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The Best Episodes of Father Ted Season 1

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A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Father Ted Season 1 Episode 1 - Good Luck, Father Ted
    7.8/10(965 votes)

    #1 - Good Luck, Father Ted

    S1:E1

    Ted gets his chance to be on TV when he is to be interviewed by a magazine programme. But 'FunLand', the most pathetic travelling fair ever conceived has come to Craggy Island, and while Ted is distracted with Father Jack, Dougal seizes his moment of glory.

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  2. Father Ted Season 1 Episode 2 - Entertaining Father Stone
    7.8/10(834 votes)

    #2 - Entertaining Father Stone

    S1:E2

    The world's most boring priest comes to stay, and he just won't go away. After his worst ever birthday party, Father Ted prays for deliverance from Father Stone, but a lightning strike wasn't what he expected.

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  3. Father Ted Season 1 Episode 3 - The Passion of Saint Tibulus
    8.2/10(821 votes)

    #3 - The Passion of Saint Tibulus

    S1:E3

    The local cinema is showing a film condemned by the Church for its X-rated and blasphemous depiction of Saint Tibulus. Bishop Brennan is dispatched to the island to ensure that the priests take to the picket line in protest. But their defiant stand only gives more publicity to the film, which becomes an overnight success. It is left to Father Jack to stop the Bishop from sending them packing.

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  4. Father Ted Season 1 Episode 4 - Competition Time
    7.9/10(751 votes)

    #4 - Competition Time

    S1:E4

    It's the 'All Priests Stars In Their Eyes Lookalike Competition', and showbusiness personality Henry Sellers, a former alcoholic, has landed on the island to host the festivities. Father Ted is determined not to go as Mother Teresa again, but he isn't the only one to think of Elvis. It takes some quick thinking to beat Father Byrne's team from nearby Rugged Island.

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  5. Father Ted Season 1 Episode 5 - And God Created Woman
    7.8/10(736 votes)

    #5 - And God Created Woman

    S1:E5

    A blossoming romance between Father Ted and steamy novelist Polly Clarke threatens to come between a group of visiting nuns and their favourite priest. Among other things, Ted delivers an entire service in a matter of milliseconds, and becomes involved in an armed robbery.

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  6. Father Ted Season 1 Episode 6 - Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest
    8.0/10(713 votes)

    #6 - Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest

    S1:E6

    After an overdose of floor polish, Father Jack finally bites the dust, and Ted and Dougal discover they've been left a fortune in his will - providing they allay his fear of being buried alive by spending a night with him in the crypt.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Good Luck, Father Ted" is the best rated episode of "Father Ted" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 965 votes. Directed by Declan Lowney and written by Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, it aired on 4/21/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Entertaining Father Stone".