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SERIES 1
1. GOOD LUCK FATHER TED - Father Ted gets the chance to become a TV star
when a crew arrives from the mainland to interview him for Faith of our
Fathers. Unfortunately Father Dougal and Father Jack are on hand to
shatter his dreams in a terrifying finale at Funland – the world’s
worst funfair. (1)
2. ENTERTAINING
FATHER STONE - For six years Father Stone has been coming to Craggy Island
which is at least seven years too many for Father Ted, Father Dougal and
Father Jack. Having tried everything to get him to go, a shaken Ted
requests Divine intervention…. (2)
3. THE PASSION
OF ST. TIBULUS - Through some loophole a blasphemous film, banned by the
Pope, opens on Craggy Island. Father Ted and Father Dougal are ordered by
their boss, Bishop Brennan, to mount a protest. In true Father Ted style
– their efforts have unexpected results. (3)
4. COMPETITION
TIME - TV personality Henry Sellers arrives on Craggy Island to judge the
annual All Priests Lookalike Competition. Father Ted, who does a mean
Mother Teresa, fancies his chances, but arch rival father Dick Byrne has
his eye on the prize…..(4)
5. AND GOD
CREATED WOMAN - The visit of a group of star-struck nuns for Ted’s
annual “Nun Mass” is complicated by the arrival of glamorous novelist
Polly Clarke. (5)
6. GRANT UNTO
HIM ETERNAL - Father Jack consumes more floor polish than is good for him,
but his sudden death leaves Ted and Dougal in the money. There is,
however, one provison in the Will – because of Jack’s terrible fear of
being buried alive they must spend a night watching over his body in an
eerie crypt…. (6)
SERIES
2
1. HELL - It’s time for the Fathers’ annual two-week vacation. A
suspicious couple, an over-excitable youth group, and a lot of rain
conspire to turn the trip into a Dante-esque experience. (7)
2. THINK FAST,
FATHER TED - Giving away a car at a fundraising raffle will surely raise
money to save the house roof from near collapse. But what happens when the
car is badly damaged with amateur body work, and is replaced by a borrowed
car from a dancing priest? (8)
3. TENTACLES OF
DOOM - A holy and ancient relic on the Island is being blessed in a
special ceremony. As three visiting bishops arrive to conduct the rites, a
crisis of faith, an overbearing bishop, and a faulty toilet result in
death, destruction, and hilarious horror. (9)
4. THE OLD GREY
WHISTLE THEFT - Coinciding with the visit of a young priest, a
supervisor’s special whistle is stolen. As the islanders become
hysterical about the breakdown of law and order, the police begin to
suspect a priest is responsible. (10)
5. SONG FOR
EUROPE - Fueled by rivalry with another priest, Father Ted and Father
Dougal decide to “borrow” a tune from another contest hopeful to
attain victory. With inspired lyrics, a jaunty tune, and the right
attitude, they stand a good chance. But fate has one more card to deal.
(11)
6. THE PLAGUE -
While investigating a charge against Father Jack of nude sleepwalking, a
visiting bishop (with an intense phobia of rabbits) veers into crisis mode
when Father Dougal’s once-hidden pet bunny, Sampras, seems to be the
cause of rabbit proliferation on the island. (12)
7. ROCK-A-HULA
TED - Militant feminism and old-fashioned, wholesome womanhood go
head-to-head as Father Ted judges a Lovely Girls Competition, at the same
time an aggressive protest singer visits the island as a potential spot
for a new home. (13)
8. CIGARETTES
AND ALCOHOL AND ROLLERBLADING - It's Lent and Father Ted has decided to
give up smoking. Father Dougal has given up rollerblading and Father Jack
has been forced, against his will, to give up the drink. Their sacrifices
prove to be diffcult to cope with, so Ted calls in Sister Assumpta to
supervise their self-sacrifice. She proves to be an out-and-out sadist.
