April 21, 1995 – would that be the day the ice age ended?
Well, no, you can't be that precise about the ice age. But it would be the day that Father Ted debuted on Channel 4.
It's hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since we first met Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire, Father Jack Hackett and Mrs Doyle. We came to the Parochial House looking for a cup of tea and a Jaffa cake, and decided to stay longer than Father Stone.
Two decades on, and Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews' sitcom is still as clever, fresh and fecking hilarious as it was back then. And it's not difficult to see why the show about three priests and their housekeeper trapped on Craggy Island has enjoyed such longevity, or to argue why it is the greatest TV comedy ever made.
It has topped countless 'all-time TV comedy' polls in the past,...
Well, no, you can't be that precise about the ice age. But it would be the day that Father Ted debuted on Channel 4.
It's hard to believe, but it's been 20 years since we first met Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire, Father Jack Hackett and Mrs Doyle. We came to the Parochial House looking for a cup of tea and a Jaffa cake, and decided to stay longer than Father Stone.
Two decades on, and Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews' sitcom is still as clever, fresh and fecking hilarious as it was back then. And it's not difficult to see why the show about three priests and their housekeeper trapped on Craggy Island has enjoyed such longevity, or to argue why it is the greatest TV comedy ever made.
It has topped countless 'all-time TV comedy' polls in the past,...
- 4/20/2015
- Digital Spy
St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us, and for those who just want to celebrate the national holiday with their feet up in front of the t.v., Netflix have got you covered with a wide range of Irish movies and talent, from Michael Fassbender to the late, great Dermot Morgan, to keep it an infinitely entertaining Paddy's Day. Irish Comedies The Stag A groom-to-be agrees to a bachelor party in the great outdoors, but the weekend takes a turn for the weird when the bride's boorish brother shows up – Stars Andrew Scott & Amy Huberman. Frank An aspiring musician joins a band of eccentrics led by an enigmatic singer -- who wears a fake head -- and his unstable girlfriend. Stars Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson. Killing Bono Determined to be a rock star, a Dublin boy starting his own band prevents his brother from joining a group formed by...
- 3/16/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Father Ted co-writer Graham Linehan has revealed that he will never revive the comedy.
Linehan told the Radio Times that his production company Delightful Industries often receives ideas for new episodes.
The series ended in 1998 after just 25 episodes following the death of lead actor Dermot Morgan, who starred alongside Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Dougal) and Pauline McLynn (Mrs Doyle).
Linehan said: "I would never bring Dougal back. Someone suggested to me a way of doing it but I am totally different person now.
"We have said everything we have to about the imaginary world of priests."
Linehan is currently working on family sitcom The Walshes, which will make its debut on BBC Four at the end of March.
Linehan told the Radio Times that his production company Delightful Industries often receives ideas for new episodes.
The series ended in 1998 after just 25 episodes following the death of lead actor Dermot Morgan, who starred alongside Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Dougal) and Pauline McLynn (Mrs Doyle).
Linehan said: "I would never bring Dougal back. Someone suggested to me a way of doing it but I am totally different person now.
"We have said everything we have to about the imaginary world of priests."
Linehan is currently working on family sitcom The Walshes, which will make its debut on BBC Four at the end of March.
- 3/1/2014
- Digital Spy
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Father Ted, to some people, is more than a TV show. Fittingly enough, for a show that satires the Roman Catholic Church in a way that would never be permitted in today’s politically correct age, and the influence of its three series have reached almost a biblical scale in the sixteen years since the final episode.
Co-creator Graham Linehan has continued to leave his mark on British and Irish comedy with the wonderfully outrageous Black Books, and the slightly more conventional It Crowd. He can never be accused of resting on his laurels, but he could have retired from the world of comedy long ago with a perfect legacy in Father Ted.
Set on a remote island off Ireland’s west coast, the fictional Craggy Island was where Linehan stumbled upon his magic formula – the slightly manic Father Ted Crilly, played by the late Dermot Morgan,...
Father Ted, to some people, is more than a TV show. Fittingly enough, for a show that satires the Roman Catholic Church in a way that would never be permitted in today’s politically correct age, and the influence of its three series have reached almost a biblical scale in the sixteen years since the final episode.
