Good Luck, Father Ted
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| “Good Luck, Father Ted” | |
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| Father Ted episode | |
 Jack and Dougal ride the Whirly-go-round |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Guest stars | Gerard Lee (Terry Macnamee), Pat Shortt (Tom) |
| Written by | Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews |
| Directed by | Andy DeEmmony, Declan Lowney |
| Original airdate | 21 April 1995 |
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"Good Luck, Father Ted" is the first episode to be aired of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.
[edit] Synopsis
A producer from an RTE television programme, Faith of our Fathers, phones the parochial house offering to interview Ted for an episode about priests who work in remote areas. Ted is only too happy to be interviewed, but doesn't want either of the other priests to also have the privilege, and tells the producer that he is the only priest living on Craggy Island.
Dougal is going to 'Fun Land,' a funfair taking place in 'The Field' - which isn't actually a field, but merely a place containing fewer rocks than any other place on the island. However as Ted is trying desperately to get to 'The Field' where he is about to be interviewed, he forgets that 'Fun Land' is also there.
When they arrive at 'Fun Land' it is shown in reality to be an extremely boring place with less-than-interesting attractions, e.g. "Freak Pointing" and "Climbing the Ladder" (in which you must keep your hands on the side at all times). Shortly after arriving, Ted is spotted by Dougal, who calls him over. Ted at first asks why Dougal is here instead of taking Jack for his walk to the cliffs; Dougal initially replies "they were closed", and then upon hearing Ted's scepticism changes to "they were gone" due to erosion. Ted tries his best to usher the pair away, so that he can be interviewed in peace.
Whilst Ted takes Dougal away to tell him how seriously Catholicism should be taken, Father Jack runs off. They split up to try and find him; Ted sees Jack sitting on a bench, asleep, and sits down with him for a moment. The bench, however, is actually the "Chair of Death", which is lifted high off the ground by a crane. Ted stands up to take Father Jack back to his wheelchair, but suddenly realises he is in the air, and sits back down.
As all of this has been taking place, Dougal has met the television crew, and no-one realises that there is a mistake. On seeing this, Ted, still sitting on the bench in mid-air, decides he has to do something, so throws himself to the ground, severely injuring himself.
The episode ends with Ted, Jack, Dougal and Mrs Doyle watching Dougal's interview, in which he expresses his doubts about Christianity and says that he does not know whether he believes in organised religion. As he is seen on the TV, the on-screen caption reads "Father Ted Crilly".
[edit] Trivia
- The following rides appeared at Funland: 'The Whirly-go-round', 'Freak Pointing', 'Duck Startling', 'The Chair of Death', 'Goading Fierce Man', 'The Pond Of Terror', 'The Spinning Cat', 'Tarot Reading', 'The Ladder', and the 'Tunnel Of Goats'. Also mentioned is the 'Spider Baby' (which turns out to be something Dougal imagined, and not an actual attraction at Funland).
