The Mainland (Father Ted) Ted and Dougal flee deeper into the caves and get lost. Dougal complains of being hungry, having missed breakfast, and starts hallucinating. As Ted tries to find their way out, they run into Father Noel Furlong and the St. Luke's Youth Group, who have been lost in the caves for two days. Noel's overly optimistic manner and boundless energy leads him into singing a song that causes a cave-in that traps Noel beneath it. The Youth Group immediately depart and plan to make their way to Paraguay. Ted and Dougal continue to seek a way out, and Ted finds that
Father Ted and some film parodies, such as the episode "Speed 3". Regarding the series's religious content, Linehan says "Ted doesn't have an anti-religious view of life, but a non-religious view. It's a job to him. He doesn't care about religion." While writing, he says the show's creators imagined Ted and Dougal as "just two people who happen to be [priests]". "Father Ted" was met with critical acclaim and is one of the most popular sitcoms in Irish TV history. In 1996 and 1999, the show won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy, while Morgan also won Best Comedy Performance. In 1995