One of the best Christmas specials ever made So much happened in ‘A Christmassy Ted’, including the brilliant lingerie section scene, where Ted and his gang of priests inadvertently become stuck in the lingerie section of a department store. Not just any lingerie section, but “Ireland’s biggest lingerie section”, we understand. Of course, one can’t […]

5 years ago

“It’s Ireland’s biggest lingerie section, I understand” Christmas TV is going to be a little different this year. The Covid pandemic shut down a lot of TV production during the year, meaning the special episodes that are normally filmed earlier in the year didn’t get made. Plus, with every passing year, more and more people […]

5 years ago

Ah, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on It has been 22 years since Father Ted finished. Yet we are still watching it endlessly. The show is just so damn watchable. Its particular brand of surrealism and silliness means that, apart from the odd reference to the Irish football team of the […]

5 years ago

Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on Not my words, the words of none other than Mrs. Doyle – the tea-loving housekeeper from the classic ecclesiastical Irish/British comedy show Father Ted. Written by Arthur Matthews and Graham Linehan, Father Ted focuses on the life of its titular character, Father Ted Crilly, a parish priest on […]

6 years ago

He’s best known for playing Pat Mustard Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has confirmed that actor Pat Laffan has passed away. For many Father Ted fans, Laffan will always be remembered for his beloved role as the milkman Pat Mustard. Before establishing himself as an actor, Laffan grew up on a farm in County Meath, […]

7 years ago

“Where are you going, with your fetlocks blowing…” Homes Under The Hammer is your standard, banal daytime TV property show. Presented in part by former England footballer Dion Dublin (a player so talented he could play both up front and at the back), it follows houses that are bought at auction, and the people that […]

8 years ago