Father Ted: Night of the Nearly Dead


02:15 am - 03:00 am, Monday, December 29 on E4 Extra (31)

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Night of the Nearly Dead
Season 3, Episode 7

Mrs Doyle wins a competition to meet a famous singer, and discreetly invites him round for tea - but the secret slips out, and soon the house is besieged by hordes of adoring pensioners. Comedy, starring Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon and Pauline McLynn


Movie/Drama Sitcom

Cast & Crew

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Dermot Morgan (Actor) .. Father Ted Crilly
Ardal O'Hanlon (Actor) .. Father Dougal McGuire
Frank Kelly (Actor) .. Father Jack Hackett
Pauline McLynn (Actor) .. Mrs Doyle
Elva Crowley (Actor) .. Mrs Boyle
Maria Doyle Kennedy (Actor) .. Patsy
Rosemary Kennedy (Actor) .. Mrs Dunne
Patrick McDonnell (Actor) .. Eoin McLove
Maggie Shevlin (Actor) .. Mrs Collins
Declan Lowney (Director)
Lissa Evans (Producer)

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Did You Know..

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Dermot Morgan (Actor) .. Father Ted Crilly
Ardal O'Hanlon (Actor) .. Father Dougal McGuire
Born: October 08, 1965 in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Northern Ireland
Best Known For: Playing lovable but gormless Dougal in Father Ted.
Early-life: Born on October 8, 1965, in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Northern Ireland. He grew up in Dublin, the third child of six of former Irish health minister Rory O'Hanlon. Ardal studied communications at Black Rock College, Dublin, but decided on a comedy career early on. After gaining a degree in communicationss, he made ends meet as a hotel porter, pig farmer and airport worker. He left Dublin for London in 1994 and has never looked back.
Career: Despite a healthy stand-up career, O'Hanlon didn't become famous until he took the role of nice-but-dim Dougal in the acclaimed Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. The series ended in 1998 following the sudden death of co-star Dermot Morgan. Since then, O'Hanlon has been associated with a number of projects, including roles in the sitcom My Hero and light-hearted drama Big Bad World. He also provided the voice of Robbie the Reindeer in three animated films. He's written novels that were well-received by critics, and starred in West End hit See You Next Tuesday. Other projects include Blessed, Doctor Who, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, the RTE sitcom Val Falvey TD, and Dublin's Gate Theatre production of God of Carnage.
Quote: "The funny thing is that when you are wearing a superhero costume you do actually feel like a superhero. The padding on the costume makes you feel pretty indestructible."
Trivia: Away from showbusiness, O'Hanlon loves football and is a Leeds United and Celtic supporter.
Frank Kelly (Actor) .. Father Jack Hackett
Pauline McLynn (Actor) .. Mrs Doyle
Elva Crowley (Actor) .. Mrs Boyle
Maria Doyle Kennedy (Actor) .. Patsy
Born: September 25, 1964 in Clontarf, Dublin
Best Known For: Playing Catherine of Aragon in The Tudors.
Early-life: Born Maria Josephine Doyle on September 25, 1964 in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. She moved with her family to Enniscorthy, County Wexford for her father's job as a broker and later settled in Bray, County Wicklow. Maria began singing at a young age but never considered a career in singing until after she graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. She did not consider becoming an actor until she was already an established singer.
Career: Doyle Kennedy joined a band in the mid-80s, who performed with Hothouse Flowers. She left to join The Black Velvet Band, with whom she released two studio albums before going on to pursue a solo career. Doyle Kennedy got her first acting experience in 1991, when she played Natalie Murphy in The Commitments. She went on to land roles in such TV series as Father Ted, Oliver Twist and Queer as Folk. In 2007, she began playing Catherine of Aragon in historical drama The Tudors. She appeared in Dexter in 2010 and Downton Abbey in 2011. Since 2013, she has played Siobhan Sadler in the Canadian series Orphan Black. Her film credits include Byzantium (2012), Jupiter Ascending (2015), Sing Street (2016) and The Conjuring 2 (2016). More recently, she appeared in EastEnders spin-off Redwater.
Quote: "Music just makes sense to me. I don't ever worry when I'm singing. It's the safest place. I am a bit of a worrier."
Trivia: She married Kieran Kennedy in 1988.
Rosemary Kennedy (Actor) .. Mrs Dunne
Patrick McDonnell (Actor) .. Eoin McLove
Maggie Shevlin (Actor) .. Mrs Collins
Declan Lowney (Director)
Lissa Evans (Producer)
Graham Linehan (Writer)
Arthur Mathews (Writer)

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