Entertaining Father Stone1996-03-08
A visiting priest whose company is impenetrably boring traps the Craggy Island trio in social obligation - one of the show's purest character studies.
Won the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy in 1996. Pauline McLynn won Top TV Comedy Actress for Mrs Doyle. The Series 2 episodes A Song for Europe (IMDb 8.6) and Are You Right There Father Ted (IMDb 8.9) are among the highest-rated in British sitcom.
Renewal: Concluded May 1998. A planned fourth series was cancelled following the death of lead actor Dermot Morgan in February 1998, the night after the Series 3 finale aired. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 11995 · 6 eps | 21 April 1995 | 8.3 | n/a | 8.6/10 | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 21996 · 10 eps | 8 March 1996 | 8.8 | n/a | n/a | MUST-WATCH |
| Season 31998 · 8 eps | 13 March 1998 | 8.7 | n/a | n/a | MUST-WATCH |
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A visiting priest whose company is impenetrably boring traps the Craggy Island trio in social obligation - one of the show's purest character studies.
Father Ted attempts to write a Eurovision entry - the resulting satire of both national culture and the competition itself holds up as sharp comedy writing.
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