Father Ted - ON BBC2 this sat!!!!!

iseegirls

Just seen in the TV guide that Father Ted is on BBC2 Saturday night at 10. I really don't understand this? A programme made by Channel 4 on BBC2. Surely it must be a mistake. :eek:

aidan_walsh

The Radio Times says no it's not a mistake.

ShoulderChip

oh my god, what do we think about this?

Mr.Nice Guy

It's a night in tribute to BBC producer Geoffrey Perkins who died of a car accident in August. He worked on a few episodes of Father Ted including the episode which will be shown as well as the Catherine Tate show and The Fast Show which are also on the same night.

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/10/30/7696/bbc_pays_tribute_to_perkins

It's a really great gesture on the part of Channel 4 to allow the episode to be shown. They've gone up in my estimation for that.

SoupyNorman

It's the new series :rolleyes:

Mossy Monk

iseegirls wrote: »

Just seen in the TV guide that Father Ted is on BBC2 Saturday night at 10. I really don't understand this? A programme made by Channel 4 on BBC2. Surely it must be a mistake. :eek:

Society is crumbling.

ronnie3585

bravestarr082 wrote: »

It's the new series :rolleyes:

I think so. Celebrity father ted on ice, or something like that.

ShoulderChip

I really hope they don't screw with this,
I mena I don't want father Dougal having a cockney accent or even worse been portrayed my a cunt in a suit and fancy new runners i.e Patrick Kielty etc.

anotherlostie

It's not unheard of for shows to swap channels. BBC4 shows the Avengers (with Diana Rigg in her prime:D) on Friday nights, and this was originally a Lew Grade Production on ITV.

godtabh

anotherlostie wrote: »

It's not unheard of for shows to swap channels. BBC4 shows the Avengers (with Diana Rigg in her prime:D) on Friday nights, and this was originally a Lew Grade Production on ITV.

AS long as money changes hands there usually isnt a problem

AnonoBoy

I seem to remember RTE showing Father Ted as well even though they didn't create it.


(And if anyone says they were offered it and turned it down I will smack them - they were never offered it. That's just an urban myth.)

Mossy Monk

But you see RTÉ is broadcast from a completely seperate country to Channel 4 so their broadcasting of Channel 4 programming wont be that odd.

AnonoBoy

Mossy Monk wrote: »

But you see RTÉ is broadcast from a completely seperate country to Channel 4 so their broadcasting of Channel 4 programming wont be that odd.

Good point. So rare to see one of those on Boards these days.

s8n

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I seem to remember RTE showing Father Ted as well even though they didn't create it.

it was offered to them originally

Robbo

s8n wrote: »

it was offered to them originally

This thread delivers a metric arseload of facepalm.

Zaph

I know he worked on the radio series rather than the tv series, but it would have been nice to have an episode of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy shown as he was so closely associated with the first series.

iseegirls

iseegirls wrote: »

Just seen in the TV guide that Father Ted is on BBC2 Saturday night at 10. I really don't understand this? A programme made by Channel 4 on BBC2. Surely it must be a mistake. :eek:

Are you serious? Whatever next, a black president of America??

s8n

Robbo wrote: »

This thread delivers a metric arseload of facepalm.

<rolleyes & sigh>