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Mandatory to watch Father Ted: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3omj87 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3omj87

gerdesj 4y ago
Father Ted was commissioned in the UK after being turned down by an Irish broadcaster (I think the state one - can't recall). It was deemed too Irish, which was probably fair enough at the time. Thankfully it was broadcast because it is a classic in my opinion. Mrs Doyle's ("Won't you have a cup of tea") mud and cocaine cake is up there in the comedy pantheon, along with elderly priest football and the milkfloat parody of "Speed". Beautifully insightful parody without ever being cruel.
- hermitcrab 4y ago
  I don't think the Irish Catholic church were big fans.
  - gerdesj 4y ago
    That was then. I personally know one or two Irish Catholic priests and they are not offended by Father Ted and at least one is a massive fan. I went to a pretty posh school in Oxfordshire back in the day. The school priest (Church of England) made us watch "Life of Brian" by Monty Python's Flying Circus and discuss it in our "Divinity" studies - an O Level (nowadays GCSE - 13-16 year old). One of the other Masters (teacher) intended and was going through the process to become a CofE priest and was massively offended by Life of Brian. Perhaps he felt he had to be holier than thou or whatever. He was my rugby coach and was once a player for the Harlequins a long, long time ago so a good egg in my eyes but a bit whizzed up over a comedy film. I will grant him that LoB is a pretty robust parody/critique of Christianity (and English/Britishness and more besides). Oh and there was a band at my school called On a Friday - they played by the Cricket Pav at the end of summer term 1989 to a load of kiddies enjoying end of term relief and glorious weather. You'll know them as Radiohead. Funny old world.
    - andrepd 4y ago
      The UK education system is extremely odd and fascinating to me.

Father Ted was commissioned in the UK after being turned down by an Irish broadcaster (I think the state one - can't recall). It was deemed too Irish, which was probably fair enough at the time. Thankfully it was broadcast because it is a classic in my opinion. Mrs Doyle's ("Won't you have a cup of tea") mud and cocaine cake is up there in the comedy pantheon, along with elderly priest football and the milkfloat parody of "Speed". Beautifully insightful parody without ever being cruel.

hermitcrab 4y ago
I don't think the Irish Catholic church were big fans.
- gerdesj 4y ago
  That was then. I personally know one or two Irish Catholic priests and they are not offended by Father Ted and at least one is a massive fan. I went to a pretty posh school in Oxfordshire back in the day. The school priest (Church of England) made us watch "Life of Brian" by Monty Python's Flying Circus and discuss it in our "Divinity" studies - an O Level (nowadays GCSE - 13-16 year old). One of the other Masters (teacher) intended and was going through the process to become a CofE priest and was massively offended by Life of Brian. Perhaps he felt he had to be holier than thou or whatever. He was my rugby coach and was once a player for the Harlequins a long, long time ago so a good egg in my eyes but a bit whizzed up over a comedy film. I will grant him that LoB is a pretty robust parody/critique of Christianity (and English/Britishness and more besides). Oh and there was a band at my school called On a Friday - they played by the Cricket Pav at the end of summer term 1989 to a load of kiddies enjoying end of term relief and glorious weather. You'll know them as Radiohead. Funny old world.
  - andrepd 4y ago
    The UK education system is extremely odd and fascinating to me.