Co-creator Graham Linehan has continued to leave his mark on British and Irish comedy with the wonderfully outrageous Black Books, and the slightly more conventional It Crowd. He can never be accused of resting on his laurels, but he could have retired from the world of comedy long ago with a perfect legacy in Father Ted.
Set on a remote island off Ireland’s west coast, the fictional Craggy Island was where Linehan stumbled upon his magic formula – the slightly manic Father Ted Crilly, played by the late Dermot Morgan,...
- 2/19/2014
- by Gerard Walton
- Obsessed with Film
Father Ted star Dermot Morgan's former colleagues have spoken of the "terrific stress" the actor was under prior to his 1998 death.
Morgan won over audiences with his portrayal of the disaster-prone but well-meaning Father Ted Crilly in Graham Linehan's critically-acclaimed comedy.
However, the actor died suddenly aged 45 in February 1998, shortly after completing the third and final series of the show.
Morgan's co-stars Frank Kelly, Ardal O'Hanlon and Pauline McLynn told documentary Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman of the high levels of stress the actor put himself under in the run-up to his untimely death.
According to Kelly, who played drunken Father Jack Hackett in the sitcom, Morgan "barely passed the medical tests" to film the third series and was "under terrific stress".
"He was never quite satisfied with what he was doing," Kelly said, according to The Mirror.
"The next thing was going to be infinitely better.
Morgan won over audiences with his portrayal of the disaster-prone but well-meaning Father Ted Crilly in Graham Linehan's critically-acclaimed comedy.
However, the actor died suddenly aged 45 in February 1998, shortly after completing the third and final series of the show.
Morgan's co-stars Frank Kelly, Ardal O'Hanlon and Pauline McLynn told documentary Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman of the high levels of stress the actor put himself under in the run-up to his untimely death.
According to Kelly, who played drunken Father Jack Hackett in the sitcom, Morgan "barely passed the medical tests" to film the third series and was "under terrific stress".
"He was never quite satisfied with what he was doing," Kelly said, according to The Mirror.
"The next thing was going to be infinitely better.
- 12/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Odd List Louisa Mellor 19 Dec 2013 - 07:00
We’ve scanned the UK TV schedules over the next fortnight and circled a few new Christmas programmes you may enjoy…
Despite this being the time of year when television repeats aren't just tolerated, but welcome (if at no point in the next fortnight does Dermot Morgan get lost in a department store underwear aisle, or a snowman ride a motorbike through a Sussex field, then it just won't feel like Christmas), we've gone for brand new shows in the list below.
There's a selection of new drama, comedy and a few other bits and pieces you may wish to circle in your festive TV listings magazine... Merry Christmas.
Drama Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
What is it? It's Doctor Who. Do you need to know anything else?
What’s this one about? This one-hour special is Matt Smith's farewell episode as the Doctor,...
We’ve scanned the UK TV schedules over the next fortnight and circled a few new Christmas programmes you may enjoy…
Despite this being the time of year when television repeats aren't just tolerated, but welcome (if at no point in the next fortnight does Dermot Morgan get lost in a department store underwear aisle, or a snowman ride a motorbike through a Sussex field, then it just won't feel like Christmas), we've gone for brand new shows in the list below.
There's a selection of new drama, comedy and a few other bits and pieces you may wish to circle in your festive TV listings magazine... Merry Christmas.
Drama Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
What is it? It's Doctor Who. Do you need to know anything else?
What’s this one about? This one-hour special is Matt Smith's farewell episode as the Doctor,...
- 12/17/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has claimed that he "couldn't" write the show today.
The writer told The Independent that revelations about the Catholic church have made him too "angry" to write another show like his acclaimed Channel 4 comedy.
"Since Ted - and everything that's come out - I've just come to really hate the church," he said. "I could never write Ted now because I'd be so angry my fingers would go through the keyboard."
Linehan added that he had "great affection" for Ted (Dermot Morgan) when writing the series between 1995 and 1998.
"Ted is this light innocent bloke who somehow ended up in the priesthood, and I had great affection for him," he explained.
