- Title: Father Ted - Series 2
- Date: 26th April 1996
- Summary: (episode eight: Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading) It is Lent and Dick Byrne fools Ted into thinking that he and the other priests from Rugged island are all giving up their vices for lent,he tells him that collectively they have given up cigarettes,alcohol and rollerblading and that it was easy. Ted rises to the bait and fills Dougal and Jack in on the plan,they think they can do it alone but after failing in a day they call for help. Sister Assumpta arrives to administer a strict punishment regime designed to rid them of all their pride. Ted and Dougal run away to Dick Byrne's as a last resort but end up realising that they have been had. Lucky for them sister Assumpta has succumbed to her own vice- chocolate and begs for forgiveness,Ted sends her to Rugged island to give the lads over there some pay back.
- Description:On a small island off the west coast of Ireland called Craggy Island live three priests and a housekeeper. Father Ted Crilly dreams of an easy life and a parish in Las Vegas,but these dreams are constantly shattered by the weird and wonderful house guests and events that always seem to occur on Craggy Island. Father Ted lives with young Father Dougal McGuire who lives in a world of oblivion and needs constant looking after,and Father Jack Hacket; a semi-conscious alcoholic who spends his days sleeping in his chair,dreaming of girls or shouting abuse and demanding more drink. The three priests are constantly bombarded by cups of tea,forced on them by Mrs Doyle,the housekeeper who wont take no for an answer. Father Ted spends his days trying to stay sane in the face of his eccentric housemates and the even more bizarre guests that befall his doorstep. Second Series. Cast: Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan),Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlan),Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly),Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn),Father Dick Byrne (Maurice O'Donoghue),John (Patrick Drury),Mary (Rynagh O'Grady),Singing Nun (Irene Warren),Sister Mary Gondola (Nuala Walsh),Sister Assumpta (Rosemary Henderson),Father Larry Duff (Tony Guilfoyle),Father Cyril MacDuff (Don Wycherley),Father Jim Johnson (Chris Curran),Stuntmen (Bronco McLoughnan,Eamon Kelly,Alan Walsh) Written by: Graham Lineham and Arthur Matthews Director: Declan Lowney
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Hat Trick Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 8
- Transmission Date:26/04/1996
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 1990s