes
}}
|-
| ''The Definitive Collection''
| 19 February 2008<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Definitive Collection| url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/32403| website=dvdtalk.com| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 29 October 2007<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - The Definitive Collection| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/father_ted/shop/411/the_definitive_collection/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 5 November 2009<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted The Definitive Collection| url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/father-ted/dvd/9398710977196.html| website=[[Booktopia]]| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1–3 & "A Christmassy Ted"

'''Special features:'''
* Commentaries (Graham Lineham, Arthur Mathews, Ardal O'Hanlon, Fr. Tim Shuttlewoode and Fr, Chris Claycee)
* Interview with the writers Part 1
* Interview with the writers Part 2
* Ted Fest 2007: A Very Ted Weekend
* Ted Fest 2007: Two Tribes Go to War
* Biographies
* Photo Gallery
* Comedy Connections
* Comic Relief with Ted and Dougal
* Craggy Island Memories
* Dougal's Sound Effects Gallery
}}
|-
| ''The Complete Boxset''
| rowspan="5" {{N/a|No release}}
| 12 November 2012<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Complete Collection| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/father-ted-complete-box-set| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1–3 & "A Christmassy Ted"

'''Special features:'''
* Brand new commentaries from Graham Linehan & Arthur Mathews
* Interview with writers
* Small, Far Away – The World of Father Ted
* Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows
* Ted Fest 2007: A Very Ted Weekend
* Comedy Connections
* Comic Relief with Ted and Dougal 
* Ted Fest 2007: Two Tribes Go to War
* Exclusive Father Ted prints designed by Tony Millionaire
}}
|-
| ''Series 1'' 
| 11 March 2013<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 1| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/father_ted/shop/3314/series_1_dvd/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 4 March 2010<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted Series 1| url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/father-ted/dvd/9398711004297.html| website=[[Booktopia]]| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1, episodes 1–6
}}
|-
| ''Series 2'' 
| 11 March 2013<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 2| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/father_ted/shop/3315/series_2_dvd/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 4 March 2010<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted Series 2| url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/father-ted/dvd/9398711004396.html| website=[[Booktopia]]| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 2, episodes 1–10
* "A Christmassy Ted"
}}
|-
| ''Series 3''
| 11 March 2013<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted - Series 3| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/father_ted/shop/3316/series_3_dvd/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| 4 March 2010<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted Series 3| url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/father-ted/dvd/9398711004495.html| website=[[Booktopia]]| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 3, episodes 1–8
}}
|-
| ''The Complete Boxset'' {{small|(slimline)}}
| 14 October 2019<ref>{{cite web| title=Father Ted: The Complete Collection| url=https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/products/morgandermfathertedt| website=musicmagpie.co.uk| access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
| {{N/a|No release}}
| {{Hidden|{{align|left|}}|

* Series 1–3 & "A Christmassy Ted"

'''Special features:'''
* Brand new commentaries from Graham Linehan & Arthur Mathews
* Interview with writers
* Small, Far Away – The World of Father Ted
* Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows
* Ted Fest 2007: A Very Ted Weekend
* Comedy Connections
* Comic Relief with Ted and Dougal 
* Ted Fest 2007: Two Tribes Go to War
* Exclusive Father Ted prints designed by Tony Millionaire
}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* ''Father Ted: The Complete Scripts'' by [[Graham Linehan]] and [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]], 1999, Boxtree Press, UK, {{ISBN|0-7522-1850-6}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Channel4.com|programmes/father-ted}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060614053849/http://episodeworld.com/show/Father_Ted ''Father Ted'']}} at EpisodeWorld.com
* [http://www.fatherted.net ''Father Ted Filming Locations''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124133326/http://fatherted.net/ |date=24 January 2022 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060928202754/http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/ted/index.html ''Father Ted''] at British TV Resources
* {{IMDb title|0111958}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|father_ted}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A425783 ''Father Ted – the TV Series'' – h2g2] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
* [http://www.thefathertedguide.co.uk ''Father Ted''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129124053/https://thefathertedguide.co.uk/ |date=29 January 2022 }} at TheFatherTedGuide.co.uk

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{{Arthur Mathews}}
{{BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series) 1981–1999}}

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