The character is a childlike, simple-minded Roman Catholic curate exiled to Craggy Island, a small island off the coast of Galway. Dougal originated as an unseen character in a short-lived stand-up routine performed by Mathews in the late 1980s.
In a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4, Dougal was ranked fifth on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. ==Concept and creation== Arthur Mathews created the character of Father Ted while working at Hot Press in 1987–89.
In one sketch, Ted discussed his concern for Dougal, who had been voted Most Unpopular Priest in Africa for two years running and was spending Christmas up a tree in the grounds of The Bob Geldof Centre. In 1990, Linehan and Mathews began writing Irish Lives, a six-part comedy television series.
In 1994, the writers took Father Ted to television, casting O'Hanlon as the on-screen Dougal.
The odds were 1,000-1 (better odds than some genuine candidates), and some small stakes were actually received. In 2001, O'Hanlon reprised the role of Dougal for a series of PBS advertisements to coincide with Father Ted's American broadcast; these segments were included on later DVD releases as "Fundraising with Father Dougal". ==References== Father Ted characters Fictional Irish people Television characters introduced in 1995 Fictional priests and priestesses
In a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4, Dougal was ranked fifth on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. ==Concept and creation== Arthur Mathews created the character of Father Ted while working at Hot Press in 1987–89.
The odds were 1,000-1 (better odds than some genuine candidates), and some small stakes were actually received. In 2001, O'Hanlon reprised the role of Dougal for a series of PBS advertisements to coincide with Father Ted's American broadcast; these segments were included on later DVD releases as "Fundraising with Father Dougal". ==References== Father Ted characters Fictional Irish people Television characters introduced in 1995 Fictional priests and priestesses
In 2004, it was reported that Graham Norton (who played Father Noel Furlong in Father Ted) had signed on to play Dougal alongside Steve Martin as Ted.
No remake has yet entered production, as of 2019. ==Fictional character biography== References to Dougal's family are rare.
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