Yes, although Father Ted is essentially an Irish creation (Irish writers, predominantly Irish cast) the story goes that RTE, the state broadcaster in Ireland, declined to commission the series initially, so the writers were essentially forced into seeking a commission from a UK broadcaster - in this case Channel 4. The studio segments were filmed with a live audience in a studio in London, but the outdoor scenes were all filmed on location in Ireland - mostly in County Clare on the west coast. I can't vouch for the reaction of Irish audiences but UK audiences (where the series was first broadcast) warmed to it greatly after the first few episodes, to such an extent that many of its phrases and sayings have entered common British parlance!
RTÉ was never offered 'Fr. Ted'. The writers pitched it to Channel 4 in the UK. Irish audiences loved it and continue to watch it now on RTÉ. Very few objected to it. More people in England objected.
It's a myth that they ever approached RTÉ to film it. They never did. Likely because they knew it would never fly there. Linehan and Matthews have repeatedly said that they never even thought of asking RTÉ, much less tried to.
@@Quessir Thanks for setting me straight! I had it in mind I'd heard this on the DVD commentary years ago... but obviously not! Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet! :D
It's absolute genius when you look back to it and compare to the absolute trash that's on TV now. I don't even know of one single show on TV today that's even funny at all. It's like they surgically removed comedy from the TV. The best ever UK ones are all in the 1980's and 1990's like Blackadder, OFAH, Father Ted, Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave, Red Dwarf. It was relentless back then. The really weird thing is we didn't even laugh as much back then at those shows, as we do now watching them back. Something's going on!
Trainspotting, Dog Soldiers and a shed load of other big screen roles. Surprised he hasn't turned up in Peaky Blinders, that would be right up his street.
It is a British production, but it was written by two Irish men, and the cast are almost all Irish, I doubt it would have been made in Ireland, as the Church still had power then, but mostly because Irish TV didn't really make much original comedy or drama of any quality. Irish show business talent generally has to go to England to make it. I think it always was popular in Ireland.
@@bryanking1428 Mw2 and MW3. He was the voice of "Soap" McTavish who died in MW3. Good times, those online lobbies were legendary for smack talk and saying who's mum is a prostitute etc etc
Whenever my sons and I are forced to go shopping and end up in a department store we always quote the ‘it’s the biggest lingerie section in Ireland I understand’ line……one of the funniest shows ever made 😂 You’ll lose your mind over the Pat Mustard episode.
MRS DOYLE: (Cheerily) "Pat was wondering if he could put his big tool in my box ..." (She's holding a big spanner, and about to put it in a metal tool chest, but Ted is too appalled by the cheek of Pat Mustard to notice.)
TED (Shows Dougal pictures of babies with ginger sideburns like Pat Mustard's): "There are a lot of hairy babies on Craggy Island, Dougal. They all look a bit like Pat Mustard." DOUGAL (Squinting at the photos): "Oh, right. D'ye think they're copying his style?"
26:25 yes you're perfectly correct. It was the mid 90s, and this was pitched to RTE, then the main TV channel in Ireland. They turned it down immediatly, so creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews pitched it to UK channel Channel 4 who picked it up. So they produced it. So yeah, although with an Irish cast, this was a UK production.
Father Jack and Mrs Doyle were so absolutely brilliant in this show - even though they didn't get as many lines as I would have wished. Their physical comedy acting is top notch.
I want to say thanks. The best thing about comedy is sharing the laughs. This is gold. Amazing writing, perfect casting and just alchemy. Dermot is very missed. Love your channel.
There are few episodes of any sitcom that have so many laughs per minute. I still remember watching this the night it was aired, I thought I was literally going to die laughing. Luckily there were ad breaks to give me time to recover.
When Mrs Doyle guesses Fr Todd Unctious' name and says Fr Neil Hannon, that's the name of the shows musical director. He wrote the theme, and all the incidental music 🎶
The show was funded by Channel 4, a UK company, but Dermot Morgan (Ted) had been doing his 'cool priest' character for years in his comedy shows in Ireland. Ted is that character put into a sitcom written by Irish writers who knew Dermot and the character.
That was fun watching that with the two of you. Thanks for putting that up. You two make such a great couple. All the best for 2023 and many more fun reactions!
I was around 7 or 8 when Father Ted came out on Channel 4, and when I entered my teenage years I developed a huge appreciation for the show. It’s still my favourite comedy of all time
It was produced by a British television company, but by an almost entirely Irish cast, production crew and writers. It is parodying not only the Catholic church in Ireland but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone. Along with a load of references to then scandals in the church. It was loved by the majority of people in Ireland right from the start - I remember people gathering in bars just to watch the latest episode. It was a great way to make light of an Ireland that no longer really existed by then.
I think the theme tune was also done by a Northern Irish group. Father Ted is proof that when the British and Irish work together, they can make something brilliant.
"but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone." Not really. That 'old way' is still in existence - local parish field days bear some resemblance to the episode where Funland came to Craggy Island. One field day I remember a few years ago had an area of approximately 60 feet x 60 feet roped off, with 400 or so numbered squares drawn inside. You bought a ticket with one of the numbers. Then a cow was put into the square, and people waited for the cow to have a shit. Whichever number square it shat in, was the winning ticket.
Sounds a little like you're wishing that the old way of remote, rural life is long gone...it's not gone even now, never mind 30 years ago when this was filmed.
