Escape from Victory
| "Escape from Victory" | |
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| Father Ted episode | |
Dougal trains for the big match
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| Episode no. |
Series 3 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Andy DeEmmony |
| Written by | Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews |
| Original air date | 10 April 1998 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Maurice O'Donoghue (Fr. Dick Byrne) |
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Maurice O'Donoghue (Fr. Dick Byrne)
Don Wycherley (Fr. Cyril MacDuff)
Jason Byrne (Referee),
Birdy Sweeney (Fr. Cullen)
Stephen Brennan (Fr. Niall Haverty)
"Escape from Victory" is the fifth episode of the third series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and the 22nd episode overall. It is the first of two episodes that form a linked narrative, ending with "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse".
Dougal returns home to find Ted searching the parochial house frantically, because he believed they've been bugged by Dick Byrne, ahead of the annual "All-Priests five-a-side Over-75s Indoor Challenge Football Match" between teams from Craggy Island and Rugged Island (yet another excuse for rivalry between Ted and Dick, who manage the opposing sides). With Mrs Doyle fearing that Ted has "gone mad" with paranoia, Dougal brings him back to sanity by throwing a glass of water in Ted's face, repeatedly.
Ted thanks Dougal, saying he's been so worried about Dick discovering his tactics that he couldn't sleep, and had to drink "Dreamy Sleepy Nightie Snoozy Snooze," an "alcoholic chocolate sleeping aid" which is in banned most European countries, "so that means it's very good", according to Ted. Dougal then walks outside to get an ice cream from the ice cream van that's been outside the garden for some time; at that moment, the van speeds away, driven by Dick (who's heard the entire conversation through the bug).
At training with the Craggy Island team the following day, Ted gets very agitated with the team's lack of concentration, even though most of them seem too old to play competitive football. Jack, one of their star players (Dougal thinks he once had a trial for Liverpool before Ted informs him that he was actually on trial in Liverpool) hasn't turned up to training, and his strike partner, Father Nick, has just died.
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