Father Ted Crilly is the eponymous main character of the British Channel 4 situation comedy Father Ted. Created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, Ted was portrayed by comedian Dermot Morgan for the programme's three series. The character is a morally dubious Roman Catholic priest exiled to Craggy Island, a small island off the coast of Galway in Ireland.
Dermot Morgan as Father Ted
The Joshua Trio on Nighthawks, 1989. Arthur Mathews (centre) portrays an early version of Father Ted Crilly.
Father Ted is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for British television channel Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of 25 episodes. It aired on Nine Network and ABC Television in Australia, and on TV2 in New Zealand.
Screenshot from opening credits
The farmhouse in the Burren northeast of Kilnaboy which was used for external shots of the parochial house (pictured in 2016)