That was hilarious, great reaction! 😂 The camera couldn't handle the Ted Christmas special. 😆 44:13 What a wonderful, lovely message and wishes. Same to you both. ♥🤗
My mother's side of the family are Irish (and very catholic) and they all loved Father Ted. The Irish usually have a great sense of humour and don't get offended easily at all.
@@garrettdoyle1729 The Irish, just a great bunch of lads We all go by lads male and female "Lads dya want anythin in the shop" " Lads I'm too pissed to have a sambucca. . .Oh go on then..." etc "Lads will yis ever stfu and tidy up that mess you've made in the sitting room" (most ma's)
In case you were wondering the actress(assumpta) in the dream sequence was a character in a bbc drama that was broadcasting roughly the same time- Ballykissangel.
I'm not sure if it's obvious that the lingerie episode is a send up of British war movies, especially the Great Escape. The references are all there: the panicking priest, Ted calming him by promising iced-teas on the lawn (a reference to Ice Cold in Alex), refusing to leave a "wounded colleague" behind (The Guns of Navarone/the bridge on the River Kwai), Ted shepherding the priests through the door one at a time ... etc...
Knickers, knockers, knob, knight, knuckle, knit, knee, kneel, knick-knack, know.. get the idea? It's a remnant of Old English in many cases... Here in the UK (Canada, Australia etc) we're still in Christmas, it's Boxing Day... I've always said Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, where does this Happy Christmas come from? I've got several decades behind me, why has it changed?
The young Scottish priest is Kevin McKidd, who was in Trainspotting< Grey's Anatomy, Brave and a load of other things. Also Father Ted was written by 2 Irishmen and just so happened to be produced in the UK as RTE (the national Irish broadcaster) was afraid of upsetting the older generations in Ireland. The show has since gained cult status with "feck" becoming part of everyday language outside Ireland.
oh God, I made the mistake of reading the comments... To Clarify. The writers Linehan and Matthews are Irish. They had a long history working as writers in the UK with British comedians such as Alexei Sayle, Smith and Jones and Chris Morris to name a few. They never pitched the show to the Irish network RTE, why would they, they were establishing themselves in a bigger market, a stronger television industry based in London, which broadcasts to the UK and Ireland, so everyone in Ireland was going to see it anyway. Channel 4 had concerns it may be 'too Irish' and that British audiences mightn't connect, but they took a chance on it. That chance paid off very early and by and large, after series 1 the vast vast vast vast majority (especially the Irish) were really excited by it, and eager to see the next series. Series 2 and 3 of Father Ted excelled all expectations and cemented itself as much beloved surreal, warm-hearted classic. It will however, always have an special significance to the Irish as amongst the humour with a broader appeal, there are tonnes of 'in jokes' that only really the Irish get.. Eoin McLove is a parody of Daniel O Donnell, Fr Jack is a grotesque characterisation of the Priests who taught at the Christian Brothers, the rumour that Ireland had to intentionally stop winning the Eurovision as it was costing too much to host after winning 3 in a row, the Bishop Brennan/Bishop Casey parallels etc etc... For the Irish, it's as satirical as it is surreal, sending up Irish culture (not just rural *see Fr Damo) as a whole. It came at a time when the stranglehold of the Catholic Church had weakening significantly and everybody was ready to laugh about the ridiculousness of the whole thing. Fantastic show, thanks for the laughs. R.I.P. Dermot Morgan. May anyone who starts a comment with 'Irish television wouldn't show it, so they had to go to channel 4...' have their face melt into their socks, so then they have wet socks.
01:02:01 I remember when the Irish football team made it to the finnals of a competition they had a banner with that face and the phrase "here we are now all the lads" Made my day seeing that.
I like how after he hits the fisherman with the stone, you can see the fisherman on the beach chasing after him in the far distance. I'm not sure why I find that detail so funny. Maybe it's because the fisherman is so OTT mad that he's willing to chase Ted even though he has almost no hope whatsoever of catching him.
It's always been a thing in comedies for some reason ( not in only fools and horse and men behaving badly but most they do that, think it makes writing easier or something ).
I'm sooo glad you recognised Lucius Vorenus!!! I grew up watching Father Ted and watched Rome when I was older. When I rewatched this and saw him I had the exact same reaction as you
You are spot on, Father Deegan is Kevin McKidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. He was also Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy, Tommy MacKenzie in Trainspotting and, the big one for me, John "Soap" MacTavish in CoD Modern Warfare 2 and 3. Edit: I just found out... he is Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.
What a fun reaction. Loved that Queen Boomer joined us. Can't wait until you see the episode with Pat mustard. King Boomer will fall off his chair when he sees Pat's walk lol. p.s. loved QB'S Father Ted jingle! Brilliant.
The subtitles shown on the original broadcast simply displayed the word 'Trendy' when the 'Pat Mustard' music was played. Don't know if they still do, but it was funny to see.
I’m so glad you’s both enjoyed this, most people watch christmas movies in December while watch this quite a few times. I even have a meet up with friends on the Saturday before Christmas to have a drink and watch the Father Ted Christmas special. It’s so sad Dermot who play’s Ted passed away thatwe never got more season’s. Though I could watch all 3 season’s over and over again. Hope you’s both had a great christmas and i’ll look forward to more reactions fom you’s. Still hoping you’ll make it over for a live football game sometime
Happy New Year to you both,I had the pleasure of being on set during the filming of Ted going to Vegas in Shannon Airport,they were just as goofy off camera,lots of feck ups lol, the only reason it was made in UK was because our national broadcaster RTE wouldn''t commission it,so Channel 4 took it on, loved your reactions,more of you together yay!!!
