Product Description

Since they were banished to a remote island off the coast of Ireland because of mysterious clerical misdeeds, Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire, Father Jack Hackett and their housekeeper Mrs Doyle have been entertaining countless Channel 4 viewers. While Ted dreams of a more high-class parish, Dougal attempts to grasp complex theological issues between games of Cluedo, Jack shouts 'Drink! Feck! Arse! Girls!' with little or no provocation and Mrs Doyle does her best to give Irish friendliness and hospitality a bad name. Father Ted: The Complete Scripts is, uniquely, a collection of late, but not final drafts - jokes, characters and scenes that didn't make it into the series are here, along with an introduction to each episode by the authors, which explains how the insane plotlines arose. So whether you're a fan of the show, or simply interested in how a comedy programme makes the final leap from page to screen, this book is all you'll need.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #238135 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author

Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews met while working as film critic and art director respectively at Hot Press magazine in Dublin and started writing together shortly afterwards. As well as their work on Father Ted, the writers' credits include: The All New Alexei Sayle Show, Paris, The Day Today, Brass Eye and Coogan's Run. Father Ted has won numerous comedy awards including two BAFTAs, one in 1995 and the other in 1999.

Customer Reviews

Sorry Ted. I was concentrating too hard on looking holy.
This is a paperback re-print of last year's "Complete Scripts," and is every bit as brilliant. Every ted fan should have this book on their shelves, if only for the commentary on each episode by writers Arther Matthews and Grahan Lineham. Very overlooked, yet very brilliant. it is worth noting that these scripts arent the final versions that went out to air, but an earlier draft showing more hilarious moments that were never meant to be seen on air. A classic book to complement a classic series.

DRINK!
Nice to see a script book actually written by the people responsible for the series. At least twice in every episode I laughed out loud. This book contains scenes, lines and jokes cut from the actual series as well as notes from Linehan and Matthews about why they were written, characters etc. Bit to look out for: Ted trying to teach Jack to say "yes" and "that would be an ecumenial matter". The only reason this book doesn`t get 5 stars from me is that you always know what is going to happen when you watch the programme.

Now Dougal, this is what you want to read!
This is a brilliant book containing all the scripts from everyone's favourite priest comedy - Father Ted. Also, there are introductions to each episode from the autors of the show, so get out and buy it from Amazon NOW!