A local milkman seeks revenge after Father Ted gets him fired.A local milkman seeks revenge after Father Ted gets him fired.A local milkman seeks revenge after Father Ted gets him fired.
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- TriviaThe signature tune for Pat Mustard's entrance and exit is Penthouse Suite by Syd Dale. Also used in the Tarrant on TV series.
- GoofsWhen Dougal says, "I'll turn up the volume" and the truck zooms past causing him to faint, his headphones are alternately over his eyes and behind his head.
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[last lines]
Father Dougal McGuire: [after looking at a milk van] Those women were in the nip!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Father Ted: Going to America (1998)
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Speed 3 is the most highly rated Father Ted episode on IMDb and it's easy to see why. From start to finish, there's regular laughs as well as, arguably, the most famous, one-off character of all three series in the form of Pat Mustard.
Easily one of the best episodes of the entire run, it includes all the usual ingredients you'd expect from Father Ted and a little bit extra. The scenes, both outside and inside, where the priests are trying to save Dougal from the exploding milk cart are just pure comedy perfection and some of my personal Ted favourites.
The writers have rarely allowed Ted and Dougal to play second fiddle to another character but Pat Mustard dominates here, even when he's not on screen. I would even say that he's one of the most unforgettable characters on TV, not just in Father Ted. A totally over the top character, bigger than life, and yet he inhabits the screen without ever appearing to be out of place.
How the writers come up with these ideas and then weave them magically together so that 'a brick' can play such a vital role in Speed 3 is just beyond me. To have the temerity to link an episode of a series about three priests and their housekeeper with a large Hollywood blockbuster of a few years before takes some balls and could have badly backfired, but somehow, in the crazy world of Father Ted, it works sublimely. Perhaps the boldness of the writers is a big part of why they became so successful and maybe aspiring writers should take a leaf out of their book.
Whatever you do, even if you don't watch any other episode of this show, please watch this one.
Easily one of the best episodes of the entire run, it includes all the usual ingredients you'd expect from Father Ted and a little bit extra. The scenes, both outside and inside, where the priests are trying to save Dougal from the exploding milk cart are just pure comedy perfection and some of my personal Ted favourites.
The writers have rarely allowed Ted and Dougal to play second fiddle to another character but Pat Mustard dominates here, even when he's not on screen. I would even say that he's one of the most unforgettable characters on TV, not just in Father Ted. A totally over the top character, bigger than life, and yet he inhabits the screen without ever appearing to be out of place.
How the writers come up with these ideas and then weave them magically together so that 'a brick' can play such a vital role in Speed 3 is just beyond me. To have the temerity to link an episode of a series about three priests and their housekeeper with a large Hollywood blockbuster of a few years before takes some balls and could have badly backfired, but somehow, in the crazy world of Father Ted, it works sublimely. Perhaps the boldness of the writers is a big part of why they became so successful and maybe aspiring writers should take a leaf out of their book.
Whatever you do, even if you don't watch any other episode of this show, please watch this one.
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- MrJRGO
- May 31, 2020
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- Runtime24 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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