Answer: Top of the Pops
"Top of the Pops" was a pop music show on the BBC. Eleven years prior to "Father Ted", Frank Kelly, who played Father Jack Hackett, had appeared on the show performing a parody song called "Christmas Countdown".
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
Answer: Ormonde
Ted and Digal are ordered by Bishop Brennan to protest against a blasphemous movie being shown at the local cinema. It does not go to plan!
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
Answer: Father Dick Byrne
Father Dick Byrne is Ted's opposite number, living on the neighbouring Rugged Island with his curate, Cyril, and an older priest who is, I think, never named, though don't quote me on that. Ted thinks it's "very strange, three priests living alone in one parochial house over there", but his biggest insult for Dick Byrne is this: "As priests go, he's a really bad priest." Pow!
Note: Fr Hackett is of course the old priest who lives WITH him, Fr. Chewy Louie is a made-up name guessed by Mrs Doyle when she was trying to work out the name of the mysterious priest in the Christmas special, and Fr. Brian Trendy is a previous persona of the late Dermot Morgan, who of course played Ted. Perhaps inspiration for the writers, subconsciously?
From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
Answer: French
He was the first priest to denounce the Beatles. Apparently "he knew what they were up to".
From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
Answer: the old woman
Father Stone ended up hospitalized due to a freak accident. Ted had asked for divine intervention in order to get Father Stone to leave. Father Stone's grandmother seemingly blamed Ted.
From Quiz: "Father Ted"
Answer: Joan
This is revealed to us in "Competition Time". Mrs. Doyle says "You're just a big dictator, Joan". She is telling herself off for trying to force Ted to have a cup of tea.
From Quiz: Think Hard," Father Ted"
Answer: Paul Stone
In the episode "Entertaining Father Stone" he visits the house and Ted prays that God will get rid of him. The next day they are playing crazy golf and he is struck by lightning.
From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
Answer: Bishop Brennan
"So Father Jessop, are you helping out Bishop Brennan there?" "No! I'm up in space, doing important work for NASA."
From Quiz: The Father Jessop Quiz
Answer: Bishop Brennan
Ted is scared stiff of Bishop Brennan, who, in turn, is scared stiff of rabbits.
From Quiz: The "Father Ted" Memorial Quiz.
Answer: Mrs Doyle
Mrs. Doyle's favourite subject!
From Quiz: 'Father Ted' Quotes
Answer: Father Dick Byrne
From Quiz: 'Father Ted'
Answer: Pauline McLynn
Mrs. Doyle's first name is never mentioned in the show, but some years later writer Arthur Matthews revealed that it was Joan.
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
Answer: 15 million years
The episode was filmed at Ailwee Caves in Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare.
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
Answer: Father Larry Duff
Example: when Ted thinks of calling Father Larry, he is in on holiday (I think) being held as a hostage at gunpoint. We see his phone ring and the gunmen jumping, the conclusion being obvious as to what happens next!
All the others are incarnations of Larry Hagman or his character from "Dallas". Obviously.
From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
Answer: Bishop Len Brennan
His phobia began when he was once stuck in a lift in New York with about twenty rabbits and they started to nibble at his cloak.
From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
Answer: "The Posieden Adventure"
After all, Gene Hackman plays a priest. Of course it didn't help at all, he (Gene Hackman) didn't even say Mass.
From Quiz: "Father Ted"
Answer: Rose Henderson
Sister Assumpta appears in two episodes. These were "And God Created Woman" and "Cigarettes And Alcohol And Rollerblading". In the latter episode she really puts Ted, Jack and Dougal through hell.
From Quiz: Think Hard," Father Ted"
Answer: Larry Duff
He has called him while Larry was skiing (he fell down the mountain), when he was recovering from falling down the mountain (the noise caused an avalanche) and when he was a little bit away from winning a lot of money on the buzz wire game (where you have to move a hoop round a piece of wire without them touching).
From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
Answer: Larry's tremendous fun.
Ted's phone calls always cause Larry Duff to have major accidents.
From Quiz: The "Father Ted" Memorial Quiz.
Answer: Fr. Noel Furlong
Don't tell me you couldn't have guessed! This is from the episode 'Hell'
From Quiz: 'Father Ted' Quotes
Answer: The heating allowance budget
As Ted loses the bet and consequently the heating budget money, at the end of the episode the parochial house residents are seen preparing to hibernate.
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
Answer: Small, Far Away
On the 15th anniversary of its launch, this documentary follows "Father Ted" creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews on a return trip to Craggy Island.