(14)
9. NEW JACK CITY
- Father Jack’s incredibly hairy hands get him sent off to the Old
Priests’ Home for treatment. Jack’s replacement is even more trouble,
so Ted and Dougal decide to mount a ‘Guns of Navarrone’-style rescue
operation to get him back. (15)
10. FLIGHT INTO
TERROR - Flying back from a visit to a holy shrine, the priestly trio find
themselves in mortal danger when another Father goes mad in the cockpit
and causes Dougal to do something really, really stupid. With just a bit
of fuel left, Ted comes up with a plan on how to dole out the last two
parachutes. (16)
SERIES
3
1. ARE YOU RIGHT THERE, FATHER TED? - Ted faces accusations of
prejudice when he inadvertently offends the Chinese community of Craggy
Island. Dougal seems to come up with the perfect solution to restore Ted's
reputation - a special event to celebrate all the cultural diversity of
Craggy Island. Meanwhile, Mrs. Doyle is suffering from a bad back since
falling off the roof and Dougal is the proud owner of a new hamster. (17)
2. CHIRPY BURPY
CHEAP SHEEP - There's a beast terrorizing Craggy Island and Chris the
Sheep, hot favorite for the annual "King of the Sheep" Festival,
has a bad case of nerves. A "shadow of a sheep", Chris is off
his food, he's not sleeping and he's even started to burp. Having bet the
entire annual heating allowance on Chris to win the competition, Ted is
determined to nurture the sheep back to health. As the big day draws near
all is not what it seems in this high profile sheep competition and it
doesn't take Ted too long to figure out what's going on. (18)
3. ESCAPE FROM
VICTORY - It's the annual "All Priests Over-75s Soccer Challenge
Match" against Rugged Island, and Ted suspects that Father Dick Byrne
will stop at nothing to win. With Craggy Island's ace center forward
Father Jack sound asleep after drinking an entire bottle of Dreamy Sleepy
Nighty Snoozy Snooze (an alcoholic chocolate sleeping aid banned in most
of Europe), Ted is in deep trouble. (19)
4. KICKING
BISHOP BRENNAN UP THE ARSE - Having lost his bet on the "All Priests
Over-75s Soccer Challenge Match", Father Ted has to pay a forfeit and
kick Bishop Brennan up the arse. It's a matter of pride and Ted is
determined to honor the bet. But the consequences of committing such a
sacrilegious act weigh heavily on his mind as Ted nervously awaits a visit
from the intimidating Bishop and his assistant, Father Jessup - the most
sarcastic priest in Ireland. (20)
5. SPEED 3 - The
sacking of Craggy Island's playboy milkman, Pat Mustard, leads to Dougal
taking on the local milkrun. A jealous Pat plants a bomb on the milktruck,
and from then on it's a race against time for Ted to avert disaster. Move
over Sandra Bullock - Dougal is at the wheel and must (somehow) stay above
four miles an hour. (21)
6. THE MAINLAND
– A trip to the mainland always leads to trouble, and Ted is deeply
nervous at the prospect. Ted’s misgivings are justified, as he has to
bail Mrs. Doyle, Mrs. Dineen and Father Jack out of prison and Dougal and
Ted go on a tour of ‘The Very Dark Caves’. (22)
7. NIGHT OF THE
NEARLY DEAD - Singing sensation Eoin McLove (at #1 for 27 weeks in the
charts with My Lovely Mayo Mammy) secretly visits Mrs. Doyle for tea after
she wins a poetry competition on his TV show. Unfortunately, the secret
leaks out and the house is besieged by Eoin's devoted elderly fans… (23)
8. GOING TO
AMERICA - An act of uncharacteristic heroism by Ted leads to a job offer
in America - his very own parish in Beverly Hills! With his lifetime's
ambition about to be realized, Ted has only one problem - how to tell
Father Jack, Father Dougal and Mrs. Doyle that they're not invited. (24)
XMAS SPECIAL
A CHRISTMASSY
TED - All Father Ted wants is “a nice quiet Christmas with no unusual
incidents or strange people turning up.” It's unimaginable, of course,
that Ted's prayer will be heard above the pandemonium of the Parochial
House. (25)
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