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Ardal O'Hanlon (/ oʊ ˈ h æ n l ə n /; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor, and author.He played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in My Hero (2000–2006), and DI Jack Mooney in Death in Paradise (2017–2020).
Father Dougal McGuire is a character in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. Created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan , Dougal was portrayed by comedian Ardal O'Hanlon for the programme's three series.
The four main characters of Father Ted. Middle rear: Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), left: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), front: Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly), right: Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn). Father Ted is a sitcom produced by independent production company Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4.
Before The Joshua Trio played at gigs, Mathews would occasionally come on-stage as Father Ted and tell jokes involving his great friend, Father Dougal McGuire. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 1991, Mathews left his job at Hot Press and moved into Linehan's London home.
Ardal O'Hanlon, who played Father Dougal, said that Ted was the show's only rounded, fully formed character, and that the rest of the cast were essentially playing caricatures. [16] Ted is frequently portrayed as a natural leader, albeit within the context of the priesthood.
Fr Stone on the toilet, Ted in the bath ("Entertaining Father Stone") Ted on the 'Crane of Death' ("Good Luck, Father Ted") The final shot is an exterior view of the parochial house at dusk. Ted and Dougal say goodnight to each other (stock audio from the episode "New Jack City") and the light in their bedroom is switched off.
The episode begins with a pre-opening prologue scene in which a self-referential "Father Ted" mock title sequence is played, with "Ted" being replaced by "Ben" and the title's font also being slightly changed, which then cuts to Dougal sitting in front of the television shouting excitedly to Ted that the programme is starting.
When Ted and Dougal demonstrated the finished song to Jack and Mrs Doyle, Ted played two chords on the guitar in the key of G. Most of the song was performed on a G major chord, which alternated briefly with C major. The change from G to C produced the awkward pauses.