The Mainland (Father Ted)

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“The Mainland”
Father Ted episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 4
Written by	Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews
Directed by	Andy DeEmmony
Guest stars	Graham Norton (Father Noel Furlong), Richard Wilson (Himself),
Original airdate	3 April 1998
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"The Mainland" is the 4th episode of the third series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.

[edit] Synopsis

On a visit to the mainland, Ted and Dougal get lost in a cave while trying to escape enraged television personality Richard Wilson. Along the way the hapless duo encounter Father Noel Furlong and his St. Luke's Youth Group who have been trapped for two days. Meanwhile Mrs. Doyle and her friend Mrs. Dineen spend an afternoon in a teashop only to end up arguing over who should pay the bill whilst Jack accidentally joins an alcoholics anonymous group after an appointment with an optician following the mysterious disappearance of his spectacles.

[edit] Casting

• Richard Wilson makes a special guest appearance as himself, with Ted and Dougal recognising him as "yer man from One Foot in the Grave". In the episode, every time Ted says, "I don't believe it", Wilson becomes angry. This is a real-life reference to the fact that Wilson really does hate people going up to him and saying his catchphrase from One Foot in the Grave.

• Graham Norton returns for his third and final appearance as Father Noel Furlong. He sings the Queen songs "Bohemian Rhapsody" and, at the very end of the episode, "Fat Bottomed Girls".

[edit] External links

• "The Mainland" on the IMDB

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