Father Ted (TV Series) New Jack City (1996) User Reviews

They dared to replace Father Jack.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 9/10 · 20 December 2020]

When Father Jack develops an advanced stage of hairiness he's sent to a home, Bishop Brennan sends Ted a suitable replacement.

It's another classic episode, Series two is literally classic after classic. I make no apology for saying that Jack is my favourite character, the laughs provided by him are eternal, so a brave move to sideline him, in favour of someone else. Fortunately they got it spot on, Stack is a great character.

Brendan Grace is wonderful as Father Stack, he played it with a degree of subtlety, I thought he was terrific.

Favourite scene has to be Ted's trip down memory lane, as he remembers his many encounters with Jack.

I can remember at the time one or two Catholic friends being up in arms about this episode, the way it portrayed retired priests as drunken, girl loving, hairy old men.

Wonderful, 9/10.

Brendan Grace played it right.

[graham_525 · 10/10 · 25 August 2010]

As is suggested by the title the idea of this episode was to bring a priest into the parochial house who is a young version of Jack. Enter the wonderfully nasty Fintan Stack. The writers imagined that who ever played the part would shout the lines and generally behave like Jack. However Brendan Grace, who played Fintan Stack, pulled a masterful stroke and completely played down the role. He delivered his lines in soft voice with a camp menace that borders on sinister. This is one of my absolute favourite episodes and even after repeated viewings I still laugh at every one of Brendan's lines. It wouldn't have been half as funny if he had shouted them like a young Jack. It's a shame he only appeared in one episode.

One of the best episodes of the show, mostly thanks to Brendan Grace

[ScreenReviews · 10/10 · 20 January 2021]

Season 2 of Father Ted is one of the best TV seasons of all time, and this episode is one of the highlights. Brendan Grace's wonderfully horrible performance as Father Fintan Stack is the most iconic part, and its true - he's defiantly the main reason this episode is so great. However, everything else about the episode is also hilarious - from Ted listening to Priest Football on the Radio and cheering for the Divorce Referendum to the break-in into the Old Priests Home. However, the best part is by far the flashback to Father Jack's glory days - that includes knocking Ted on the head with a hammer and smacking him with a car. All in all, this is overall one of the best episodes of my favourite Sitcom of all time.

Best Momment: The Father Jack flashback. Best Quote: Fintan Stack's "I've had my fun, and that's all that matters" is easily the best, but a close runner up is drunk Dougal's "We're all going to Heaven lads, wahey!" Overall Father Ted rank: #3 (on the podium)

Final Rating: 9.7/10