Father Ted - wikipedia Father Ted This article is about the sitcom itself. For its eponymous lead character, see Father Ted Crilly. `` Craggy Island '' redirects here. For other uses, see Craggy Island ( disambiguation ). Father Ted Genre Sitcom Created by Graham Linehan Arthur Mathews Written by Graham Linehan Arthur Mathews Directed by Declan Lowney Graham Linehan Andy De Emmony Starring Dermot Morgan Ardal O'Hanlon Frank Kelly Pauline McLynn Opening theme `` Songs of Love '' ( instrumental ) Composer ( s ) The Divine Comedy Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 25 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Mary Bell Producer ( s ) Geoffrey Perkins Lissa Evans Location ( s ) The London Studios County Clare Cinematography Eugene O'Connor Camera setup Multiple - camera Running time 23 -- 25 minutes 55 minutes ( Christmas Special ) Production company ( s ) Hat Trick Productions Release Original network Channel 4 Picture format 576i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) Audio format Stereo Original release 21 April 1995 ( 1995 - 04 - 21 ) -- 1 May 1998 ( 1998 - 05 - 01 ) External links Website Father Ted is a sitcom that was produced by British independent production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of 25 episodes. The show also aired on RTÉ Two in Ireland, and in Australia on Nine Network ( series 1 ) and ABC Television ( series 2 and 3 ). Set on the fictional Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland 's west coast, the show starred Dermot Morgan as the eponymous Father Ted Crilly, alongside fellow priests Father Dougal McGuire ( Ardal O'Hanlon ) and Father Jack Hackett ( Frank Kelly ). Exiled on the island for various past incidents, the priests live together in the parochial house with their housekeeper Mrs. Doyle ( Pauline McLynn ). The show was critically acclaimed, receiving multiple BAFTA awards, and remains a popular sitcom in Britain and Ireland. In 2004, it was ranked Number 11 in a poll to find Britain 's Best Sitcom. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Episodes 3 Production 3.1 Writing 3.2 Recording 3.3 Music 3.4 Location 4 Comedy style 5 Critical reception 6 In the Irish media 6.1 Roles reprised 6.2 Potential remakes 6.3 Potential musical 7 Home video 7.1 United States 7.2 United Kingdom and Ireland 7.3 Australia 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Synopsis Further information : List of Father Ted characters 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 parochial house, along with their housekeeper Mrs Doyle, who always wants to serve them tea. The three priests answer to Bishop 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 something only referred to as the `` Blackrock Incident '' ( resulting in many nuns ' `` lives irreparably damaged '' ), and Jack for his alcoholism and womanising, particularly for an incident at a wedding. 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. Episodes Main article : List of Father Ted episodes Father Ted ran for three series from 1995 to 1998, including a Christmas special. A total of 25 episodes were produced. Series Episodes Originally aired Series premiere Series finale 6 21 April 1995 26 May 1995 10 8 March 1996 10 May 1996 Christmas Special 24 December 1996 8 13 March 1998 1 May 1998 Production Writing Graham spent a lot of time listening to the 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. `` '' -- Arthur Mathews, The Tom Dunne Show, 12 October 2012 Linehan and Mathews first met while working at Hot Press. 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. 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 Maynooth College. Producer Geoffrey Perkins suggested that the episode 's concept be dramatised and rewritten as a sitcom. 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, fearing he would play Ted the same as `` Father Trendy '', a character he played on the RTÉ television show The Live Mike, but Morgan lobbied hard for the role and was cast. 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. 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 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 heart attack, aged 45. As a mark of respect, the third series was first broadcast a week later than originally planned. Just weeks before his death Morgan said that he did not want to continue playing the role of Father Ted for fear of being typecast : `` I do n't want to be the next Clive Dunn and end up playing the same character for years. '' 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. Music In 1994, the writers asked alternative rock band Pulp to compose the theme music for Father Ted, requesting a parody of a typical sitcom theme. When Pulp declined involvement, they contacted Neil Hannon, frontman of Northern Irish chamber pop 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 '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 final Father Ted theme became `` Songs of Love '', while Hannon 's rejected theme became `` A Woman of the World ''. 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 do n'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. '' 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 '' ), and `` My Lovely Mayo Mammy '' ( for `` Night of the Nearly Dead '' ). 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 B - side on the band 's single `` Gin Soaked Boy ''. Location The farmhouse in the Burren northeast of Kilnaboy which was used for external shots of the parochial house ( pictured in 2016 ) Location work for Father Ted was done mostly in County Clare, including locations at Corofin, Ennis, Kilfenora, Ennistymon, and Kilnaboy. The Parochial House is McCormack 's at Glenquin, on the Boston road from Kilnaboy. The cinema featured in `` The Passion of St Tibulus '' was the Ormonde Cinema, Greystones, County Wicklow 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 '' were the Aillwee caves in the Burren, County Clare. Some exterior shots for the episode `` And God Created Woman '' were filmed in Dún Laoghaire, South County Dublin. The opening sequence ( including shots of the Plassy shipwreck ) were filmed over Inisheer -- the smallest of the Aran Islands. The interior scenes were recorded at the London Studios in front of a live studio audience. Comedy style The series is set in a 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. '' 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 ''. 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. Father Ted also contains references to pop culture, and some film parodies, such as the episode `` Speed 3 ''. Regarding the series 's religious content, Linehan says `` Ted does n't have an anti-religious view of life, but a non-religious view. It 's a job to him. He does n'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 ) ''. Critical reception Father Ted was met with critical acclaim and is one of the most popular sitcoms in Irish TV history. In 1996 and 1999, the show won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy, while Morgan also won Best Comedy Performance. 