| "The Plague" | |||
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| Father Ted episode | |||
Bishop Brennan in bed with a rabbit |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 6 |
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| Directed by | Declan Lowney | ||
| Written by | Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews | ||
| Original air date | 12 April 1996 | ||
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Jim Norton (Bishop Brennan) |
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"The Plague" is the 6th episode of the second series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, and the 12th episode overall.
The episode begins with a self-referential mock title sequence with the words "Father Ted" replaced by "Father Ben", which then cuts to Dougal sitting in front of the television shouting excitedly to Ted that the programme is starting. Each comments on the spoof character representing themselves, Dougal saying that Brendan is "such an eejit" and Ted making fun of Ben for being "a big thicko". The original Father Ted titles follow.
Dougal gets a pet rabbit which, after much deliberation, he calls Sampras. Meanwhile, Jack has acquired a habit of sleepwalking naked, and Bishop Brennan is set to visit after the nude, sleepwalking Jack frightens one of Brennan's proteges and his family. Unfortunately, the Bishop has a fear of rabbits brought on by a bad experience he once had with some in a lift (they nibbled his cape "and everything"), and Ted and Dougal must get 'Sampras' out of the way before he visits. They fail, and the situation is exacerbated as a whole army of rabbits appears in the parochial house, apparently from nowhere.
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