Miriam Margolyes brought me to your channel and I instantly subscribed. She is wonderful beyond belief. But you also watch Father Ted. I'm Irish so I can help you with some of the dialogue you might not fully understand. King Boomer, your reaction to "A pair of feckin' women's knickers" was hilarious, but you said you didn't understand what Fr Jack was saying. He was saying "A pair of fucking women's undies". But you still laughed hilariously. I'm early into this, but I'll help you with anything you don't understand. Irish jargon sometimes baffles me too.
The two “teenagers” on the priest chat line are actually the creator and head writer Graham Linehan & another writer Ed Byrne For all intents and purposes it was an Irish production. The creator and writers were all Irish as well as the cast (unless the character wasn’t Irish), it was just comissioned by a UK tv station, Channel 4. Channel 4 was known for commisioning cutting edge TV and especially comedy that wouldn’t get broadcast on other stations.
The song My Lovely Horse was written and performed by The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) after the producers approached him. The theme tune to Father Ted is a sped up version of their song Songs Of Love. I have been lucky enough to see Divine Comedy perform My Lovely Horse live after many, many requests from the audience. Good times!
That funeral shot took a LOT of organizing btw. Also, you can buy t-shirts with the list of all the names that Mrs Doyle guessed whilst trying to figure out Father Tod Unctuous' name.
I just found your channel and I’ve been binge watching the father Ted videos. It’s an Irish show written by Irish writers but produced by a British tv company
Bit of trivia (not sure if anyone else has mentioned it) - out of the two guys who prank called the priests chatline, the one with the long hair is Irish comedian Ed Byrne who I recommend, the other is Graham Linehan, one of the two actual writers of Father Ted ☺️
it is a British production but was written by 2 irishmen, arthur mathews and graham linihan, who did stuff for the fast show, linihan also wrote IT crowd, and both appeared as the irish tv execs in i`m alan partridge.
This was such a funny quality reaction. Was in a rubbish mood when i watched this yesterday but was cracking up watching it. Hope you both have a great 2023
Hi Boomers. Just a quick one, from us in the UK. Luv what you do, guys. Yes, he's right, we DO love you just the way you are, Queenie! You've both got an awesome sense of humour for Brit comedies past and present. Crack up every time King Boomer has to pause something coz he's howling with laughter...Keep at it guys, brilliant!!
During that priest hotline segment with the guys calling Priests wankers I just noticed that the guy with long hair is Ed Byrne an Irish comedian a very good one.
The show was produced by hattrick productions on channel 4 which is one of the main terrestrial stations in the UK. (All of the UK channels are also watched in Ireland). However, the director, writers and most of the cast were Irish with most of the location footage filmed in Ireland. The writers were not on great terms with RTE the Irish national broadcaster at the time and hattrick picked up the show.
15:00 He played Tommy in Trainspotting. It's a scottish movie about drugs. The best british movie ever. It's not very fun but your reaction to it would be interesting.
The show might have been a British production but it was written by an Irishman, Graham Lenehan, who was one of the guys on the priest chat line slagging off the priests Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal was in the series before last of Taskmaster and he was hilarious in it
Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal, in 1995 he received the Top TV Comedy Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards for this role. In 1995, he appeared (as Father Dougal) in a Channel 4 ident ("Hello, you're watching ... television"), and during Comic Relief on BBC1. This was followed by the award-winning short comedy film Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll. In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. He appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock", broadcast on 14 April 2007
Most of the other priests were stand up comedians, they were literally desperate to get onto Father Ted. Seen it sooo many times now and still crack up. All the very best best to all.
Spot on with the guy you recognised, Kevin McKidd. He was in Rome and lots of other stuff like Dog Soldiers, Kingdom of Heaven, Hannibal Rising, Grey's Anatomy alsoTommy in Train Spotting (the one who dies) and loads more.
Great reaction. I loved FT back then and revisiting is brilliant. Most of all it's seeing you two guys enjoy it together and goofing around with each other. Happy New Year!
Had to watch this again :), Has anyone ever thought that Ted looks like a black Haired Damien Karras from the Exorcist ? Could you imagine Dougal doing an exorcism :)...
I think this my favourite video of yours as well. It was enjoyable enough to watch along with you to one of the best TV specials ever made, but to see you guys actually physically 'hurt' from laughter made it that much funnier. Also, QB does make reactions better. I also like that it was a (pretty much) full length reaction. We understand the cuts. Fecking YT!
The opening dream sequence was a joke at the time, the man and woman were characters in a popular UK show called Ballykissangel, which had a 'willtheywontthey' relationship between a priest and a parishioner.
Looks like you two were a bit confused about Dougle's description of the "Scary" film he saw. He was talking about "The Love Bug" . A 60's Disney movie about a Volkswagon Bug that comes alive.
Here in New Zealand, some of us adopted the phrases too. Absolutely hilarious! I'd love to see another great Irish comedy that came after FT called The Fitz. Can't find it anywhere on YT or to buy. It was different to FT but so funny! One of my favorite phrases from the show was when the mother always said to the daughter (on yet her umpteenth job) "You're lookin' powerful lurve" in that Irish accent. Hilarious! The family of the Fitzgeralds, who's grown-up children were all named after The Kennedy family. Sadly, it was harshly criticized and only ran for one season.
