Father Ted
Father Ted is a TV show on 4Music. One small island off the west coast of Ireland. Three priests. One housekeeper. A bunch of nuns - and the most consistently awful weather on the planet. Step once again into the world of Father Ted! The program has been available since 2024. A total of 21 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2024.
Last broadcast:26/09/2024 at 22:35
Last episode
35:00
Father Ted
Going to America: Ted accepts a job in the US, with his very own parish in Beverly Hills. But with his ambition about to be realised, Ted's problem is how to tell the others. (S3 Ep8/8)
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35:00
Night of the Nearly Dead: Singing sensation Eoin McLove, at no.1 for 27 weeks with 'My Lovely Mayo Mammy', secretly visits Mrs Doyle for tea after she wins a poetry competition. (S3 Ep7/8)
30:00
Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Ar**: A lost bet means that Ted has to kick Bishop Brennan's posterior. But how can he commit this sacrilegious act and survive? (S3 Ep6/8)
35:00
Escape from Victory: At the annual All-Priests Over 75s Five-a-Side Football Challenge Match against Rugged Island, Ted realises Father Dick Byrne will stop at nothing to win. (S3 Ep5/8)
30:00
The Mainland: Trips to the mainland always lead to trouble, so Ted is deeply nervous at the prospect. What will go wrong this time? With Richard Wilson and Graham Norton. (S3 Ep4/8)
35:00
Speed 3: Pat Mustard, Craggy Island's milkman, is sacked, so Dougal takes over the round. When Pat plants a bomb on the float for revenge, Ted must keep his nerve to save Dougal. (S3 Ep3/8)
30:00
Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep: Ted is so confident of Chris the Sheep's performance at the annual sheep trials that he bets the entire yearly heating allowance on the beast to win. (S3 Ep2/8)
Series 2
35:00
Flight into Terror: Flying back from a visit to a particularly holy shrine, the three priests find themselves in mortal danger when Dougal does something really, really stupid. (S2 Ep10/10)
35:00
New Jack City: Ted and Dougal attempt to rescue Father Jack from the notorious St Clabbert's Old Priests' Home, where he has been sent for treatment for his hairy hands. (S2 Ep9/10)
30:00
Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading: Easter is fast approaching, so Ted decides to get on with the important business of working out what to sacrifice for Lent. (S2 Ep8/10)
35:00
Rock-a-Hula Ted: A feminist protest singer arrives on the island just as Ted is about to judge the Lovely Girls competition. How will Ted deal with his clash of convictions? (S2 Ep7/10)
30:00
A Song for Europe: Ted and Dougal decide to enter the Eurosong contest. With inspired lyrics, a jaunty tune and the right attitude, they stand a good chance. Don't they? (S2 Ep5/10)
35:00
The Old Grey Whistle Theft: The arrival of a rebellious priest coincides with the theft of the picnic area supervisor's whistle. Is law and order breaking down on Craggy Island? (S2 Ep4/10)
30:00
Tentacles of Doom: With the island's most popular religious knick-knack about to be upgraded to a Class Two relic, Ted must ensure all the priests are on their best behaviour. (S2 Ep3/10)
35:00
Think Fast, Father Ted: To raise funds to fix the leaky roof, Ted receives a car from Bishop Brennan to raffle. But, as usual, things go horribly wrong. (S2 Ep2/10)
30:00
Hell: Fathers Ted, Dougal and Jack take their annual holiday to Kilkelly Caravan Park. With two 'places of interest' to visit, it's an incredibly exciting two weeks. (S2 Ep1/10)
Series 1
35:00
Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest: Father Jack drinks more floor polish than is wise, leaving Ted and Dougal £500,000 in his will. But will he stay dead long enough for them to get it? (S1 Ep6)
30:00
And God Created Woman: When novelist Polly Clarke - author of the steamy novel Bejewelled with Kisses - comes to stay on the island, Ted thinks that she's fallen for him. (S1 Ep5)
35:00
The Passion of St Tibulus: A film that has been denounced by the Pope is due to be shown on Craggy Island, so Bishop Brennan tells Ted to get it withdrawn. (S1 Ep3)
30:00
Entertaining Father Stone: For six years, Father Stone has been coming to Craggy Island, and for Father Ted, Father Dougal and Father Jack, that's seven years too many. (S1 Ep2)