Editing Father Ted (section)

==Derivatives==
On 1 January 2011, Channel 4 dedicated a night of programmes to celebrate the show's 15th anniversary year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/1231/1224286538617.html|title=A return to Craggy Island|date=31 December 2001|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283579&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=New Adrian McCarthy Doc is Ecumenical Matter |date=23 December 2001|work=iftn.ie|access-date=5 January 2011}}</ref> This included "Father Ted: Unintelligent Design", a documentary on the show's influences, and "Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted", a documentary revisiting the show's history with the writers and many of the surviving cast (Pauline McLynn was unable to take part as she was working in another country).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulinemclynn.com/site/blog/ted|title=Ted|publisher=Pauline McLynn|date=2 January 2011|access-date=3 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0104/fatherted.html |title=In Ted We Trust |date=4 January 2011 |work=RTÉ Entertainment |access-date=5 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102145331/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0104/fatherted.html |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref>

===Roles reprised===
In 2001, Pauline McLynn reprised her role as Mrs Doyle in a run of advertisements for the UK's [[Inland Revenue]], reminding people to get their taxes in on time with her catchphrase from the programme ("Go on, go on, go on..."). It was voted in an Adwatch poll of 1,000 people as the year's worst advertisement.<ref>{{cite news |title= Mrs Doyle's ad taxes patience of viewers |author= Tania Branigan |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 4 January 2002 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jan/04/advertising.uknews |access-date=31 December 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

Later in 2001, Ardal O'Hanlon returned to the role of Father Dougal for a series of [[PBS]] advertisements to coincide with ''Father Ted''{{'}}s American broadcast; these segments were included on later DVD releases as "Fundraising with Father Dougal".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktsmKO97b44| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ktsmKO97b44| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Dougal Maguire|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=30 December 2006|access-date=17 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/father-ted-the-holy-trilogy-11095.html|title=Father Ted: The Holy Trilogy|work=bbcamericashop.com|access-date=17 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525200354/http://www.bbcamericashop.com/dvd/father-ted-the-holy-trilogy-11095.html|archive-date=25 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Frank Kelly made a brief appearance as Father Jack on an episode of ''[[The One Show]]'' with Graham Norton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNcX1eqjrco| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/iNcX1eqjrco| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=Graham Norton Reunited With Father Jack|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=14 November 2012|access-date=17 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2014, guest star [[Ben Keaton]] returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting the pub quiz "Arse Biscuits" in-character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Meet-neighbour-Prince-Charles-stand-Ben-Keaton/story-27738245-detail/story.html|title=Meet your neighbour: Prince Charles was once made to stand up for Ben Keaton|newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo|date=6 September 2015|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|title=Review: Father Austin Purcell delights crowd… within a two-metre radius|last=Smith|first=Gregor|publisher=The Linc|date=November 2014|access-date=21 April 2015|archive-date=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006220014/http://thelinc.co.uk/2014/11/review-father-austin-purcell-delights-crowd-within-a-two-metre-radius/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, he launched the spin-off web series ''Cook Like a Priest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|title=Video: Years After the Show Ended, This Father Ted Priest Is Still Going Strong|publisher=joe.ie|last=Cuddihy|first=Tony|date=10 December 2015|access-date=11 December 2015|archive-date=13 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213041122/http://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/video-years-after-the-show-ended-this-father-ted-priest-is-still-going-strong/523000|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 2016, [[Over The Top Wrestling]] marked the anniversary of Morgan's death with "Ah Ted", an event held in Dublin's [[Tivoli Variety Theatre]]. During the main-event tag-team match between The Lads From the Flats and The Kings of the North, [[Patrick McDonnell (actor)|Patrick McDonnell]], [[Joe Rooney]] and [[Michael Redmond (comedian)|Michael Redmond]] reprised their roles as Eoin McLove, Father Damo Lennon and Father Paul Stone respectively. McLove entered the ring first, withstanding one wrestler's attack on his crotch because he has "no willy", but was soon attacked by Father Damo, who brought the whistle he stole from Benson. Father Stone served as a special guest referee, performing a three-count so slow that one wrestler kicked out after two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/Eoin-McLove-Father-Damo-and-Father-Stone-all-turned-up-at-a-Dublin-wrestling-event|title=Eoin McLove, Father Damo and Father Stone all turned up at a Dublin wrestling event|publisher=[[Newstalk]]|last=Kelly|first=Daniel|date=1 March 2016|access-date=1 March 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2017, Rooney appeared as Father Damo in the video for [[Brave Giant]]'s "The Time I Met the Devil", which follows him on the way to give Mass after a night of alcohol and sex.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/father-damo-brave-giant-3313163-Mar2017/|title=Here's what Father Damo is up to, 21 years after he appeared on Father Ted|newspaper=[[TheJournal.ie|The Daily Edge]]|date=29 March 2017|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref>

