Sitcom · 1990s
Father Ted
A Christmassy Ted
Father Ted at Christmas: tinsel, trouble and a lot of tea.
Content note: Mild language, sacrilegious humour
Channel 4
1996
First shown 24 Dec 1996
- First shown
- 24 December 1996
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Runtime
- 55 mins
- Genre
- Sitcom
Where to watch
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It is Christmas on Craggy Island, and Father Ted is hoping to win the Golden Cleric award after leading a daring escape from the lingerie department of a large store. Dougal wakes him with a peanut, Mrs Doyle has a Christmas Day to remember, and an old school friend turns up to stay. Funny, irreverent and a little daft from start to finish, this is the sort of festive special that has Father Ted fans quoting it every December. Get the tea on and prepare for chaos.
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