Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Father Dougal Maguire (Ardal O'Hanlon) and Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly) live together on remote Craggy Island. They were banished there by Bishop Len Brennan (Jim Norton) due to their various character defects and misdemeanours. The priests share a parochial house with their housekeeper Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn).
Written by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, this was a slow burner, but developed into one of Channel 4's finest sitcoms. First shown in 1995, it took a while for the surreal comedy to settle, but it found form during the first series, and began to build a cult following. Always an acquired taste, things became more bizarre during the second and third series.
Most of the episodes are strong, but The Passion of St Tibulus and Competition Time (first series), Hell, Tentacles of Doom, Song for Europe and The Plague (second series), and Speed 3, The Mainland, Escape from Victory and Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse (third series) are sublime.
Sadly Dermot Morgan died suddenly, aged 45, just as the third series was about to air. The show remains a fitting tribute to his comedy genius.
 | Dermot Morgan |  | Father Ted Crilly |
 | Ardal O'Hanlon | | Father Dougal McGuire |
| Frank Kelly | | Father Jack Hackett |
 | Pauline McLynn | | Mrs. Doyle, Nun on Plane/Mrs. Doyle |
| Patrick Drury | | John O'Leary |
| Rynagh O'Grady | | Mary O'Leary |
| Tony Guilfoyle | | Father Larry Duff, Fr. Larry Duff |
| Maurice O'Donoghue | | Father Dick Byrne, Fr. Dick Byrne |
| Don Wycherley | | Father Cyril MacDuff, Fr. Cyril MacDuff |
| Jon Kenny | | Fred Rickwood, Michael Cocheese |
| Arthur Mathews | | Father Ben, Father Billy Kerrigan, Father Clarke, Man at Picnic |
| Don Foley | | Jim Halpin |
| Jim Norton | | Bishop Len Brennan |
| Pat Shortt | | Tom |
| Blanaid Irvine | | Mrs. Glynn, Tarot Reader |
| Hugh B. O'Brien | | Eugene, Pat Harty |
| Eamon Rohan | | Colm, Judge |
 | Graham Norton | | Fr. Noel Furlong |
| Ann Rowan | | Mrs. Glynn, Mrs. Sheridan |
| Peter Caffrey | | Charles Hedges |
| Peter Dineen | | Giant Reid |
| Derrick Branche | | Father Jose Fernandez |
| Tom Farrelly | | Gerry Fields |
| Peadar Lamb | | Fargo Boyle |
| Stephen Gallagher | | Tony Lynch |
| Pat McGrath | | Hud Hastings |
| John Olohan | | Sgt. Deegan, Sgt. Hodgins |
| Jimmy Keogh | | Father Fay |
| Rosemary Henderson | | Sister Assumpta, Sr. Assumpta |
| Pat Leavy | | Woman in Cinema |
| Chris Curran | | Father Jim Johnson |
| Doreen Keogh | | Mrs. Dineen |
| Paul Woodfull | | Paddy Jordan, Taxi Driver |
| Joseph Lyle Taylor | | Competition Spectator, Sewage Supervisor |
 | Geoffrey Perkins | | Spanish Interpreter |
| Yvonne Shanley | | Janine Reilly |
| Claire Cathcart | | Sister Margaret |
| Elva Crowley | | Mrs. Boyle |
| Eddie Bannon | | Competition spectator |
| James Benson | | Father Liam Finnegan |
| James Rymer | | Father Brendan |
| Jean Ainslie | | Jane |
| Joe Rooney | | Father Damien Lennon |
| James Berwick | | Mr. Stone |
| Malcolm Douglas | | Vatican Priest |
| Mark Doherty | | Fr. Alan |
| Gail Fitzpatrick | | Mrs. Millet |
| Richard Buss | | AA Chairman |
| Robert English | | Policeman |
| Vass Anderson | | Doctor Sinnot |
| Tommy Duggan | | Father Paul Cleary |
| Stephen Brennan | | Father Niall Haverty |
| David Dale | | Big Nun |
| Ann Callanan | | Mrs. Carberry |
| Pat Laffan | | Pat Mustard |
| Kate Binchy | | Mrs. Stone |
| Jason Byrne | | Referee |
| Maria Doyle-Kennedy | | Patsy |
 | Vernon Dobtcheff | | Old Nazi |
| Ultan Ely-O'Carroll | | Shouting Priest |
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Why's it on so late? Don't get me wrong though it is a great show
pls sart a new episode or saeson pls me and mun and dad and my friends love father ted it is so good