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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

She touches upon Dermot Morgan’s untimely death, of course, and again I would have liked her to have written more. [ Careful now: Will we ever stop talking about Father Ted?Opens in new window ...

A BAFTA-winning spin-off series of a major 70s hit has become the latest show to be slapped with a woke trigger warning. The BBC have slapped yet another disclaimer on one of their classics, this ...