Hell (Father Ted) Hell (Father Ted) "Hell" is the first episode of the second series of the Channel 4 sitcom "Father Ted", and the seventh episode overall. In this episode, Graham Norton makes his first of three appearances as Father Noel Furlong. It is time for Ted, Dougal, and Jack to take their annual holiday. They go to the Kilkelly Caravan Park, where a friend of Ted's has offered them use of his caravan. Following the vague directions, Ted mistakes a rather luxurious caravan as his friend's, only to find it occupied by a young couple showering together. After apologising profusely to the
Father Ted among "caricatures", according to Graham Linehan: "exaggerated-over-friendly, over-quiet, over-stupid, over-dull [...] they really only got one thing, they've got one job." Embarrassment plays a role in many storylines, in a similar fashion to "Fawlty Towers". Linehan says, "if Ted is in a situation that is slightly embarrassing we get him out of it [...] by having him lying or cheating, basically digging a massive hole for himself". Arthur Mathews has described "Seinfeld" as a major influence on the comedy of "Father Ted", with himself and Linehan being "big fans" of the show. "Father Ted" also contains references to pop culture,