Monday 28 December 2020

Mum's Monday: A Christmassy Ted


Preparations for Christmas are underway, but flashing lights, an advent calendar, which I seriously doubt will include women’s knickers and a window sill, stall proceedings for a while. 


I remember the film ‘Three Men and a Baby’ so when we see a baby, ‘Three Priests and a Baby’ in the same concept springs to mind. However, luckily the crisis for now is adverted.


Next we see Mrs Doyle’s (Pauline McLynn) worst nightmare. When they say ‘Robots will take jobs’ you could in this case, say ‘A coffee/tea machine could take her job’.


Oh dear there are some places that Priests shouldn’t be, one being in an underwear section of a store, where it realistically shows that trying to navigate your way through a shop can be traumatic, even a military operation and two leaving Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly) in the crèche with alphabet bricks. It is also helpful to note/remember how quickly children pick up words they hear as well. 


It is amusing to see that just like military bravery, where it is rewarded with a medal, Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan) is also up for an award but he is only second best it seems. I will say he would have been the best at doing the funeral though, Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O’Hanlon) just shouldn’t have gone anywhere near it. 


It is good to see an empty head helps you sleep.


Sadly, for Mrs Doyle it seems the robots, coffee/tea machines are taking over the world. It is horrible when you can’t remember who someone is. However, good old Mrs Doyle her tea/coffee making days might be under threat but her guess work is firing on all cylinders.


So Father Ted’s award ceremony begins and goes on and on.


When told not to slam a door, you really shouldn’t, it is surprising the devastation it can cause.


With a nod to the films and TV ‘Mission Impossible’ it seems impossible but Dougal doesn’t see Father Todd Unctious (Gerard McSorley) he is however, soon found out and all is well.


This shows that some modern technology is useful and some not so. It is nice to see that in the Priesthood you can still have a laugh in the end.


Merry Christmas

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