You're in for a treat when you get around to the second series of Father Ted - the first episode of it has my favourite joke of the entire show in it. And yes, Dougal is part of it. 😅
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The actor in father ted you think was in the show rome, your right he was, he's still in greys anatomy i think and he was in the werewolf movie dog soldiers, he was in the 1st trainspotting movie back in 1996
on the Brit production point, it was produced by a Brit production company but was entirely written by by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. Never heard of an outcry on this series, in fact only dispute i heard of was in January 2007, a row arose between the Irish islands of Inisheer and Inishmore over which island can claim to be Craggy Island, and thereby host a three-day Friends of Ted Festival :) 😁 love this reaction and all yr reactions; like watching classic tv with a couple of friends x
It has to be said. The lingerie department in Dunnes Store Ennis, Co. Clare - where this was filmed - is very impressive……. or so I’m told.
bum fluff is actually on your face, when your starting out as a teen and you get some hair, thin and fluffy.
Yes, although Father Ted is essentially an Irish creation (Irish writers, predominantly Irish cast) the story goes that RTE, the state broadcaster in Ireland, declined to commission the series initially, so the writers were essentially forced into seeking a commission from a UK broadcaster - in this case Channel 4. The studio segments were filmed with a live audience in a studio in London, but the outdoor scenes were all filmed on location in Ireland - mostly in County Clare on the west coast. I can't vouch for the reaction of Irish audiences but UK audiences (where the series was first broadcast) warmed to it greatly after the first few episodes, to such an extent that many of its phrases and sayings have entered common British parlance!
RTÉ was never offered 'Fr. Ted'. The writers pitched it to Channel 4 in the UK. Irish audiences loved it and continue to watch it now on RTÉ.
Very few objected to it. More people in England objected.
It's a myth that they ever approached RTÉ to film it. They never did. Likely because they knew it would never fly there. Linehan and Matthews have repeatedly said that they never even thought of asking RTÉ, much less tried to.
@@Quessir Thanks for setting me straight! I had it in mind I'd heard this on the DVD commentary years ago... but obviously not! Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet! :D
The word on the street is FECK!
@@madgeapple English did not object to Father Ted anymore than Irish people.
“A pair of feckin woman’s knickers” is possibly the greatest line in sitcom history
I was watching it on RTE and I've of course seen it before but I sprayed the place down with tea when jack says it🤣
Good shout, but I think it's topped by "Hairy Japanese Bastards!"
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That and "Bishops love sci-fi" 😂
That and 'No round envelopes for me' still crack me up
"ARE THOSE MY FEET?!?"
“These cows are small, but the ones out there are far away.”😂😂
My gran was Irish, strict catholic and this was her favourite show
I'd forgotten how brilliant father Ted was. I think a full rewatch is in order 😂😂😂😂
I watch the whole series at least every few years. I always find new things that crack me up.
It's absolute genius when you look back to it and compare to the absolute trash that's on TV now. I don't even know of one single show on TV today that's even funny at all. It's like they surgically removed comedy from the TV. The best ever UK ones are all in the 1980's and 1990's like Blackadder, OFAH, Father Ted, Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave, Red Dwarf. It was relentless back then. The really weird thing is we didn't even laugh as much back then at those shows, as we do now watching them back. Something's going on!
AGREED, OI'L 'AVE A CUPPA TEA PLEASE, Mrs DOYLE---OH GO-ON GO-ON GO-ON !
@@MrDaiseymayGo on, go on, go on, go on, GO ON! 😂
It is Kevin mckidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. This was one of his first acting gigs
Trainspotting, Dog Soldiers and a shed load of other big screen roles. Surprised he hasn't turned up in Peaky Blinders, that would be right up his street.
Amazing, apparently he was in Modern Warfare 3 (COD) and loads of other stuff too.... wasn't aware.
It is a British production, but it was written by two Irish men, and the cast are almost all Irish, I doubt it would have been made in Ireland, as the Church still had power then, but mostly because Irish TV didn't really make much original comedy or drama of any quality. Irish show business talent generally has to go to England to make it. I think it always was popular in Ireland.
He also played Tommy in Trainspotting 1.
@@bryanking1428 Mw2 and MW3. He was the voice of "Soap" McTavish who died in MW3. Good times, those online lobbies were legendary for smack talk and saying who's mum is a prostitute etc etc
Whenever my sons and I are forced to go shopping and end up in a department store we always quote the ‘it’s the biggest lingerie section in Ireland I understand’ line……one of the funniest shows ever made 😂
You’ll lose your mind over the Pat Mustard episode.
MRS DOYLE: (Cheerily) "Pat was wondering if he could put his big tool in my box ..."
(She's holding a big spanner, and about to put it in a metal tool chest, but Ted is too appalled by the cheek of Pat Mustard to notice.)
TED (Shows Dougal pictures of babies with ginger sideburns like Pat Mustard's): "There are a lot of hairy babies on Craggy Island, Dougal. They all look a bit like Pat Mustard."
DOUGAL (Squinting at the photos): "Oh, right. D'ye think they're copying his style?"
DAIRY MANAGER (To Dougal): "It all has to be kept cool - except for the UHT stuff - but nobody has that, 'cos it's shite."
Waiting patiently for Speed 3 😂
Funniest show ever made
26:25 yes you're perfectly correct. It was the mid 90s, and this was pitched to RTE, then the main TV channel in Ireland. They turned it down immediatly, so creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews pitched it to UK channel Channel 4 who picked it up. So they produced it. So yeah, although with an Irish cast, this was a UK production.