Linehan is currently working on a finale special for his other Channel 4 sitcom The It Crowd and also has a new BBC Two comedy Count Arthur Strong in the works.
> It Crowd Graham Linehan...
The writer told The Independent that revelations about the Catholic church have made him too "angry" to write another show like his acclaimed Channel 4 comedy.
"Since Ted - and everything that's come out - I've just come to really hate the church," he said. "I could never write Ted now because I'd be so angry my fingers would go through the keyboard."
Linehan added that he had "great affection" for Ted (Dermot Morgan) when writing the series between 1995 and 1998.
"Ted is this light innocent bloke who somehow ended up in the priesthood, and I had great affection for him," he explained.
Linehan is currently working on a finale special for his other Channel 4 sitcom The It Crowd and also has a new BBC Two comedy Count Arthur Strong in the works.
> It Crowd Graham Linehan...
- 6/24/2013
- Digital Spy
The Pope’s funny hat finds itself between Popes at present. It seems a rather an appropriate time to celebrate the three greatest gifts the Catholic Church have given mankind: Father Jack, Father Dougal and Father Ted. This week all three delightful series of Father Ted have been released individually – face-lifted with charming illustrations by renowned cartoonist Tony Millionaire – so that we may relive the magic all over again.
Father Ted is a show I remember fondly so it was gratifying to go back and find it every bit as good as I remembered. For those who have never had the pleasure (for shame!), Father Ted documents the misadventures of three Catholic priests sharing a small parochial house with their housekeeper on a remote outcrop of rock off the west coast of Ireland. Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), the show’s antihero, is an amiable blunderer. Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly...
Father Ted is a show I remember fondly so it was gratifying to go back and find it every bit as good as I remembered. For those who have never had the pleasure (for shame!), Father Ted documents the misadventures of three Catholic priests sharing a small parochial house with their housekeeper on a remote outcrop of rock off the west coast of Ireland. Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), the show’s antihero, is an amiable blunderer. Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly...
- 3/11/2013
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Odd List Louisa Mellor Dec 20, 2012
We’ve put a spotlight on some of the UK Christmas telly specials you won’t want to miss this festive season…
You know that pub conversation we’ve all had, the one about what you’d show an alien race on the brink of wiping out planet Earth to convince them we are essentially a well-meaning, productive, and often beautiful species that deserves to live? No contest: a Christmas issue of the Radio Times.
In 1969, an astronaut walked on the moon and someone thought up the Christmas Radio Times, both of them landmarks of brilliant stuff achieved by humans. They must have been thinner then - not astronauts, copies of the Radio Times - back when there were fewer TV channels than there are now Shrek films.
Between the covers of that hefty double edition sits the industry and imagination of generations. It...
We’ve put a spotlight on some of the UK Christmas telly specials you won’t want to miss this festive season…
You know that pub conversation we’ve all had, the one about what you’d show an alien race on the brink of wiping out planet Earth to convince them we are essentially a well-meaning, productive, and often beautiful species that deserves to live? No contest: a Christmas issue of the Radio Times.
In 1969, an astronaut walked on the moon and someone thought up the Christmas Radio Times, both of them landmarks of brilliant stuff achieved by humans. They must have been thinner then - not astronauts, copies of the Radio Times - back when there were fewer TV channels than there are now Shrek films.
Between the covers of that hefty double edition sits the industry and imagination of generations. It...
- 12/20/2012
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Mayo won the day in the General Election and on Craggy Island as Belmullet girl Majella Donoghue took a leaf out of Enda Kenny’s book on Saturday. Hundreds of Father Ted fans cast the political votes to one side as they celebrated the life and times of Ireland’s greatest comedy series and its star turn Dermot Morgan over the weekend. The General Election was forgotten about amidst the drama and excitement of the Loveliest Girl On Craggy Island contest as families, friends and fans of the late Morgan celebrated the iconic TV show. Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands, was turned into Craggy Island for the weekend for the fifth annual Tedfest, deemed the best yet by those in the know. Like Enda Kenny’s landslide win on the mainland, the votes all went the way of Mayo in the Lovely Girl competition as Majella Donoghue from Belmullet triumphed.
- 2/28/2011
- IrishCentral
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