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
Answer: Father Jessup
Father Jessup answers questions about, for example, if he's helping Bishop Brennan (which he is) with responses like "No, I'm out in space, doing important work for NASA!" His sarcasm confuses Mrs Doyle who, when asking him if he and Bishop Brennan want a cup of tea, is told "No, we'd rather die of thirst!" and is not sure whether or not he is serious. His sarcasm lands him in hot water though, or actually in Jack's dirty underpants hamper, where no man should venture, and Mrs Doyle, on hearing he wants to be released and remembering that Father Ted advised her to always do the opposite of what Jessup says, leaves him there.
From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
Answer: Extreme violence
Tom, played by actor Pat Shortt, is Craggy Island's resident psychopath and is, in all likelihood, a potential serial killer. As the television crew scramble up the low cliff from the beach they encounter Tom sat on a wall; he promptly shoots a crow with a shotgun from point blank range. Tom also has a penchant for confessing to having committed a crime, usually using the line "Father, I've killed a man". In a future episode, Tom agrees to help Father Ted with a rabbit problem. Father Ted believes that Tom will look after the rabbits in, as Father Ted puts it, "a Julie Andrews sort of way" when in actual fact Tom looks as if he will take care of the rabbits in "an Al Pacino sort of way" using a vice, a sledgehammer, a chainsaw and a samurai sword; no prizes for guessing how Tom intends to take care of business!
From Quiz: "Tea, Fathers? - Aww, Go on, Go on, Go on!"
Answer: It is less rocky than most places.
"The Field" also hosts "Fun Land", which has events such as "The Crane of Death" and "Freak Pointing".
From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
Answer: 200 pounds
She was arrested for fighting with Mrs. Dineen over who would pay the bill during their tea, and Jack for assaulting a recovering alcoholic.
From Quiz: "Father Ted"
Answer: Polly Clarke
Ted becomes infatuated with Polly and is totally blind to the fact that she is thinking of becoming a nun. This is just another example of Ted's bad fortune.
From Quiz: Think Hard," Father Ted"
Answer: Jim Norton
Norton is also the surname of Graham Norton who appeared as Father Noel Furlong. I made the other names up; Wilson is from Richard Wilson who played himself in "The Mainland", O'Hanlon is from Ardal O'Hanlon who of course played Dougal and Grogan is from Claire Grogan who played Niamh Connolly in "Rock A Hula Ted."
From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
Answer: by southern Yemen
It must be so difficult to make small talk with Father Jessop. Father Jack side-steps this hurdle by just telling him (and Bishop Brennan) to "feck off."
From Quiz: The Father Jessop Quiz
Answer: Father Stack
He didn't last long. He too developed hairy hands from Jack's chair.
From Quiz: The "Father Ted" Memorial Quiz.
Answer: Fr. Dougal
This is from the episode 'A Song For Europe'
From Quiz: 'Father Ted' Quotes
Answer: Mrs. Dineen
From Quiz: 'Father Ted'
Answer: 5.00am
As Ted and Dougal flee her punishments, Sister Assumpta is left in the house alone with a pile of Easter eggs. We soon find out what her vice is.
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
Answer: He just died
The football match was the "All Priests Over 75 Indoor 5-A-Side Football Challenge".
From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
Answer: Father Fintan Stack
Played by the revered Irish comic, Brendan Grace, Father Stack has an unhealthy interest in Jungle Music, and likes to play it loud.
From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
Answer: Lightning strike
Father Paul Stone is the world's most boring priest and, unfortunately, stays at Craggy Island's parochial house for his holidays much to the chagrin of Ted, Dougal, Jack and Mrs Doyle; although it's Ted's fault as he invited him to stay after feeling sorry for him! Late one night a distraught and tearful Father Ted prays for relief from Father Stone's enthralling company. The very next day, during a thunderstorm, Ted and Dougal are playing a round at Craggy Island's crazy golf course when they are joined by Father Stone. After encouraging Father Stone to have a go, his golf club is struck by a bolt of lightning resulting in him being taken off to hospital.
"Father Stone's been in there a long time hasn't he; do you think he's dead?" Dougal asks Ted.
"They're probably doing tests" replies a concerned Ted.
"What sort of tests?" asks Dougal; "General Knowledge?"
"No... No, medical tests!" states an irritated Ted.
"So what would he know about that Ted?" asks Dougal... Brilliant, just brilliant!
From Quiz: "Tea, Fathers? - Aww, Go on, Go on, Go on!"
Answer: "Shaft"
Father Kevin was played by Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan.
From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
Answer: "Simply the Best"
The first episode, where Ted is going to be on television, and Dougal is thrilled about the Spider-Baby.
From Quiz: "Father Ted"
Answer: Liam Finnegan
He appears in "Think Fast, Father Ted." A raffle is held to raise money to fix the house roof. Bishop Brennan provides a car but they wreck it and so borrow Father Liam Finnegan's.
From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
