1. A Christmassy Ted (1996)
"A Christmassy Ted" is an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. It is the 17th episode overall and was broadcast between the second and third series. This episode is 55 minutes long, as opposed to the usual 21-22 mins of all other Father Ted episodes. Graham Linehan stated in the DVD commentary of this episode that he thinks this is far too long and at moments expresses his boredom towards the end of the commentary track. It was aired on Christmas Eve, seven months after the second series had ended. Due to the popularity of this episode, it still gets repeated on Channel 4 and More4 around Christmas every year.
Release date: 1996-12-24
User rating:
9 / 10
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Episode number: 1
Runtime: 55 minutes
Director: Declan Lowney
Writers: Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews
Guest stars
Dervla Kirwan
as Assumpta
Stephen Tompkinson
as Father Clifford
Kevin McKidd
as Father Deegan
Tony Guilfoyle
as Father Larry Duff
Gerard McSorley
as Father Todd Unctious
Barry Murphy
as Salesman
Sean Barrett
as Father Fitzgerald
Donncha Crowley
as Father Billy
Andrew McCulloch
as Bishop Tom Mccaskell
Tony Rohr
as Drunk Priest in Bar
Cast
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Anne Gildea - Woman with Baby, Caoilinn McCormack - Baby, Colum Gallivan - Father Reilly, Neil McCaul - Father Terry, Joe Taylor - Father Cleary, John O'Mahony - Chatback Priest