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Tentacles of Doom

  • Episode aired Mar 22, 1996
  • TV-14
  • 25m
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8.5/10
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Dermot Morgan in Father Ted (1995)
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Craggy Island gets a visit by three bishops who have come to upgrade a local holy relic.Craggy Island gets a visit by three bishops who have come to upgrade a local holy relic.Craggy Island gets a visit by three bishops who have come to upgrade a local holy relic.

  • Director
    • Declan Lowney
  • Writers
    • Graham Linehan
    • Arthur Mathews
  • Stars
    • Dermot Morgan
    • Ardal O'Hanlon
    • Frank Kelly
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    8.5/10
    691
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Declan Lowney
    • Writers
      • Graham Linehan
      • Arthur Mathews
    • Stars
      • Dermot Morgan
      • Ardal O'Hanlon
      • Frank Kelly
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Dermot Morgan
    Dermot Morgan
    • Father Ted Crilly
    Ardal O'Hanlon
    Ardal O'Hanlon
    • Father Dougal McGuire
    Frank Kelly
    Frank Kelly
    • Father Jack Hackett
    Pauline McLynn
    Pauline McLynn
    • Mrs. Doyle
    Malcolm Douglas
    Malcolm Douglas
    • Vatican Priest
    Mark O'Regan
    • Vatican Priest
    Kevin Moore
    Kevin Moore
    • Bishop O'Neill
    Denys Hawthorne
    • Bishop Facks
    Paddy Ward
    • Bishop Jordan
    Tony Guilfoyle
    Tony Guilfoyle
    • Father Larry Duff
    • Director
      • Declan Lowney
    • Writers
      • Graham Linehan
      • Arthur Mathews
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    10Sleepin_Dragon

    One of the best episodes.

    Three Bishops arrive on the Island to upgrade one of Craggy Island's relics, The Holy Stone of Clonrichert.

    Without any doubt, this is one of my top three favourite episodes, this is a true scream fest, you will laugh from start to finish.

    It was obvious that the three Bishops were going to leave Craggy Island in a very different way to the one they arrived, nobody would ever have predicted the outcome.

    I know I'm a little biased towards Father Jack, but he is so funny here, when he appears with his new haircut, and attempts to avoid his usual trio of words, he's hilarious.

    Who will ever forget...

    Th...thhh...that will be an ecumenical matter.

    Class, 10/10.

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    • Trivia
      Dougal exclaims: "Bishops love sci-fi!" When discussing aliens. One of the main characters in Aliens is called Bishop
    • Goofs
      When Father Ted, Father Dougal, and the two bishops are walking down the road, a boom mic is seen dropping into the shot.
    • Quotes

      Father Jack Hackett: [Repeated line] That would be an ecumenical matter!

    • Crazy credits
      The copyright year at the end is misprinted as MXMXCVI instead of MCMXCVI for the first six episodes of the second season.
    • Connections
      Featured in Father Ted: Going to America (1998)

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Hat Trick Productions
      • Channel Four
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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