The BEST episodes of Father Ted season 1

Every episode of Father Ted season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Father Ted season 1!

One small island off the west coast of Ireland. Three priests. One housekeeper. A bunch of nuns - and the most consistently awful weather on the planet. Step into the world of Father Ted!

Last Updated: 2/15/2025Network: Channel 4Status: Ended
Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest
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8.30
582 votes

#1 - Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/1995

Sister Mulligan's visit to Craggy Island ends dramatically when Father Jack drinks a bottle of polish and dies. Ted and Dougal's grief's tempered by the fact that he's left them half a million pounds.

Directors: Declan Lowney
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Entertaining Father Stone
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8.04
657 votes

#2 - Entertaining Father Stone

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/28/1995

Life's always dull on Craggy Island, but it gets even duller when Father Paul Stone visits. Six years he's been coming to holiday with Ted, and the protracted silences have taken their toll...

Directors: Declan Lowney
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And God Created Woman
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7.92
587 votes

#3 - And God Created Woman

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/1995

Novelist Polly Clarke, author of the steamy 'Bejewelled with Kisses', comes to stay on the island, and Ted thinks she's fallen for him.

Directors: Declan Lowney
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The Passion of Saint Tibulus
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7.91
762 votes

#4 - The Passion of Saint Tibulus

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/1995

After a night gossiping with Father Hernandez over the longest game of Cluedo in history, Ted and Dougal are bullied into being moral crusaders by Bishop Brennan, with disastrous results.

Directors: Declan Lowney
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Competition Time
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7.87
603 votes

#5 - Competition Time

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/1995

It's the All Priests Look-A-Like competition and Ted is determined that this year he will defeat his fellow priests from Rugged Island.

Directors: Declan Lowney
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Good Luck, Father Ted
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7.81
999 votes

#6 - Good Luck, Father Ted

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/21/1995

Fame beckons for Ted when Terry MacNamee phones up to interview him for 'The Television'. Unfortunately, the filming at the local beauty spot coincides with the arrival of Funland on Craggy Island.

Directors: Declan Lowney
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