Father Noel Furlong is a recurring character in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. He is portrayed by Graham Norton. He appears in three episodes of the show. In series two he appears in the episodes Hell and Flight into Terror, while in series three he appears in The Mainland . Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Father Ted is a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the fictional extremely remote Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Flight Into Terror is the 10th episode of the second series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and the 16th episode overall. ...
Father Noel is a very annoying and slightly hyperactive priest who Ted and Dougal hate spending time with. He runs the St. Luke's Youth Group and is first encountered during Ted's abortive caravaning holiday to Hell. His boundless energy results in him getting his group lost in the "Very Dark Caves" on The Mainland and a "screeching competition" causes him to be crushed by falling rocks. (His group then abandon him and head to Paraguay on Aer Lingus flights). He is also known for his rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and turns up again on the Flight into Terror leading Father Fay and Dougal into the cockpit of a plane. While there he inadvertently causes disaster when he allows Father Fay, who doesn't know he's a priest, to see his shadow. Father Fay goes crazy and jumps on the pilot sending the plane out of its path. The pilot screams at the watching Dougal to press the emergency button. The bumbling priest then presses the wrong button. This grave error results in one of the fuel tanks being emptied. Dermot Morgan as Father Ted Father Ted Crilly is the central character in the British Channel 4 situation comedy series Father Ted played by the late Dermot Morgan. ... Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. ... Bohemian Rhapsody is a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. ... Flight Into Terror is the 10th episode of the second series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and the 16th episode overall. ...