13 Pieces Of Useless Trivia About Father Ted

The Lingerie Department scene was filmed in Dunnes Stores in Ennis, shortly before it opened. It's also not Ireland's largest lingerie department.

Mrs. Doyle was reportedly based on creator Graham Linehan's mother.

Radiohead are notoriously selective when it comes to television and their music. However, they were quite enthusiastic about Father Ted and agreed.

Father Liam, from "Rock-A-Hula Ted", had a small role in Return Of The Jedi as General Crix Madine.

Steve Coogan was originally supposed to play Fred Rickwood, but couldn't make it to the filming on time and was replaced by Jon Kenny.

Much of the 'Ride Me Sideways' scene was improvised by Pauline McLynn. If you look closely, you can see Dermot Morgan trying desperately not to laugh.

Fr Fitzgerald, played by actor Sean Barrett, appeared on the single cover of The Smiths' How Soon Is Now? It was taken from the 1958 film, Dunkirk.

One of the Hairy Babies from 'Speed 3' was Ardal O'Hanlon's daughter. It's the one with the red-and-white babygro on the bottom left.

The person who shouted "Fuckin' hell..." during this scene was none other than writer / creator Graham Linehan.

For the final scene of the final episode, Graham Linehan originally had Ted on a building ledge - exactly like Tommy Tiernan's character at the start.

Brian Eno, one of Roxy Music's original members, had a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in the final episode.

Maurice Gibb of the Bee-Gees was buried with a copy of every script from Father Ted, as he was a devout fan of the series.

Declan Lowney, who directed Season 1 and 2 of Father Ted, directed the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest at the beginning of his career.