===Potential remakes===
Since the end of the series, several attempts to remake ''Father Ted'' have been reported, but none has yet materialised.

In July 2003, it was announced that the show would be remade for the American market. The remake would be scripted by [[Spike Feresten]], who previously wrote for US sitcoms ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Ferensten stated: "I was raised Catholic and this show just felt right to me. The essence of the show is about men who are also priests and, as men, they have many foibles." Hat Trick founders [[Denise O'Donoghue]] and [[Jimmy Mulville]] were set to produce. The US production company was Pariah Productions, which previously adapted ''[[The Kumars at No. 42]]'' for an American audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/01/broadcasting|title=Father Ted crosses the pond|work=guardian.co.uk|last=Cozens|first=Claire|date=1 July 2003|access-date=9 June 2013}}</ref>

In March 2004, Supanet Limited reported that an American remake was in development. This version would be set on a fictional island off the coast of New York. [[Steve Martin]] and [[Graham Norton]] would reportedly play Ted and Dougal. Martin had not been expected to take the role because of his stature, but agreed because he was a fan of the original series, and would reportedly be paid £500,000 per episode. Norton was cast based on his popularity with American audiences, and in reference to his appearance as Father Noel Furlong in the original series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |title=Martin And Norton Team Up Martin And Norton Team Up |publisher=Supanet Limited |date=14 March 2004 |access-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423160956/http://www.supanet.com/cgi-bin/news/showfeed.pl?id=1079275308-2&area=entertainment |archive-date=23 April 2004 }}</ref>

In November 2007, a separate American remake was announced. Rather than Craggy Island, this version would be set in an unfortunate fishing village in [[New England]]. American actor [[John Michael Higgins]] was cast as Ted, but expressed concerns about the show's religious themes: "The English have a very robust history of being unkind about religion. We don't have that in our country, we're frightened of it. It's basically that you guys are doing an Irish joke also, we don't have that. So I'll be Father Ted, we'll see how it goes." Filming was scheduled to begin in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|title=Higgins in US Father Ted Remake|work=darkhorizons.com|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=26 November 2007|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709163806/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/9355/higgins-in-us-father-ted-remake|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2015, Linehan said that there had been "a few attempts" by US broadcasters to remake the show, including one which would have been set in [[Boston]] – an idea Linehan considered "ridiculous".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a619378/the-it-crowds-graham-linehan-on-us-remake-dont-do-my-show.html|title=The IT Crowd's Graham Linehan on US remake: "Don't do my show"|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=6 January 2015|access-date=6 January 2015|archive-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107012159/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a619378/the-it-crowds-graham-linehan-on-us-remake-dont-do-my-show.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Musical===
In an interview with ''[[Radio Times]]'' in January 2015, Linehan said that he wanted to revive ''Father Ted'' as a musical stage production. He stated that he would never revive the television series, "because of the risk you poison people's memories of the original", but that the completely new format would make the project worthwhile. He mentioned the possibility of a dance number with "spinning cardinals". He said that the musical would have to reference the [[Roman Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal in Ireland|Catholic child abuse scandals]], saying, "The jokes would have to have a little bit more edge, because you just can't ignore this stuff." Mathews was "not as convinced" of the musical idea, though Linehan insisted it could work.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-01-05/father-ted-the-musical-is-a-heavenly-idea-says-graham-linehan|title=Father Ted the musical is a heavenly idea says Graham Linehan|last=Dowell|first=Ben|magazine=[[Radio Times]]|date=5 January 2015|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

