r/fatherted

7.2K archived posts · Aug 2011 – Sep 2026

A subreddit dedicated to all that are rather fond of those poor fellows stuck on Craggy Island.

r/fatherted

A subreddit dedicated to all that are rather fond of those poor fellows stuck on Craggy Island.

Created Aug 15, 2011

21KMembers (last snapshot)

7.2KArchived posts

####“That’s the great thing about Catholicism. It’s so vague and no one really knows what it’s about.”

Father Ted is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from April 21st 1995 until May 1st 1998, for a total of 25 episodes (including a Christmas special).

Set on the fictional Craggy Island, a remote location off Ireland's west coast, this British comedy series stars Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Crilly, alongside fellow priests Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon) and Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly).

Bishop Leonard Brennan (Jim Norton) dishonourably exiles Father Ted Crilly to the parochial house on Craggy Island as punishment for using money earmarked for a sick child, and taking a holiday in Las Vegas (which he denies, of course). Fathers Dougal Maguire and Jack Hackett are his charges, and Mrs. Doyle is their nosy housekeeper, who makes plentiful pots of tea. Naturally, the priests get into their fair share of somewhat sinful, madcap adventures.

The show subverts parodies of low-brow humour as it portrays nuanced themes of loneliness, agnosticism, existentialism and purgatory experienced by its title character; this deeper meaning of the show has been much acclaimed.

#Rules

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0: Mod discretion always applies. We may remove content that is technically allowed under the rules if the team has good reason to believe it is detrimental to the community. Conversely, if something technically breaks the rules but we deem it beneficial to the community, we may choose to leave it up.
0.1: You must communicate in English at r/fatherted. We cannot moderate content in a language we do not speak. If you wish to communicate in your chosen language, you need to find a community that offers content in that language.
1: Don't Be a Jerk - Be Respectful. Follow reddit's rules and "reddiquette."
2: All content must be relevant to (the 1995 - 1998 Irish Sitcom) Father Ted. All off topic content will be removed. AI and the use of AI are unwelcome in our subreddit.
3: No spam, self promotion, Low effort posts or NSFW content. A transformative/creative meme is welcome here. A screenshot or repost of an image that has been posted here 10,000 times is not.

#Episode list

###Season 1

###Season 2

###Season 3

####Sidebar last updated on September 17th, 2024. Rules are subject to change at the mod team's discretion.

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