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FATHER TED FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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CONTENTS
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General
1.01 What is Father Ted and what is it about?
1.02 Who are the stars?
1.03 How many episodes were made?
1.04 Is the show Irish or English?
1.05 What awards has Father Ted won?
1.06 What does 'Feck' mean?
1.07 What is Mrs Doyle's first name?
1.08 Is Mrs Doyle married?
1.09 Will there ever be a new series?
1.10 What was the deal with the start of the Christmas Special?
1.11 What's the name of the wrecked boat in the titles?
1.12 Is it my imagination or does Mrs Doyle mole move?
1.13 Were some scenes deleted from the third season?
Music
2.01 Who does the Title Music?
2.02 Who wrote My Lovely Horse?
2.03 What music cheers the depressed priest up?
2.04 What music depresses him again?
2.05 What's the jungle music Father Stack listens to in 'New Jack
City'?
2.06 What's the record the SpinMaster plays in 'Think Fast Father
Ted'?
2.07 Whats the tune called, when Pat Mustard, turns up on the show?
2.08 Is Eoin McLove bsed on Daniel O'Donnell?
2.09 Is that really Brian Eno in 'Going to America'?
2.10 I heard Father Jack released a hit single, is that true?
2.11 Did Dermot Morgan ever release a single?
2.12 Did Dougal ever release a single?
2.13 What were the other entries in the Eurosong contest?
2.14 What's the music used at the end of 'Cigarettes, Alcohol and
Rollerblading'?
2.15 What is Ted humming at the start of 'Song For Europe'?
2.16 What are the lyrics to My Lovely Horse?
2.17 What music makes Father Jack stand up in 'A Christmassy Ted'?
2.18 What are the lyrics to 'My Lovely Mayo Mammy'?
The Instigators
3.01 Dermot Morgan (Ted)
3.02 Ardal O'Hanlon (Dougal)
3.03 Pauline McLynn (Mrs Doyle)
3.04 Frank Kelly (Jack)
3.05 Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan
The Characters
4.01 Who plays the depressed priest, Fr. Kevin?
4.02 Who is Dougal's friend in 'The Old Grey Whistle Theft'?
4.03 Who is Bishop Brennan?
4.04 Is Bishop Brennan based on a real bishop?
4.05 Which episodes is Graham Norton in?
4.06 Who was Eoin McLove?
4.07 Was that one of d'Unbelievables?
4.08 Was that one of the Après Match guys?
4.09 Was that Ed Byrne?
Miscellaneous
5.01 If Craggy Island has no major landmarks how come there is a
round tower in the background of the first episode?
5.02 Where is Craggy Island anyway?
5.03 Where is the parochial house in real life?
5.04 Who shot JR?
5.05 What were all those rides' names in Funland anyway?
5.06 Didn't I see that in a film?
5.07 Didn't I read that in a book?
5.08 Is Mattie Hislop based on a real person?
5.09 Did Father Hernandez' video recorder travel back in time?
5.10 What is the Priest Chatback number?
Episode Guide
6.01 Season One
6.02 Season Two
6.03 Christmas Special
6.04 Season Three
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GENERAL
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1.01 What is Father Ted and what is it about?
Father Ted is a comedy about three priests who live on a remote
island off the West coast of Ireland and the adventures they have.
They all appear to have been sent there for their failings but this
is not said explicitly. Father Ted Crilly has had some money
problems ("The money was just resting in his account"). Father
Dougal Maguire is a simpleton. Father Jack is an old drunk.
1.02 Who are the stars?
Dermot Morgan..........Fr. Ted Crilly (d. 28th February 1998)
Ardal O'Hanlon.........Fr. Dougal Maguire
Frank Kelly............Fr. Jack Hackett
Pauline McGlynn........Mrs. Doyle
1.03 How many episodes were made?
There were 25 episodes altogether. There was 6 episodes in the first
season, 10 episodes in the second season, a Christmas special and 8
episodes in the third and final season.
1.04 Is the show Irish or English?
The show was written by two Irish writers and the actors and the
director are all Irish. The production was done by an English
company Hattrick Productions, as the shows writers felt that RTE,
the Irish state television company, had a poor record in producing
comedies and there was a better infrastructure already in place in
England for good comedy production.
