Father Ted

Creators: Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly and Pauline McLynn. This fantastic sitcom was released in 1995 and ran for 3 series until 1998, giving out 25 episodes. It was centred around the lives of three quite useless Irish catholic priests who were sent to live on the remote Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. **MAIN CHARACTORS..... *Father Ted Crilly, (played by the brilliant and well missed Dermot Morgan, who sadly died of a heart attack the day after finishing the third series) Ted plays the leader of the trio, but has a tendency to panic under the ...

What Is Comedy? It is one of the great mysteries as you read various opinions that some people think a particular programme is hilarious whilst you yourself sit there open mouthed at the TV screen wondering whether the programme will ever have a funny moment in it. At other times the reverse can be true and as you recount the best moments from your favourite programme others look at you as if you're mad. Father Ted is to me one of the funniest programmes ever on TV and yet I know some people who think it is - not to put too fine a point on it - rubbish. So what is funny about it. Comedy is often merely an exaggeration of real life. Comedy takes a certain ...

This is one of the funniest series ever made and it only a shame that Dermot Morgan (who plays ted) is not with us any longer to make more. Dermot plays along side Ardal O'hanlon (dougal maguire) Frank kelly (ft jack hackett) and Pauline mclynn (the hilarious mrs doyle). the basic story is that they are fairly useless priest who have been 'hidden' on a remote island (craggy island), where they get up to all sorts of mischief, with very comical results. Without doubt the chemistry between the characters is not likely to be found anywhere ever again and this is what makes the gags work so well. The episodes on this dvd are competition time cigarettes ...