Sadly though, just 24 hours after filming the last episode of series three, Dermot Morgan, who played Father Ted Crilly, died from a heart attack on February 28, 1998. He was 45 years old.

Ardal O’Hanlon has dismissed a Father Ted trigger warning as “truly ridiculous”. The comedian, best known for playing Father Dougal in the 1990s sitcom alongside the late Dermot Morgan as ...