Hat Trick Productions is a highly successful comedy company which
was, previously responsible for 'Have I Got News For You?' and
'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'
1.05 What awards has Father Ted won?
[!!!]
1999 BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
Best Comedy Programme or Series Best Comedy Performance : Dermot
Morgan
1997 BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS
Best C4 sitcom: Father Ted [???]
Best Channel 4 sitcom: Father Ted Christmas Special [???]
1996 BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS
Top TV comedy actor: Dermot Morgan (Father Ted)
Top TV comedy actress: Pauline McLynn (Father Ted)
1995 BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS
Top TV comedy newcomer: Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted)
Best new TV comedy: Father Ted
1.06 What does 'Feck' mean?
It is NOT the Irish for fuck, although it is used in exactly the
same manner. It generally expresses the same emotions without being
too vicious or vulgar.
The word is spelt feic in Gaelic which is similar to the Gaelic verb
to look or to see. It may have originated as an exclamation to look
at something astonishing or bad.
1.07 What is Mrs Doyle's first name?
The answer to this is on page 52 of the scripts book.
1.08 Is Mrs Doyle married?
She was anyway whether she is now or not is unclear. However she
makes reference to her husband in 'Going To America'.
1.09 Will there ever be a new series?
We can be almost 100% certain there will be no more Father Teds.
Dermot Morgan has passed and so this makes it virtually impoossible
for any new episode. Also there is hope that unreleased footage from
Season 3 be on the new DVDs.
1.10 What was the deal with the start of the Christmas Special?
At the same time as Father Ted was shown there was a Catholic priest
light drama called Ballykissangel being shown in Ireland and
Britain. It was about a priest who was starting to care about a
woman in his parish, the Assumpta in the beginning dream sequence.
1.11 What's the name of the wrecked boat in the titles?
The Plassey. It which was shipwrecked in the 1960's. The Inisheer
islanders rescued the entire crew from the vessel during storm force
weather without the loss of a single sailor. In later years with the
strong Atlantic Ocean's waves the wreck thrown up on the rocks well
above high tide mark.
1.12 Is it my imagination or does Mrs Doyle mole move?
It does move. Between Season 1 and 2 it moves from the right side of
her face to the left, and in Season 3 it disappears completely.
1.13 Were some scenes deleted from the third season?
Yes, allegedly so. Episodes from the third season were edited out to
avoid causing distress to Dermot's family.
The last episode had Ted committing suicide by jumping off the ledge
outside 'It's Still Great Being A Priest '98'.
Here's what Graham Linehan said: "The dark ending of 'Ted' really,
really just didn't work and I can tell you exactly why. At the start
ofthe show, there was a banner at the conference saying 'It's Great
Being A Priest '98'. At the second conference (the one where a
depressed Ted joins Father Kevin on the ledge, Dougal's 'for ever
and ever and ever...' line ringing in his head), there should have
been a close-up of a banner that read "It's Still Great Being a
Priest". Because we didn't have this, the audience at the time
didn't understand that we were watching a second conference. They
seemed to think it was a flashback or something, and the scene
played to complete silence. So, when we were editing, the sight of
Ted standing on the ledge, thinking about whether or not to throw
himself off, while an audience stared in complete, deathly silence,
proved too much for us, and the idea of the montage was born."
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MUSIC
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2.01 Who does the title music?
It's by a band called The Divine Comedy. There is a full song called
'Songs of Love', which is available on the LP 'Casanova' and on the
B-side of the single 'Something for the Weekend'.
Pulp were originally asked but were too busy apparently.
2.02 Who wrote My Lovely Horse?
Divine Comedy aswell. They also wrote the lyrics 'My Lovely Mayo
Mammy' sung by Eoin McLove.
2.03 What music cheers the depressed priest Kevin up in 'Going to
America'?
Isaac Hayes - 'Shaft'
2.04 What music depresses him again?
Radiohead - 'Exit Music (For A Film)'.
2.05 What's the jungle music Father Stack listens to in 'New Jack
City'?
Cutty Ranks - 'Limb by Limb'.
2.06 What's the record the SpinMaster plays in 'Think Fast Father
Ted'?
The Specials - 'Ghost Town'.
2.07 Whats the tune called, when Pat Mustard turns up in 'Speed 3'?
Syd Dale - 'The Penthouse Suite'.