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. In 1997 the show was given the Best Channel 4 Sitcom Award. It was also ranked at number 50 in the BFI 's 2000 list of the 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. 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. Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees was buried with a copy of the DVD box set. Singer - songwriter Sinéad O'Connor is a fan, and attended the recording of the Christmas special. Irish musician Bono also requested to appear in the series. In the Irish media The Irish media frequently uses the series as a point of comparison in political stories. 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 Friends of Ted Festival. The dispute was settled by a five - a-side football match that February. Inishmore won 2 -- 0 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. On 1 January 2011, Channel 4 dedicated a night of programming to celebrate the show 's 15th anniversary year. 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 declined to take part ). 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. 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 ''. In 2012, Frank Kelly made a brief appearance as Father Jack on an episode of The One Show with Graham Norton. 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. Keaton also set up a Twitter page for the character, and a website where fans can purchase customised Father Purcell video greetings. In 2015, he launched the spin - off web series Cook Like a Priest. 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, Joe Rooney and 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 do n't have that in our country, we 're frightened of it. It 's basically that you guys are doing an Irish joke also, we do n't have that. So I 'll be Father Ted, we 'll see how it goes. '' Filming was scheduled to begin in January 2008. 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 ''. Potential musical In an interview with Radio Times in January 2015, Linehan revealed that he wanted to revive Father Ted as a musical stage production. He stated that he would never revive the television series itself, `` because of the risk you poison people 's memories of the original '', but that the completely new format would make the project worthwhile. Linehan mentioned the possibility of a dance number with `` spinning cardinals ''. He said that the musical would have to reference the Catholic child abuse scandals, stating, `` The jokes would have to have a little bit more edge, because you just ca n't ignore this stuff. '' Mathews was `` not as convinced '' of the musical idea, though Linehan still insisted it could work. In December, Mathews said that he and Paul Woodfull were developing a Joshua Trio musical and a show focusing on a `` 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. In April 2017, Linehan said that the musical would draw inspiration from 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 ''. In June, Linehan said that he hoped The Divine Comedy frontman Neil Hannon, who wrote the show 's music, would return to compose the songs. Home video United States U.S. Releases Title Format Episodes Release date Rating Volume 1 VHS 15 May 2001 Not Rated Volume 2 VHS 15 May 2001 Not Rated Volume 3 VHS 5 March 2002 Not Rated Volume 4 VHS 5 March 2002 Not Rated A Christmassy Ted VHS 17 September 2002 Not Rated The Complete Series 1 DVD 6 5 June 2001 Not Rated The Complete Series 2 DVD 10 5 March 2002 Not Rated The Complete Series 3 DVD 9 4 March 2003 Not Rated The Holy Trilogy DVD 25 2 March 2004 Not Rated The Definitive Collection DVD 25 19 February 2008 Not Rated United Kingdom and Ireland UK and Ireland Releases Title Format Episodes Release date BBFC Rating Series 1 -- The Opening Chapters VHS 21 October 1996 15 Series 1 -- The Closing Chapters VHS 21 October 1996 15 The Second Sermon -- Chapter 1 VHS 20 October 1997 15 The Second Sermon -- Chapter 2 VHS 20 October 1997 15 The Very Best of Father Ted VHS 5 2 November 1998 15 5 Hilarious Episodes VHS 5 15 November 1999 12 The Final Revelations VHS 8 27 November 2000 15 The Complete 1st Series VHS & DVD 6 20 August 2001 15 Series 2 -- Part 1 VHS & DVD 6 15 October 2001 15 Series 2 -- Part 2 VHS & DVD 5 25 February 2002 12 The Complete 3rd Series VHS & DVD 8 20 May 2002 15 The Very Best of Father Ted DVD 6 18 November 2002 15 The Complete Series DVD 25 20 November 2002 15 The Definitive Collection DVD 25 29 October 2007 15 A Christmassy Ted DVD 19 October 2009 12 The Complete Boxset DVD 25 12 November 2012 15 Series 1 DVD 6 11 March 2013 15 Series 2 DVD 11 11 March 2013 15 Series 3 DVD 8 11 March 2013 15 Australia Australian Releases Title Format Episodes Release date Rating The Complete 1st Series DVD 6 18 August 2003 Series 2 -- Part 1 DVD 6 August 2003 PG Series 2 -- Part 2 DVD 5 September 2003 The Complete 3rd Series DVD 8 Late 2003 The Definitive Collection DVD 25 5 November 2009 The Complete 1st Series DVD 6 4 March 2010 The Complete 2nd Series DVD 11 4 March 2010 The Complete 3rd Series DVD 8 4 March 2010 References Jump up ^ `` Fr Ted creator talks about the time he received mass in a car ''. newstalk.ie. 12 October 2012. 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Further reading Father Ted : The Complete Scripts by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, 1999, Boxtree Press, UK, ISBN 0 - 7522 - 1850 - 6 External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Father Ted Father Ted at channel4.com Father Ted at EpisodeWorld.com Father Ted Filming Locations Father Ted at British TV Resources Father Ted on IMDb Father Ted at British Comedy Guide Father Ted -- the TV Series -- h2g2 at bbc.co.uk Father Ted at TheFatherTedGuide.co.uk Father Ted Episodes Series 1 `` ' Good Luck, Father Ted ' '' `` Entertaining Father Stone '' `` The Passion of Saint Tibulus '' `` Competition Time '' `` And God Created Woman '' `` Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest '' Series 2 `` Hell '' `` Think Fast, Father Ted '' `` Tentacles of Doom '' `` Old Grey Whistle Theft '' `` A Song for Europe '' `` The Plague '' `` Rock a Hula Ted '' `` Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading '' `` New Jack City '' `` Flight Into Terror '' Special `` A Christmassy Ted '' Series 3 `` Are You Right There Father Ted ? 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Question: how many seasons of father ted are there
Answer: three series