Father Ted

Series 1996 Episode 1
First Broadcast: Tue 24 December 1996

Father Ted, Father Dougal and six other priests take a wrong turn while Christmas shopping and end up lost in the lingerie section of a huge department store.

    1. Father Jack Series 1 Episode 1 Good Luck, Father Ted

      Fame beckons for Father Ted after Terry MacNamee from Faith of Our Fathers phones up to interview Ted for 'The…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    2. Father Ted in the bath Series 1 Episode 2 Entertaining Father Stone

      Life is always dull on Craggy Island, but this week it gets even duller when Father Paul Stone comes to visit. Six…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    3. Father Ted Series 1 Episode 3 The Passion of St Tibulus

      After a night gossiping with Father Hernandez over the longest game of Cluedo in history, Ted and Dougal find…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    4. Father Jack Series 1 Episode 4 Competition Time

      Ted's plan to win the All Priest Stars in Their Eyes look-alike competition (and take a precious fiver off Father Dick…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    5. Mrs Doyle Series 1 Episode 5 And God Created Woman

      Temptation comes to Craggy Island in the shapely form of womankind, as Ted struggles with the twin temptations of…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    6. Father Ted and Dougal Series 1 Episode 6 Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest

      Sister Mulligan's visit to Craggy Island ends in dramatic style after Father Jack drinks a bottle of floor polish. And…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    1. Hell Series 2 Episode 1 Hell

      Ted, Dougal and Jack head off on their summer holidays to Father O'Rourke's caravan in Kilkenny. Unfortunately, a…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    2. Mrs Doyle Series 2 Episode 2 Think Fast, Father Ted

      Father Ted decides to raise some money to fix their leaking roof by running a raffle; all he needs is a decent prize…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    3. Father Ted Series 2 Episode 3 Tentacles of Doom

      Three bishops are on their way to Craggy Island to upgrade the Holy Stone of Clonrickert to a Class II relic, and Ted…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    4. Father Ted Series 2 Episode 4 Old Grey Whistle Theft

      The arrival of rebellious young priest Father Damien Lennon coincides with the theft of a whistle owned by the picnic…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    5. Father Ted and Dougal Series 2 Episode 5 A Song for Europe

      Inspired by Dougal's enthusiasm, and driven on by his rivalry with Father Dick Byrne, Ted decides to enter the 1996…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    6. An angry Bishop Series 2 Episode 6 The Plague

      Father Dougal is very excited about his new pet rabbit, Sampras. Meanwhile Bishop Brennan is due to arrive to…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    7. Father Ted Series 2 Episode 7 Rock-a-Hula Ted

      Aggressive protest singer Miamh Connolly arrives on the Island to 'get her head together' and check out a possible…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    8. Father Jack Series 2 Episode 8 Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading

      With Easter fast approaching, Father Dick Byrne suggests that he and Ted call a truce and get on with the important…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    9. Father Stack Series 2 Episode 9 New Jack City

      Father Jack's incredibly hairy hands seem to indicate that he is suffering from a common complaint that afflicts old…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    10. Dougal Series 2 Episode 10 Flight into Terror

      Flying back from a visit to a particularly holy shrine, our priestly trio find themselves in mortal danger when a visit…

      • Adult humour
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    1. Father Ted Series 1996 Episode 1 Father Ted Christmas Special

      Father Ted, Father Dougal and six other priests take a wrong turn while Christmas shopping and end up lost in the…

      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.

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