2.08 Is Eoin McLove based on Daniel O'Donnell?
Most probably.
2.09 Is that really Brian Eno in 'Going to America'?
Yes.
2.10 I heard Father Jack released a single, is that true?
In 1983 Frank Kelly released a single called 'Christmas Countdown'
It did quite well. It charted three times in Britain and reached
number one in Australia.
2.11 Did Dermot Morgan ever release a single?
Yes, it did not do well. It was called 'Thank you very much Mr
Eastwood'.
2.12 Did Dougal ever release a single?
No.
2.13 What were the other entries in the Eurosong contest?
Fr Dick Byrne & Fr Cyril MacDuff - 'The Miracle Is Mine'
The Grand Girls - 'If I Could Wear My Hat Like My Heart'
Death Pigs - 'Sha La La La La La La La La La La La'
Sean O'Brien - 'The Drums Of Africa Are Calling Me Home'
The Hairy Bowsies - 'Ye Dirty English Bastards'
2.14 What's the music used at the end of 'Cigarettes, Alcohol and
Rollerblading'?
The Revels - 'Comanche'.
2.15 What is Ted humming at the start of 'Song For Europe'?
Nessun Dorma.
2.16 What are the lyrics to My Lovely Horse?
Running through the field
Where are you going
With your fetlocks blowing in the wind
I want to shower you with sugar lumps
And ride you over fences
I want to polish your hooves
And bring you to the horse dentist
My lovely horse
You're a pony no more
Running around
With a man on your back
Like a train in the night
Like a train in the night
2.17 What music makes Father Jack stand up in 'A Christmassy Ted'?
The French National Anthem - 'La Marseillaise'.
2.18 What are the lyrics to 'My Lovely Mayo Mammy'?
My lovely Mayo mammy
So gentle and so wise
Rocking on your rocking chair
Baking cakes and pies
My lovely Mayo mammy
My lovely lovely Mayo mam
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THE INSTIGATORS
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3.01 Dermot Morgan (Ted)
Dermot Morgan was born on March 3rd, 1952 in Dublin, Ireland. He
studied English and Philosophy at the University College Dublin. In
1974 he began a brief teaching stint, but left two years later to
pursue a career in stand-up comedy. He honed his comic skills as a
one-man stand-up comedy show touring Ireland. His talent landed him
a radio series 'Scrap Saturday' on RTE Radio 1 on Saturday mornings
which ran for two years. His most famous role before Father Ted was
a also a priest Father Trendy, a satire on the attempt by the
Catholic Church to become more in tune with young people.
Unfortunately Dermot died in 1998 on 28th of February of a heart
attack the day following the last scheduled production shoot of
Season Three.
3.02 Ardal O'Hanlon (Dougal)
Ardal O'Hanlon was born on October 8th, 1965 in Carrickmacross,
County Monaghan. Ardal, along with two university friends Barry
Murphy and Kevin Gildea, established The Comedy Cellar, Ireland's
first alternative comedy club in the upstairs room of The
International Bar, Dublin. In 1994 Ardal entered The Comedy Newcomer
Of The Year competition at The Hackney Empire in London which he
won. It was while performing his stand-up routines in London that
Ardal was spotted by Graham Linehan, who was casting for a new
Channel 4 sitcom entitled 'Father Ted'.
Ardal has since starred in the TV series "My Hero" and "Big Bad
World". He has also hosted a series of "The Stand Up Show" on BBC1.
3.03 Pauline McLynn (Mrs Doyle)
McLynn has extensive theatre credits including: The Country Wife,
The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Playboy of the Western World, The
Taming of the Shrew and The Double Dealer. Her television
appearances include: Family, Nothing To It, Commonplaces, The Truth
About Claire and Troubles. In Ireland she gained popularity working
with Dermot Morgan on the "long-running and hugely successful" Scrap
Saturday radio programme. She has also appeared in the films Far and
Away and Guiltrip.
3.04 Frank Kelly (Jack)
In real life, Kelly is the only 'practising' Roman Catholic of the
three priest characters. His long career spans radio, television,
theatre and film. His has appeared in many films including Ryan's
Daughter, The Italian Job, Taffin, The War of the Buttons and
recently The Rat. Kelly has written widely for both radio and
television and for seven years presented his own weekly radio show.
