Father Ted advertisement. Later in 2001, Ardal O'Hanlon returned to the role of Father Dougal for a series of PBS advertisements to coincide with "Father Ted"s American broadcast; these segments were included on later DVD releases as "Fundraising with Father Dougal". In 2012, Frank Kelly made a brief appearance as Father Jack on an episode of "The One Show" with Graham Norton. In 2014, guest star Ben Keaton returned to the role of Father Austin Purcell, performing a stand-up routine and hosting the pub quiz "Arse Biscuits" in-character. Keaton also set up a Twitter page for the character, and a website where
A Song for Europe (Father Ted) pun on "Huguenots". Declan Lowney, who directed most "Father Ted" episodes, was also director of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. The actual name of the Eurovision Song Contest is not mentioned at any point in the episode. The reference is always to the "Eurosong Competition". The scene in which Ted loses his temper at Dougal's failure to play the correct note is a reference to "The Troggs Tapes", a notorious out-take from a recording session by The Troggs. In the "Father Ted" script book, Graham Linehan notes that he initially wanted the scene to run longer, but that it was