Father Ted - Heaven and Hell (Vol. 1)

Conceived, written, directed and performed by Irish artists.
Filmed in all of its outdoor locations in the Irish Republic.
Its humour is distinctly and absurdly Irish.
It is not then, strictly speaking, a Britcom -
though anyone associated with it or who enjoys it thanks the great good sense of Hat Trick and Channel 4 for seeing to it that it was made!

Father Ted truly gives us some of the best of Irish talent in the 1990's!


TEEDD!!!   August 24, 2003
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

First of all, this is NOT Britush comedy, like some other reviewers have written, this is Irish, it was only shown by channel 4 (an English channel) because Irish channels would not show it because of the references to the catholic church.

Father Ted was the basis for my generations sense of humour, it is that kind of show you can watch repeatedly without growing bored of it. It is (was, god rest his soul) always hilarious, and never grew old. The only problem is that some people find it offensive. True, it does have some grey areas, for example one episode is called "Kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse!" and is all about, well, you can guess.

I think the best way to get into Father Ted is to watch from the beginning, but it is also very easy to understand by watching one of the later episodes first. Either way you are sure to love Father Ted.