He was aregular int he crazy 'Hall's Pictorial Weekly'. He is also
the author of the novels 'The Annals of Ballykilferret' and 'Twelve
Days of Chaos'.
3.05 Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews met in Ireland, when they both
worked at a newspaper. They moved into a London flat together and
began submitting ideas for television programmes.
The duo completed their first sitcom in 1994, 'Paris' which starred
Alexei Sayle. They also wrote for Smith and Jones, The Fast Show and
The Day Today.
They have also written 'Big Train' and 'Hippies' for the BBC.
Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews have appeared as guest stars in
'I'm Alan Partridge', as RTE television producers.
They also appeared as Irish gendarmes in 'Paris'.
Arthur Mathews allegedly created the title role for himself
originally.
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THE CHARACTERS
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4.01 Who plays the depressed priest, Fr. Kevin?
Tommy Tiernan, a very talented comedian from Navan, Co. Meath.
4.02 Who is Dougal's friend in 'The Old Grey Whistle Theft'?
Joe Rooney, funny guy from Dublin, was a regular on 'Don't Feed
The Gondolas' for a while.
4.03 Who is Bishop Brennan?
Jim Norton.
4.04 Is Bishop Brennan based on a real bishop?
Possibly partly upon Bishop Eamon Casey an infamous Irish bishop who
was discovered to have a woman and son in America.
4.05 Which episodes is Graham Norton in?
The first episode in the second season 'Hell' and the last 'Flight
Into Terror' and the fourth in the third season 'The Mainland'.
4.06 Who was Eoin McLove?
Patrick McDonnell, the State of the Nation roving reporter for
'Don't Feed The Gondolas' an Irish comedy news quiz.
4.07 Was that one of d'Unbelievables?
Pat Shortt is Tom the local psychopath with I SHOT JR on his
T-Shirt. Jon Kenny is Fred Rickwood in 'Song For Europe'.
4.08 Was that one of the Après Match guys?
Barry Murphy, better known as Frank of Après Match, was the salesman
in 'A Christmassy Ted'. The other two were never in Father Ted. He
was involved in a project in Ireland with Ardal before Father Ted.
4.09 Was that Ed Byrne?
Ed Byrne was one of the two teenagers who disrupt Ted's call to the
Priest Chatback Hotline in 'A Christmassy Ted'.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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5.01 If Craggy Island has no major landmarks how come there is a
round tower in the background of the first episode?
The filming wasn't acually on an island but was shot on the mainland
so either they made a mistake or Ted just wanted to meet them at The
Field.
There are other locations on the island - The Holy Stone of
Clonrichert, Craggy Island Crazy Golf Course, etc.
5.02 Where is Craggy Island anyway?
In the show, Craggy Island is off the west coast of Ireland.
In real life, the island is Inisheer. Shooting locations were
Kilfenora, Ennistymon and Kilnaboy in Co.Clare. Natives of
Ennistymon can see the town extensively in 'The Mainland'.
The Funland scene in 'Good Luck Father Ted' was shot at Laytown.
The cliffs Ted hides Jack's drink in, in 'Cigarettes,Alcohol and
Rollerblading', are the Cliffs of Moher.
The Very Dark Caves in 'The Mainland' are the Ailwee Caves.
5.03 Where is the parochial house in real life?
The Parochial House is McCormack's at Glenquin, on the Boston road
from Kilnaboy.
The indoor scenes were actually shot in a studio in London.
5.04 Who shot JR?
Sue-Ellen's sister Kristen Shepard (Katherine Crosby). This was the
most famous shooting at least. He was shot once before this and
twice afterwards.
5.05 What were all those rides' names in Funland anyway?
* The Tunnel of Goats
* Freak Pointing
* The Ladder
* The Whirly-go-round
* The Spinning Cat
* Duck Startling
* Tarot Reading
* The Chair of Death
* The Pond of Terror
* Goading Fierce Man
* Hen Chariots
* THE SPIDER BABY! (this might have been just in Dougal's head
though)
* The O'Learys sweet stand
5.06 Didn't I see that in a film?
(Film References)
Good Luck Father Ted - Deliverance. Someone claimed the
shaven-headed banjo player and the dancing old man is a take-off of
the anal-rape-and-canoeing movie Deliverance, but Graham Linehan
seemed to be quite embarressed in retrospect of the quaint
Oirishness of the shot, in his DVD commentary.
