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The Father Ted cast - clockwise from top Father Ted, Father Dougal, Mrs Doyle and Father Jack
In it, three disgraced priests preside over the parish: Father Ted Crilly (played by Dermot Morgan), the simple-minded Father Dougal McGuire (played by Ardal O'HanlonArdal O'Hanlon (born 8 October 1965 at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland) is a comedian and actor, best known for his role as Father Dougal McGuire in the comedy television series Father Ted''. His father is Rory O'Hanlon, an Iri) and the perpetually drunkenintoxication Drunkenness in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ethanol) to a sufficient degree to impair mental and motor functioning. Effects of alcohol on the body Alcohol is a potent drug and consequently it has a, lecherous and foul-mouthed elderly priest, Father Jack Hackett (played by Frank KellyFrank Kelly (b. 1938) is an Irish actor, whose career has spanned radio, TV, theatre, music, writing and films. He has played a wide variety of roles in Irish theatre over many years, and he has toured extensively in the USA and Canada. Despite his varied). They have a housekeeper Mrs Doyle (played by Pauline McLynnPauline McLynn (b. 1962) is an Irish actress best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the TV series Father Ted and in adverts for the Inland Revenue. McLynn is also a successful comedienne and novelist, producing books such as The Woman on the Bus ( 2004), and), who is hell-bent on serving teaThis article is about the beverage. For alternative meanings, see tea (disambiguation). Tang Dynasty ( 618- 907). Tea is a caffeinated beverage, an infusion made by steeping the dried leaves or buds of the shrub Camellia sinensis in hot water. In addition to all and sundry.
Their boss is the fearsome, uncompromising Bishop Len Brennan (played by Jim Norton), who is responsible for Ted, Dougal and Jack's exiles, which were imposed on them for various reasons:
Also appearing regularly in the series are various parishioners, including shop-owners Mary and John who, whilst striving to appear sweetness and light to the clergy, are in reality at each other's throats.
Another is Tom, a homicidal maniac with a polite tone to friends. He also wears a T-shirt on which he claims 'I shot JR' (a reference to Dallas, an American soap opera).
Other characters to appear frequently included the extremely enthusiastic Father Noel Furlong ( Graham Norton) and his reluctant St Luke's Youth Group, who turned up in uncompromising places such as a tiny caravan, a dark cave and on a plane with a lack of fuel. Also recurring was Father Larry Duff, an unlucky priest whom Ted claims is 'tremendous fun' around others, yet whenever Ted calls him on his mobile phone he suffers some horrible accident, yet always reappears unharmed in a subsequent episode (much like Kenny McCormack in the animated series South Park). These events include car and skiing accidents, a disastrous donkey derby and mishaps with a stapler and some Rottweiler dogs.
Although superficially about Catholic priests, the show actually deals with many different situations, often using the church as a microcosm of the whole of society, so including dishonest, corrupt and insane priests and nuns. This last detail has lead to the show being criticised as anti-Catholic, though most Catholics do not take such accusations seriously and many count themselves as fans of the programme.
The show also invented many catchphrases, most notably Mrs Doyle's "Go on, go on" and Father Jack's cursing, with short words including, and usually limited to, "Drink!" "Feck!" "Arse!" and "Girls!" Dougal could also be heard saying 'Ah right, yeah...' when agreeing with a statement, although this was not seen as such a popular catchphrase as the other two. The word 'feck' is assumed in the UK simply to be an inoffensive, made-up substitute for a taboo word for intercourse. Such a cagey neologism would seem to be part of a long line of made-up profanities in British sitcoms, like 'naff' in Porridge and 'smeg' in Red Dwarf. However, 'feck' was not invented by Matthews and Linehan, and has in fact long been used widely in vernacular speech in Ireland. Its use in Ireland is not regarded as remotely offensive; while it seems to be just a corruption of the 'f-word', it is not a precise synonym, and none of its common usages in Ireland includes intercourse.
Contrary to frequent rumours, Mathews and Linehan did not originally pitch the series to the Irish network RTÉ, but rather offered it directly to Hat Trick Productions and Channel 4 in the UK. Nevertheless, it is a rich irony that what went on to be one of the most popular TV shows in Ireland, performed by a largely Irish cast, and containing so many accurate (albeit comically exaggerated) depictions of national eccentricities, was paid for and shot by a British broadcaster. Somewhat controversially, RTÉ initially did not buy the rights to broadcast the show in Ireland, perhaps for fear of offending more conservative viewers. However, Channel 4 is available on cable in very many Irish homes and the show became a hit in Ireland without any help from RTÉ, who eventually responded to the obvious demand and broadcast the show themselves.
The theme tune for the series was the song "Songs of Love", written and performed by The Divine Comedy. The band also contributed the ridiculous "My Lovely Horse" song used in the episode "Song for Europe".
Three series and one Christmas special were completed. In addition Morgan and O'Hanlon in character hosted an hour of Comic Relief, during which Kelly and McLynn made brief appearances as Father Jack and Mrs Doyle in one of the routines. Just after the completion of Series 3, Dermot Morgan died of a heart attack, aged 45. As a result, series 3 was first broadcast a week later than originally planned, out of respect for Morgan. Both the writers and co-stars agree that the third series was always intended to be the last, despite Morgan's sudden death.
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