In December, Mathews said that he and Paul Woodfull were developing a [[Joshua Trio]] musical and a show focusing on a "[[Michael Cleary (priest)|Father Michael Cleary]]-type character", and that the ''Father Ted'' musical may follow. He expressed concerns that it would "dilute the product" or be seen as a "cash-in", but said that he believed there was an audience for the project.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/father-ted-christmas-special-comedy-gold-the-frankly-incensed-and-mirth-1.2476180|title=Father Ted Christmas special: comedy gold, the frankly incensed and mirth|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|last=Doyle|first=Martin|date=26 December 2015|access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref> In April 2017, Linehan said that the musical would draw inspiration from ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'', and would "go for the jugular ... You get all the things people loved about it, all the innocence and all the sweetness, but introduce a harder edge." Linehan also said that, being a special event, the musical would need to focus on a "world-shaking" story, possibly with Ted becoming Pope due to "some weird succession thing".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesspost.ie/magazine/social-animal-graham-linehan-384113|title=Social Animal: Graham Linehan|work=Business Post|last=Whyte|first=Barry J|date=9 April 2017|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

In June 2018, Linehan announced that ''Pope Ted: The Father Ted Musical'' was nearing completion, with a script by Linehan and Mathews.<ref name="IrishmanAbroad251">{{cite podcast |title=Graham Linehan on his cancer journey and Father Ted - The Musical: Episode 251 |url=https://soundcloud.com/an-irishman-abroad/graham-linehan-on-his-cancer-journey-and-father-ted-the-musical-episode-251 |author=Jarlath Regan |edition=251 |date=3 July 2018 |work=[[An Irishman Abroad]] |publisher=[[SoundCloud]] |access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> Linehan said, "It's the real final episode of ''Father Ted ...'' This was the right idea. Arthur and I have been laughing our arses off while writing it. Just like the old days."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/02/father-ted-creator-reveals-show-turned-musical-real-final-episode-7599437/|title=Father Ted creator reveals show is being turned into a musical: 'It's the real final episode'|last=Starkey|first=Adam|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=2 June 2018|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> The [[The Divine Comedy (band)|Divine Comedy]] frontman [[Neil Hannon]], who wrote the television show's music, composed the music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Larman |first=Alexander |date=2022-01-31 |title=Neil Hannon on the Troubles, his songs for Wonka, and why he 'can't stand' The Frog Princess today |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/neil-hannon-troubles-songs-wonka-cant-stand-frog-princess-today/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

In March 2022, Linehan said the musical had been cancelled by producers following the controversy over [[Graham Linehan#Anti-transgender activism|his public statements about transgender rights]]. He said that the musical was "ready to go", with a completed story and songs, but "just because a group of people have decided that anybody who speaks up against this ideology is evil, [the producers have] just kind of rolled over for those people. No one is standing up for me."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-25 |title=''Father Ted'' musical axed following Graham Linehan's controversial views |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/father-ted-musical-axed-following-graham-linehans-controversial-views-3190721 |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hannon, a longtime friend of Linehan's, said the project was difficult and said about the controversy around Linehan: "It's been difficult to watch what's happened. I believe in free speech, but I also very much believe in people's perfect right to remain completely silent on issues that they don't feel they can speak on. And that's all I want to say about it."<ref name=":1" />

In December 2020, Linehan said he was seeking legal advice regarding [[Hat Trick Productions]] who he argued were preventing the musical from going into production owing to ''"activists"'' within the company.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Glinner|number=1606266626587774977|title=It is sadly being sat on by activists within Hat Trick. Am being forced to take legal advice}}</ref>