A Christmassy Ted - the lingerie store is obviously a take on all
those Vietnam movies and war movies about a group of soldiers
generally.
The Plague - Pulp Fiction. In Tom's shed of death when he rumages
through his various weapons appears to be a take on the scene in
Pulp Fiction when Butch is looking for a weapon to use on Zed and
Maynard. Or it could just be funny.
Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep - 2001 A Space Oddyssey. Chris the sheep
lip-reads the two men's conversation like HAL reads Dave and Frank's
lips in 2001.
Night of the Nearly Dead - Night of the Living Dead.
Speed 3 - Speed (and Speed 2).
5.07 Didn't I read that in a book?
(Literature References)
Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest - When Dougal and Ted spend the night
with Father Jack's mortal remains, Ted looks soulfully out of the
window and mentions the falling snow. He's quoting from James
Joyce's short story 'The Dead'.
A Christmassy Ted - When Mrs Doyle tries to guess Todd Unctious'
name a similar scene is found in 'The Third Policeman'
5.08 Is Mattie Hislop based on a real person?
Yes. Matt Talbot(1856-1925) was a drunk who lived in Dublin at the
end of the 19th century. In 1884 he took a pledge and never touched
a drop of drink again. He went further though and imposed a harsh
regime on himself. He slept on planks with a wooden block for a
pillow. He ate only dry bread and cocoa without milk. He got up at
4am to go to Mass. When he died one morning on his way to Mass he
was found with a chain around his waist, another round his arm,
another chain below one knee and a cord around his other arm. He was
beatified recently and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.
5.09 Did Father Hernandez' video recorder travel back in time?
In 'The Passion Of Saint Tibulus', Father Hernandez presents the
priests with a video recorder. However in the previous episode
'Entertaining Father Stone, a very similar video can be seen on top
of the Parochial House telly. Originally 'The Passion Of Saint
Tibulus' was to be the first episode but was switched to third
becuase they thought 'Good Luck Father Ted' gave a better
introduction to the characters
5.10 What is the Priest Chatback number?
0898 333 201
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EPISODE GUIDE
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The original airdate on Channel 4 in Britain and Ireland is in
brackets following the episode title.
6.01 Season One
1. Good Luck Father Ted (21 Apr 95)
Ted gets the chance to appear on 'Faith of our Fathers', the
prestiguos Telly Eireann show. Could this be the oppportunity
for him to find television stardom and escape from Craggy
Island?
2. Entertaining Father Stone (28 Apr 95)
For six years Father Stone has been coming to Craggy
Island,which is six years too many for Ted, Dougal and Jack.
Ted tries everything to get rid of him.
3. The Passion of Saint Tibulus (5 May 95)
The controversial movie 'The Passion of Saint Tibulus' has
been banned by the Pope but through some loophole is being
shownon Craggy Island. Bishop Brennan tasks Dougal and Ted to
ensure the film's failure.
4. Competition Time (12 May 95)
The annual 'All Priest Look-A-Like Competition' is here again
and this year Henry Sellers the popular 'Morning Quiz' host is
comingto judge it. Ted is determined to be vitorious against
his archnemesis rival priest Dick Byrne.
5. And God Created Woman (19 May 95)
Novelsit Polly Clarke, author of the romance 'Bejewelled
with Kisses' comes to stay on Craggy Island. Ted believes she
may have fallen for him.
6. Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest (26 May 95)
Father Jack drinks a tad too much floor polish and Ted and
Dougal inherit a half a million pounds from him.
6.02 Season Two
1. Hell (8 Mar 96)
Ted decides to take a holiday in his friend's caravan, but
Dougal has forgotten to bring anything with them. Jack goes
missing. Theholiday doesn't turn out the way Ted planned when
Fr. Noel Furlong turns up with a bunch of friends for an
all-night party.
2. Think Fast, Father Ted (15 Mar 96)
With a leaky roof threatening to collapse on the parochial
houseat any moment, Ted receives a car from Bishop Brennan to
giveaway in a fund-raising raffle. However, when Ted wrecks the
car,Ted borrows another car from Fr. Liam Finnegan. But how is
he going to get it back when someone wins it in the raffle?