Fr.Ted was never pitched to RTE, Channel 4 commissioned the show and asked Graham and Arthur to write it. RTE were never in the picture.
Father Jack and Mrs Doyle were so absolutely brilliant in this show - even though they didn't get as many lines as I would have wished. Their physical comedy acting is top notch.
Irish writers, Irish cast, English producers
"Maybe I LIKE the misery!" Probably the most perfectly Irish line ever put on TV. XD
I want to say thanks. The best thing about comedy is sharing the laughs. This is gold. Amazing writing, perfect casting and just alchemy. Dermot is very missed. Love your channel.
There are few episodes of any sitcom that have so many laughs per minute. I still remember watching this the night it was aired, I thought I was literally going to die laughing. Luckily there were ad breaks to give me time to recover.
If you look closely, I think you can see Dermot Morgan desperately trying not to laugh when Frank Kelly shouts 'a pair of feckin' women's knickers'!
I was working in Ireland when it came out, and everyone there thought it hilarious! Never heard one negative comment.
When Mrs Doyle guesses Fr Todd Unctious' name and says Fr Neil Hannon, that's the name of the shows musical director. He wrote the theme, and all the incidental music 🎶
The show was funded by Channel 4, a UK company, but Dermot Morgan (Ted) had been doing his 'cool priest' character for years in his comedy shows in Ireland. Ted is that character put into a sitcom written by Irish writers who knew Dermot and the character.
That was fun watching that with the two of you. Thanks for putting that up. You two make such a great couple. All the best for 2023 and many more fun reactions!
You guys are awesome! I've seen this episode every Christmas for 20 years and it was so much fun to see someone see it for the first time.
I dunno if you guys have ever seen footage of Jack's actor in real life, but he is the loveliest, classiest gent and the contrast is so funny.
This Christmas Special was just the bomb, I'd forgotten how good it was. Everyone and everything in it was just perfect.
It's Irelands biggest Christmas special I understand.
@@wesker100000000 lol
It's on TV EVERY year since it aired 😅
@@wesker100000000lmfao. I missed your reply!😂😂😂
It's written by two Irish guys so we are cool with father Ted .. hello from Ireland!
All of the cast, or most of, are Irish too!
Bit like jonathon ross crediting Lillian murphy as a brit he is from the rebel county
I was around 7 or 8 when Father Ted came out on Channel 4, and when I entered my teenage years I developed a huge appreciation for the show. It’s still my favourite comedy of all time
Nothing beats this comedy show
It was produced by a British television company, but by an almost entirely Irish cast, production crew and writers. It is parodying not only the Catholic church in Ireland but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone. Along with a load of references to then scandals in the church. It was loved by the majority of people in Ireland right from the start - I remember people gathering in bars just to watch the latest episode. It was a great way to make light of an Ireland that no longer really existed by then.
I think the theme tune was also done by a Northern Irish group. Father Ted is proof that when the British and Irish work together, they can make something brilliant.
"but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone." Not really. That 'old way' is still in existence - local parish field days bear some resemblance to the episode where Funland came to Craggy Island. One field day I remember a few years ago had an area of approximately 60 feet x 60 feet roped off, with 400 or so numbered squares drawn inside. You bought a ticket with one of the numbers. Then a cow was put into the square, and people waited for the cow to have a shit. Whichever number square it shat in, was the winning ticket.
@@joem4939 Yes, it was written by Neil Hannon, of the Divine Comedy (great band). I think they used his name as one of those guessed by Mrs Doyle!
Neil hannon did allllllll the music for linehans stuff. His serious version of my lovely horse on the piano is beautiful
Sounds a little like you're wishing that the old way of remote, rural life is long gone...it's not gone even now, never mind 30 years ago when this was filmed.
That was hilarious, great reaction! 😂
The camera couldn't handle the Ted Christmas special. 😆
44:13 What a wonderful, lovely message and wishes. Same to you both. ♥🤗
Those kids yelling father jacks catchphrases kills me every single time i hear it
Out of all your reactions, the 2-3 minutes when Ted hits the man on the boat with the stone is by far the best. Queen Boomer's reaction was hilarious
My mother's side of the family are Irish (and very catholic) and they all loved Father Ted. The Irish usually have a great sense of humour and don't get offended easily at all.
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Not atalatall. Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye byebye b- yeah sure-ok bye, bye bye bye bye. Bye.
sure we're a great bunch of lads, so we are to be sure to be sure
@@garrettdoyle1729 The Irish, just a great bunch of lads
We all go by lads male and female "Lads dya want anythin in the shop" " Lads I'm too pissed to have a sambucca. . .Oh go on then..." etc "Lads will yis ever stfu and tidy up that mess you've made in the sitting room" (most ma's)
@@garrettdoyle1729and we make for great mudders,... And yes I own a WMD... A Weapon of Ma's Destruction... The dreaded wooden spoon 😂👍🇮🇪🤣
In case you were wondering the actress(assumpta) in the dream sequence was a character in a bbc drama that was broadcasting roughly the same time- Ballykissangel.
And the guy who said "I'll be off then" was her husband in the show. A rather dated joke today.
Escaping the undies department, Get to the chopper! In an Arnie voice.
