Father Ted
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Father Ted is a critically acclaimed 1990s Irish-British sitcom that follows three eccentric priests and their housekeeper on the fictional Craggy Island, known for its surreal, irreverent humor and enduring cult status.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Channel 4 television programme
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Irish television series ⓘ television sitcom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
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British Comedy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Film and Television Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | live action ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Arthur Mathews
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Graham Linehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Andy De Emmony
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Declan Lowney NERFINISHED ⓘ Dermot Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Geoffrey Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1995 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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religious satire ⓘ sitcom ⓘ surreal comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdist humour
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parody of rural Irish life ⓘ satire of Catholic Church in Ireland ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1998 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Father Dougal McGuire
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Father Jack Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Ted Crilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
A Christmassy Ted
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Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse NERFINISHED ⓘ Speed 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 25 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | 4:3 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ardal O'Hanlon
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Dermot Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline McLynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Geoffrey Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hat Trick Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 24 minutes ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| setting |
Craggy Island
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fictional island off the west coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| writer |
Arthur Mathews
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Graham Linehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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