Father Ted

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Father Ted is an Irish sitcom that follows the lives of 3 priests who are sent to Craggy Isle because of their failings as true priests. The main cast consists of Father Ted (the one who is normal (compared to the others)), Father Dougal (the dumb...really dumb one) and Father Jack (the one who is an alcoholic and swears a lot) and Mrs Doyle (the one who says go on, go on, go on, go on a lot and who likes to make the tea (and feels threatened by a tea maker)).

Part of the appeal of Father Ted are the characters. The characters who are meant to be priests are very "unstereotypical". First of all is Father Jack, practically the most humerous of the three priests. His favourite lines include "Feck!", "Gob-Shite!" and "Drink!". Father Jack is rarely sober and only becomes sober once every 12 years.

The second character who adds to the sitcoms appeal is Mrs Doyle, the tea lady. If you refuse anything from her, she will pester you with the lines "Go on, go on, go on, go on". She is obsessed with tea making and also cooking. Part of her character is humerous due to her sweet, good hearted nature coupled with her forcefullness.

Father Dougal who is the thickest of the three priests is arguabley one of the most thickest characters in sitcom history. His thickness doesn't come from the lack of knowledge, it comes from the lack of common sense.

And finally, Father Ted the most normal of the three priests. He seeks to re-establish himself in the community even with the hinderence caused by Dougal and Jack.

It is when these three characters combine in a plot that the true comedy is revealed. This is what appeals to the audience. The situations the characters are placed in are humerous in itself but when the characters add to the situation, then this becomes even more humerous. Father Ted was humerous because it reflected on society because it brought out the humerous aspects of being a priest. Father ted is still popular today, regardless of it's age. Whilst brought out in 1995, Father Ted is still a popular sitcom due to its appeal and variety of humerous situations the cast is put in.