I'm not sure if it's obvious that the lingerie episode is a send up of British war movies, especially the Great Escape. The references are all there: the panicking priest, Ted calming him by promising iced-teas on the lawn (a reference to Ice Cold in Alex), refusing to leave a "wounded colleague" behind (The Guns of Navarone/the bridge on the River Kwai), Ted shepherding the priests through the door one at a time ... etc...
Knickers, knockers, knob, knight, knuckle, knit, knee, kneel, knick-knack, know.. get the idea? It's a remnant of Old English in many cases...
Here in the UK (Canada, Australia etc) we're still in Christmas, it's Boxing Day...
I've always said Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, where does this Happy Christmas come from? I've got several decades behind me, why has it changed?
The young Scottish priest is Kevin McKidd, who was in Trainspotting< Grey's Anatomy, Brave and a load of other things. Also Father Ted was written by 2 Irishmen and just so happened to be produced in the UK as RTE (the national Irish broadcaster) was afraid of upsetting the older generations in Ireland. The show has since gained cult status with "feck" becoming part of everyday language outside Ireland.
He was also Lucius Vorenus in Rome. Still my favourite role he has played
He was also the voice of Soap MacTavish.
Let's not forget Dog Soldiers. Class film!
Feck already was part of everyday language for us, I love that other people recognise it now 😂😂😂
"sure feck is just the Irish word for look"... I've said many times truthfully 😂😂
oh God, I made the mistake of reading the comments... To Clarify.
The writers Linehan and Matthews are Irish.
They had a long history working as writers in the UK with British comedians such as Alexei Sayle, Smith and Jones and Chris Morris to name a few.
They never pitched the show to the Irish network RTE, why would they, they were establishing themselves in a bigger market, a stronger television industry based in London, which broadcasts to the UK and Ireland, so everyone in Ireland was going to see it anyway.
Channel 4 had concerns it may be 'too Irish' and that British audiences mightn't connect, but they took a chance on it.
That chance paid off very early and by and large, after series 1 the vast vast vast vast majority (especially the Irish) were really excited by it, and eager to see the next series.
Series 2 and 3 of Father Ted excelled all expectations and cemented itself as much beloved surreal, warm-hearted classic.
It will however, always have an special significance to the Irish as amongst the humour with a broader appeal, there are tonnes of 'in jokes' that only really the Irish get.. Eoin McLove is a parody of Daniel O Donnell, Fr Jack is a grotesque characterisation of the Priests who taught at the Christian Brothers, the rumour that Ireland had to intentionally stop winning the Eurovision as it was costing too much to host after winning 3 in a row, the Bishop Brennan/Bishop Casey parallels etc etc... For the Irish, it's as satirical as it is surreal, sending up Irish culture (not just rural *see Fr Damo) as a whole. It came at a time when the stranglehold of the Catholic Church had weakening significantly and everybody was ready to laugh about the ridiculousness of the whole thing. Fantastic show, thanks for the laughs. R.I.P. Dermot Morgan.
May anyone who starts a comment with 'Irish television wouldn't show it, so they had to go to channel 4...' have their face melt into their socks, so then they have wet socks.
01:02:01 I remember when the Irish football team made it to the finnals of a competition they had a banner with that face and the phrase "here we are now all the lads"
Made my day seeing that.
I like how after he hits the fisherman with the stone, you can see the fisherman on the beach chasing after him in the far distance. I'm not sure why I find that detail so funny. Maybe it's because the fisherman is so OTT mad that he's willing to chase Ted even though he has almost no hope whatsoever of catching him.
Little bit of trivia:
The baby left on the doorstep is the daughter of Cheryl, the owner of the Father Ted house.
Didn't know that
I love little facts like that.
I’ve had tea in the actual house twice. Cheryl the owner told us that.
Funniest thing about FR Ted is that Dougal and Ted share a bedroom despite living in a huge house with probably 6 bedrooms 😂
Yeah I always thought that was weird
It's always been a thing in comedies for some reason ( not in only fools and horse and men behaving badly but most they do that, think it makes writing easier or something ).
Laurel and Hardy, Morecambe and Wise… 😆
I think it was done as an homage to Morecambe and Wise. It also meant that Ted could tell Dougal things to put on various charts near his bed.
Would you want to leave Dougal alone in a room?
Fun fact : during that skit with the priest chat line, the teens who are taking the piss, the one with the long hair is Ed Byrne
Yes! Good spot, he's an excellent stand up comic in his own right
I'm sooo glad you recognised Lucius Vorenus!!! I grew up watching Father Ted and watched Rome when I was older. When I rewatched this and saw him I had the exact same reaction as you
You are spot on, Father Deegan is Kevin McKidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. He was also Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy, Tommy MacKenzie in Trainspotting and, the big one for me, John "Soap" MacTavish in CoD Modern Warfare 2 and 3.
Edit: I just found out... he is Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.
Was he in 'Dog Soldiers' too?
@@mr.a8315 certainly was, pvt Lawrence Cooper!
What a fun reaction. Loved that Queen Boomer joined us. Can't wait until you see the episode with Pat mustard. King Boomer will fall off his chair when he sees Pat's walk lol. p.s. loved QB'S Father Ted jingle! Brilliant.
Oh yes.....can't wait for that one! Plus a song for europe. Plus holy stone of clenrichet......
what will he make of hairy babies
What of I hear you're a racist father, episode.
cant wait for pat mustards big tool in mrs doyles big box,,,,,
The subtitles shown on the original broadcast simply displayed the word 'Trendy' when the 'Pat Mustard' music was played. Don't know if they still do, but it was funny to see.