3. Tentacles of Doom (22 Mar 96)
Three bishops are coming to the island to upgrade the Holy
Stone of Clonrichert to a Class 2 relic. Ted wants the priests
to appear normal to the bishops so he sets on an intensive
education project with Jack and Dougal.
4. The Old Grey Whistle Theft (29 Mar 96)
Dougal falls under the bad influence of delinquent priest
Father Damo. A crime wave his Craggy Island as a whistle is
stolen and evidence points towards a priest.
5. A Song for Europe (5 Apr 96)
Ted decides to enter the Eurosong competition to
be Ireland'sentry into the Eurovision, mainly to beat his rival
Dick Byrne. When Dougal and Ted cannot compose any music they
decide to set their lyrics to the tune of an old Norweigan
Eurosong entry.
6. The Plague (12 Apr 96)
Dougal is ecstatic with his new pet rabbit, Sampras.
However Bishop Brennan has come to Craggy Island to
investigate reports of Jack's nudey-sleepwalking. Bishop
Brennan also happens to havean intense phobia of rabbits.
7. Rock-a-Hula Ted (19 Apr 96)
Man-hating rockstar Niamh Connoly arrives on the island to
search for a possible future home. Meanwhile Ted is asked to
judge this year's Lovely Girls competition.
8. Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading (26 Apr 96)
In an effort to outdo Fr Dick Byrne, Ted gets the three
priests to give up their worst vices for Lent. But when they
start to give in to temptation they enlist the services of
Sister Assumpta, part of the sadistic Mattie Hislop group.
9. New Jack City (3 May 96)
Father Jack's hands start to get very hairy again and he has
to be sent off to Saint Clabbert's Old Priests Home.
Incredibly Father Jack's replacement proves to be harder to
live with and Dougal and Ted endeavour to launch a rescue
operation.
10. Flight into Terror (10 May 96)
Flying back from a holy shrine the trio of priests find
themselves in mortal danger. There are only two parachutes
onboard but Ted is a priest who deals with danger head-on.
6.03 Christmas Special
S. A Christmassy Ted (24 Dec 96)
Ted saves the Catholic Church from a scandal involving a troop
of priests and the biggest lingerie store in Ireland. He is
accordingly awarded the Golden Cleric a high honour for a
priest.
6.04 Season Three
1. Are You Right There, Father Ted? (15 Mar 98)
Ted is mistakenly taken for a racist by the local
Chinese popoulation and Ted attempts to rectify matters.
2. Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep (20 Mar 98)
Ted bets the entire annual heating allowance on Chris the Sheep
to win the King of The Sheep '98 competition. However there is
a beast loose on Craggy Island which has terrified Chris and
left him in no shape to be a contender. Ted vows to nurse Chris
back to health.
3. Speed 3 (27 Mar 98)
Pat Mustard, the local milkman is sacked after Ted uncovers
his 'inappropriate' behaviour on the milk rounds. Dougal takes
over the milk duties, but a bomb is on the milkfloat and it
will go off if the speed goes under 4mph. Can Ted save Dougal?
4. The Mainland (3 Apr 98)
Ted,Dougal,Jack and Mrs Doyle head to the mainland to
collect Ted's winnings on a bet. Ted encounters Richard Wilson
(aka Victor Meldrew) but fails to impress him. A trip to the
Very Dark Caves leads to an encounter with Fr. Noel Furlong.
5. Escape from Victory (10 Apr 98)
Ted is looking forward to winning this year's over-75
priests football competition and bets heavily with Fr Dick
Byrne. Unfortunately his top player dies and Ted is forced to
form a cunning plan to win.
6. Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse (17 Apr 98)
Ted has to complete his forfeit on his wager from the
previous episode. He has to kick Bishop Len Brenann up the
arse.
7. Night of the Nearly Dead (24 Apr 98)
Mrs. Doyle wins a poetry competition on her favourite TV
show, and as a prize her hero, crooner Eoin McLove comes to
visit. However, news travels fast, and the house is swamped by
middle-aged women.
8. Going to America (1 May 98)
Ted is offered his dream, a wealthy Californian parish.
But Dougal, Jack and Mrs Doyle don't seem to catch on that
he's leaving them.