List of Father Ted episodes


This is an episode list for the sitcom Father Ted created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, and starring Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly and Pauline McLynn. The series is set on the fictional Craggy Island and is about three Roman Catholic Priests and their housekeeper. It aired on British broadcaster Channel 4 between 21 April 1995 and 1 May 1998.

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (1995)

Series 2 (1996)

Christmas Special (1996)

Series 3 (1998)

Comic Relief

Father Ted was included as part of Comic Relief on 14 March 1997, in which Ted and Dougal are enlisted to host the annual Comic Relief telethon. Ted is baffled as to why Comic Relief would select two unknown Irish priests for the job. Dougal theorises that God planned the event as an opportunity for Ted to atone for stealing money from a charity. Ted decides God may forgive him if they succeed in raising the target £8 million. This is sometimes included as a tribute or lost episode. No series was made in 1997.

Best episode

Most popular episodes

A 1999 poll conducted by the popular fansite The Craggy Island Examiner concluded that the best episodes were:
  1. "Song For Europe" '
  2. "Are You Right There, Father Ted?" '
  3. "Good Luck, Father Ted" and "Speed 3"
  4. "Night of the Nearly Dead" ""
followed by:
Notably, only one of these ten episodes was from Series 1.

Ted Fest 2007

At the inaugural Ted Fest, "New Jack City" was voted best episode.

Father Ted Night 2011 (Channel 4)

Father Ted Night, broadcast on New Year's Day 2011 on Channel 4, named "Speed 3" as the fans' favourite episode. "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up The Arse" is named as the writers' favourite episode.