You have a good eye as Kevin McKidd who played Father Deegan was Lucius Vorenus in Rome.
I’m so glad you’s both enjoyed this, most people watch christmas movies in December while watch this quite a few times. I even have a meet up with friends on the Saturday before Christmas to have a drink and watch the Father Ted Christmas special. It’s so sad Dermot who play’s Ted passed away thatwe never got more season’s. Though I could watch all 3 season’s over and over again. Hope you’s both had a great christmas and i’ll look forward to more reactions fom you’s. Still hoping you’ll make it over for a live football game sometime
46:52 Neil Hannon is the person who wrote all the music for the show
Happy New Year to you both,I had the pleasure of being on set during the filming of Ted going to Vegas in Shannon Airport,they were just as goofy off camera,lots of feck ups lol, the only reason it was made in UK was because our national broadcaster RTE wouldn''t commission it,so Channel 4 took it on, loved your reactions,more of you together yay!!!
Miriam Margolyes brought me to your channel and I instantly subscribed. She is wonderful beyond belief. But you also watch Father Ted. I'm Irish so I can help you with some of the dialogue you might not fully understand. King Boomer, your reaction to "A pair of feckin' women's knickers" was hilarious, but you said you didn't understand what Fr Jack was saying. He was saying "A pair of fucking women's undies". But you still laughed hilariously. I'm early into this, but I'll help you with anything you don't understand. Irish jargon sometimes baffles me too.
The two “teenagers” on the priest chat line are actually the creator and head writer Graham Linehan & another writer Ed Byrne
For all intents and purposes it was an Irish production. The creator and writers were all Irish as well as the cast (unless the character wasn’t Irish), it was just comissioned by a UK tv station, Channel 4. Channel 4 was known for commisioning cutting edge TV and especially comedy that wouldn’t get broadcast on other stations.
Ed Byrne went on to be an accomplished stand up comic in his own right, too. I haven't seen a live stand up show of his, but I would like to...
@ 35:54. Graham Linehan and Ed Byrne are the teens calling out ' Stupid Priests' . Graham is one of the co writers of the show
The song My Lovely Horse was written and performed by The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) after the producers approached him. The theme tune to Father Ted is a sped up version of their song Songs Of Love. I have been lucky enough to see Divine Comedy perform My Lovely Horse live after many, many requests from the audience. Good times!
That funeral shot took a LOT of organizing btw. Also, you can buy t-shirts with the list of all the names that Mrs Doyle guessed whilst trying to figure out Father Tod Unctuous' name.
😂😂😂😂 the lingerie dept episode is the most hysterical one ever
I just found your channel and I’ve been binge watching the father Ted videos. It’s an Irish show written by Irish writers but produced by a British tv company
Great reaction! I'm so glad you enjoy Ted, and we all know there's some amazing episodes to come.
I thought you had done all the Ted there was what a lovely treat. I just realised this video is a year old and i'm only just being suggested it.
Ardal O'Hanlan who plays Dougal is from my Mum's hometown in Monaghan
Bit of trivia (not sure if anyone else has mentioned it) - out of the two guys who prank called the priests chatline, the one with the long hair is Irish comedian Ed Byrne who I recommend, the other is Graham Linehan, one of the two actual writers of Father Ted ☺️
it is a British production but was written by 2 irishmen, arthur mathews and graham linihan, who did stuff for the fast show, linihan also wrote IT crowd, and both appeared as the irish tv execs in i`m alan partridge.
The best cutaway scene in anything ever is that funeral. Never gets less funny.
Sorry about that
15:07 the actor is Kevin Mckidd ..he was in Trainspotting , Dog Soldiers and a few tv shows in America
15:10 The Priest you was wondering about is Tommy from the movie Trainspotting!
And we say both Happy and Merry Christmas!
This was such a funny quality reaction. Was in a rubbish mood when i watched this yesterday but was cracking up watching it. Hope you both have a great 2023
Dermot Morgan looked considerably older than he was - 45 when he died.
It's the grey hair that does it.
Apparently Pauline mcglynn(Mrs doyle) was 32 in the first series
@@S.J.MORTIMER that and a lot of cocaine
Hi Boomers. Just a quick one, from us in the UK. Luv what you do, guys. Yes, he's right, we DO love you just the way you are, Queenie! You've both got an awesome sense of humour for Brit comedies past and present. Crack up every time King Boomer has to pause something coz he's howling with laughter...Keep at it guys, brilliant!!
Trying to claim our shows now
During that priest hotline segment with the guys calling Priests wankers I just noticed that the guy with long hair is Ed Byrne an Irish comedian a very good one.
In my opinion the very best Fr Ted episode is “Speed 3”, the one with Pat Mustard and his ‘massive tool’ 😂😂
The show was produced by hattrick productions on channel 4 which is one of the main terrestrial stations in the UK. (All of the UK channels are also watched in Ireland). However, the director, writers and most of the cast were Irish with most of the location footage filmed in Ireland. The writers were not on great terms with RTE the Irish national broadcaster at the time and hattrick picked up the show.
You're right about the Rome actor, he also played Tommy in Trainspotting and he was the main guy in Dog Soldiers. Knickers with a K, yes.
He was also in a movie called the acid house. I'd recommend watching it, even if it's a bit depressing.
@@piphead right enough, I forgot about that. He was the cuckold.
