Leo grew up in Hammersmith, West London in the bosom of a thespian family (‘fairly posh middle class,’ as Leo once modestly put it); his parents met at drama school and father, Andrew ...

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.

Dermot Morgan, who played the title character Father Ted, died in 1998, aged only 45 the day after filming finished for the final episode. He inevitably looms large in the book, which is dedicated ...

Comedian O'Hanlan found fame in the 90s sitcom playing Father Dougal alongside the late Dermot Morgan as Father Ted, with reruns of the show still hugely popular with viewers. But earlier this month, ...

“None of them were anything like their characters. Dermot [Morgan, who played Father Ted] and Ardal [O’Hanlon as Father Dougal] were so brilliant. Ardal made it seem effortless but you never s ...

The comedian, best known for playing Father Dougal in the beloved ’90s sitcom alongside the late Dermot Morgan as Father Ted, reacted to the decision after Channel 4 added a trigger warning to ...

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 ...

The comedian, best known for playing Father Dougal in the beloved ’90s sitcom alongside the late Dermot Morgan as Father Ted, reacted to the decision after Channel 4 added a trigger warning to some ...

It’s routinely cited in lists of the best comedy shows of all time and still has a huge fan base 30 years on. Father Ted, set on a remote Irish island, helped launch the careers of several ...

"It's truly ridiculous." The Father Ted episode in question includes a sequence where Ted, played by Dermot Morgan, appears to mock the Chinese wearing a lampshade on his head and later looks ...