The Plague (Father Ted) conversation, the Bishop notices a rabbit hutch on the floor, rabbit droppings on the carpet (which Ted says is caviar) and Mrs. Doyle walking in with some lettuce, all of which prompt the Bishop to go to bed. Ted then realises that Dougal left the rabbit army in the spare bedroom (where Brennan is sleeping), and he and Dougal have to tiptoe in to get the rabbits out and into Jack's room. The Bishop wakes up, to find himself surrounded by rabbits and Jack sleeping in his bed. Ted tells Bishop Brennan that he is only having a "bad dream",
Father Ted Crilly flash his collar and ask for free entry at the cinema. The writers also agree that Ted is the character most like them. Mathews grew up surrounded by priests (including his own uncle), and it was from these priests that Mathews drew Ted's "voice". Linehan is often asked about potential "Father Ted" spin-offs, but believes that Ted himself is the only character complex enough to survive outside the "Father Ted" environment. Mathews has suggested that Ted could even have worked well in a spin-off drama series. The writers agree that Ted should be married to Polly Clarke (played by Gemma