@@piphead he was also Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and John "Soap" MacTavish in Modern Warfare 2 and 3.
Interesting. Mine have a Y on the front.
@@happiestaku6646 Hes "Soap" MacTavish? Mind blown 😂 that's awesome.
I just came across your Chanel tonight 😂 brilliant! I’m Irish and I love father Ted but it was a lot more fun watching it with u guys 😂
The queen was thinking of Billy Maddison when she said Happy Maddison lol, its another Sandler movie
15:00 He played Tommy in Trainspotting. It's a scottish movie about drugs. The best british movie ever. It's not very fun but your reaction to it would be interesting.
I'd forgotten how epic this episode was. How the heck did they pack so much into it!
It was the Christmas special, so it was loger.
The show might have been a British production but it was written by an Irishman, Graham Lenehan, who was one of the guys on the priest chat line slagging off the priests
Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal was in the series before last of Taskmaster and he was hilarious in it
He was with Ed Byrne!
@@partially_discombobulated9818 definitely Lenehan
@@williebauld1007 yes and he was with Ed Byrne. Is that clearer 😂
Thank you for putting up your reaction. I am very glad your enjoying Father Ted. I look forward to more reactions.
Kevin McKidd was also Tommy in Trainspotting
Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal, in 1995 he received the Top TV Comedy Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards for this role. In 1995, he appeared (as Father Dougal) in a Channel 4 ident ("Hello, you're watching ... television"), and during Comic Relief on BBC1. This was followed by the award-winning short comedy film Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll. In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. He appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock", broadcast on 14 April 2007
have you seen trainspotting that priest played Tommy and he did play Lucius Vorenus in Rome
Most of the other priests were stand up comedians, they were literally desperate to get onto Father Ted.
Seen it sooo many times now and still crack up.
All the very best best to all.
Spot on with the guy you recognised, Kevin McKidd.
He was in Rome and lots of other stuff like Dog Soldiers, Kingdom of Heaven, Hannibal Rising, Grey's Anatomy alsoTommy in Train Spotting (the one who dies) and loads more.
Great reaction. I loved FT back then and revisiting is brilliant. Most of all it's seeing you two guys enjoy it together and goofing around with each other. Happy New Year!
Had to watch this again :), Has anyone ever thought that Ted looks like a black Haired Damien Karras from the Exorcist ? Could you imagine Dougal doing an exorcism :)...
I think this my favourite video of yours as well. It was enjoyable enough to watch along with you to one of the best TV specials ever made, but to see you guys actually physically 'hurt' from laughter made it that much funnier. Also, QB does make reactions better. I also like that it was a (pretty much) full length reaction. We understand the cuts. Fecking YT!
Thanks
The opening dream sequence was a joke at the time, the man and woman were characters in a popular UK show called Ballykissangel, which had a 'willtheywontthey' relationship between a priest and a parishioner.
Looks like you two were a bit confused about Dougle's description of the "Scary" film he saw. He was talking about "The Love Bug" . A 60's Disney movie about a Volkswagon Bug that comes alive.
You two are wonderful together, it makes the reaction videos so brilliant to watch.
Fr Neil Hannon... Neil Hannon was the composer for Fr Ted music.
you know the kids were yelling "feck, arse!" and i think one shouts "bastard!"
I've watched Father Ted so many times, IT just doesn't get old or boring.
Here in New Zealand, some of us adopted the phrases too. Absolutely hilarious! I'd love to see another great Irish comedy that came after FT called The Fitz. Can't find it anywhere on YT or to buy. It was different to FT but so funny! One of my favorite phrases from the show was when the mother always said to the daughter (on yet her umpteenth job) "You're lookin' powerful lurve" in that Irish accent. Hilarious! The family of the Fitzgeralds, who's grown-up children were all named after The Kennedy family. Sadly, it was harshly criticized and only ran for one season.
Omc never noticed till now Fr Deegan(luscious vorenus) is Owen hunt from greys anatomy 😮😮😮😂😂😂
You're in for a treat when you get around to the second series of Father Ted - the first episode of it has my favourite joke of the entire show in it. And yes, Dougal is part of it. 😅
I think I know exactly the line you mean, and it deserves to be preserved in a museum. Legendary.
@@grunions9648 yep. It's the very same one!
@@detonator82 they won't read the replies lol what's the joke
@@Kvothe1988 all I will say is... "small...far away"
@@detonator82 I wonder how long it will take them to recognise a certain chat show host in that episode? 😁
Greetings from Australia.👍 I discovered your channel a week ago with your The It Crowd reactions. After I finished them your Father Ted reactions seemed the obvious way to continue my viewing. Watching your channel has become a daily thing. Please continue on your journey as some of us are now on that journey too.
Thanks
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Irish writers, actors and director; British production company and distributor. Exteriors filmed in Ireland; studio stuff in London.
The actor in father ted you think was in the show rome, your right he was, he's still in greys anatomy i think and he was in the werewolf movie dog soldiers, he was in the 1st trainspotting movie back in 1996
on the Brit production point, it was produced by a Brit production company but was entirely written by by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. Never heard of an outcry on this series, in fact only dispute i heard of was in January 2007, a row arose between the Irish islands of Inisheer and Inishmore over which island can claim to be Craggy Island, and thereby host a three-day Friends of Ted Festival :) 😁 love this reaction and all yr reactions; like watching classic tv with a couple of friends x
the actor you stopped it on was in the big film trainstoping with ewan mcgreger