Father Ted Crilly

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Father Ted Crilly
Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Crilly
First appearance	Good Luck, Father Ted
Last appearance	Going to America
Cause/reason	Series Ended/Death of Actor
Portrayed by	Dermot Morgan
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Nickname(s)	Father Fluffybottom
Occupation	Parish priest
Address	The Parochial House, Craggy Island

Father Ted Crilly was a fictional character on the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. He was played by Dermot Morgan.

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Father Ted Crilly is among many of the quirky and odd characters on Craggy Island, who constantly feels burdened by the idiocy and insanity of those around him. He was sent to the failing parish as penance for a misdemeanour known only as 'that Lourdes thing', whereby he allegedly stole charitable donations intended to fund a poor child's pilgrimage (he always claimed that the money was just resting in his account). Despite being one of the series' few sympathetic characters, Ted was a greedy and faintly vainglorious man; he dreamed of abandoning his fellow clergy and ministering a parish far away in Las Vegas. However, he found his ambitions constantly quashed by the demands of his much feared, narcissistic superior, Bishop Len Brennan, and the two priests he was charged with caring for: the violent alcoholic Jack Hackett and the profoundly unintelligent Dougal McGuire, as well as their manic housekeeper Mrs. Doyle.

Ted has a long-standing rivalry with Father Dick Byrne, parish priest of Rugged Island, and could frequently be seen displaying his childish side through the various petty tricks he played on him.

Ted's only known family is a brother who is a physician; he is mentioned briefly in "Entertaining Father Stone".

Ted dreads visits from Bishop Brennan, as the latter despises him and usually punishes him.

v • d • e Father Ted Main characters: Father Ted Crilly • Father Dougal McGuire • Father Jack Hackett • Mrs. Doyle Supporting characters: Bishop Leonard Brennan • Father Noel Furlong • Father Larry Duff • Minor characters Episodes : Series 1: Good Luck, Father Ted • Entertaining Father Stone • The Passion of St Tibulus • Competition Time • And God Created Woman • Grant unto Him Eternal Rest Series 2: Hell • Think Fast, Father Ted • Tentacles of Doom • The Old Grey Whistle Theft • Song for Europe • The Plague • Rock-a-Hula Ted • Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading • New Jack City • Flight Into Terror Christmas special: A Christmassy Ted Series 3: Are You Right There, Father Ted? • Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep • Speed 3 • The Mainland • Escape from Victory • Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse • Night of the Nearly Dead • Going to America Crew Graham Linehan • Arthur Mathews • Andy DeEmmony • Declan Lowney • Geoffrey Perkins Other & Related Pages Craggy Island • Rugged Island • "My Lovely Horse" • Feck • Ted Fest • Hat Trick Productions