Editing Father Ted (section)

==Reception==
''Father Ted'' was met with critical acclaim and is the most popular sitcom in Irish TV history.<ref>Bex, T, Burke, M. & Stockwell, P. ''Contextualized Stylistics: In Honour of Peter Verdonk''. [[Rodopi Publishers]].</ref> The Irish media frequently uses the series as a point of comparison in political stories.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0628/politics.html Labour 'Fr Ted of Irish politics' says Gormley]. RTÉ. 28 June 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/lowry-company-transaction-had-shades-of-father-ted-court-hears-1.2496724|title=Lowry company transaction 'had shades of Father Ted', court hears|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|last=Carolan|first=Mary|date=14 January 2016|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/freedom-and-the-fifth-commandment-by-brian-heffernan-raising-holy-hell-1.2489661|title=Freedom and the Fifth Commandment, by Brian Heffernan: raising holy hell|last=Ferriter|first=Diarmaid|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=9 January 2016|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1230/754300-state-papers-30-years/|title=State Papers 1985: What we have learned from 30 years ago|last=McAllister|first=Edel|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|date=31 December 2015|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/miriam-lord-the-pick-of-political-winners-from-this-year-s-dáil-1.2471850|title=Miriam Lord: The pick of political winners from this year's Dáil|last=Lord|first=Miriam|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=19 December 2015|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>

In 1996 and 1999, the show won the [[BAFTA]] award for Best Comedy, while Morgan also won Best Comedy Performance.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1995 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1995 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 }}; {{cite web |url= http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |title= British Academy of Film and Television Arts Past Nominations 1998 |publisher= British Academy of Film and Television Arts |access-date= 2 November 2010 |archive-date= 25 September 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110925141917/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1998 |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 1995 the show won Best New TV Comedy at the [[British Comedy Awards]], with O'Hanlon receiving Top TV Comedy Newcomer Award. At the 1996 British Comedy Awards the show won Top Channel 4 Sitcom Award, McLynn took the Top TV Comedy Actress award.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners96.html |title= British Comedy Awards Past Winners 1996 |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> In 1997 the show was given the Best Channel 4 Sitcom Award. It was also ranked at number 50 in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]'s 2000 list of the [[BFI TV 100|100 greatest British television programmes]] of the 20th century, the highest ranking Channel 4 production on the list. In 2004, it came 11th in the poll for [[Britain's Best Sitcom]]. In August 2012, [[Channel 4]] viewers voted the series as the No 1 in ''C4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/channel_4_30_greatest_comedies/|title=Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows|work=comedy.co.uk}}</ref>

Notable fans of the show include director [[Steven Spielberg]], musicians [[Liam Gallagher]], [[Madonna]], [[Cher]] and [[Moby]], actors [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Steve Martin]], comedian [[Ricky Gervais]], and wrestler [[Sheamus]].<ref name="BP">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+career+on+the+cutting+edge+of+Irish+humour.-a060786062|title=A career on the cutting edge of Irish humour|newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]]|date=2 March 1998|access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|title=Video: Sheamus has another stab at explaining Father Ted to John Cena|publisher=joe.ie|date=2013|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108213043/http://www.joe.ie/entertainment/video-sheamus-has-another-stab-at-explaining-father-ted-to-john-cena/42884|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Father-Ted/news/From-The-Archives-Father-Ted-remembered/13828458.html|title=FROM THE ARCHIVES: FATHER TED REMEMBERED|magazine=[[Hot Press]]|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211155706/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/robert-webb-and-david-mitchell-the-peep-show-duos-new-pain-game-415801.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2012|title=Robert Webb and David Mitchell: The Peep Show duo's new pain game|date=13 September 2006|access-date=4 April 2007|author=Rampton, James|work=[[The Independent]]|location=London}}</ref> [[Maurice Gibb]] of the [[Bee Gees]] was buried with a copy of the DVD box set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|title=No pressure Ted! Russians have warned Ardal O'Hanlon: 'No funny, no money'|date=27 February 2007|access-date=25 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091518/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/ardal-ohanlon-interview-on-russian-funny-threat/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Singer-songwriter [[Sinéad O'Connor]] was a fan, and attended the recording of the [[A Christmassy Ted|Christmas special]].<ref>{{cite AV media|last1=Linehan |first1=Graham |author-link1=Graham Linehan |last2=Mathews |first2=Arthur |author-link2=Arthur Mathews (writer) |title=Father Ted DVD Commentaries |type=Podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |access-date=30 December 2013 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517221107/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Irish musician [[Bono]] also requested to appear in the series.<ref name="BP"/>

In January 2007, a dispute arose between [[Inisheer]] and [[Inishmore]] over which island can claim to be [[Craggy Island]], and thereby host a three-day [[Ted Fest|Friends of Ted Festival]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6285923.stm |title= Craggy islands row over Father Ted |date= 22 January 2007 |work= BBC News |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=drink/> The dispute was settled by a five-a-side football match that February.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6297367.stm |title= Peace plan for Craggy Island row |date= 25 January 2007 |work= BBC News |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> Inishmore won 2–0<ref name=drink>{{cite news |title= Drink! Footy! Girls! It's the Father Ted fest |author= Owen Bowcott |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 26 February 2007 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/feb/26/broadcasting.travel |access-date=2 November 2010 |location=London}}</ref> allowing them to use the title of Craggy Island until February 2008, while Inisheer was given the title of Rugged Island. The Friends of Ted Festival, better known as Ted Fest, has been held annually as a ''Father Ted'' fan convention since 2007.

In August 2020 [[An Post]] released a set of [[commemorative postage stamps]], each with a catchphrase from the series on a background of the parochial house's lurid wallpaper, in a booklet listing Mrs Doyle's guesses for the name of Father Todd Unctious.<ref>{{cite news |title=An Post mark 25th anniversary of Father Ted with special stamp collection |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/an-post-mark-25th-anniversary-of-father-ted-with-special-stamp-collection-1015154.html |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=Breaking News |date=27 August 2020}}; {{cite web |title=Father Ted Booklet of 5 Stamps |url=https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Products/Father-Ted-Booklet-of-5-Stamps |work=An Post|access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref>

Several quotes from the series have entered the popular lexicon, such as: "These are ''small'', but the ones out there are ''far away''. Small. Far away.", "Down with this sort of thing", "Careful now", "That would be an ecumenical matter" and "I hear you're a racist now, Father".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/celebrity/arid-30995295.html|title=25 quotes to mark 25 years of Father Ted|first=Denise|last=O'Donoghue|date=21 April 2020|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref>