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Old Grey Whistle Theft would probably be working in The Projects in New York City, living with "a girl and a gay fella" and rapping Mass. In 2016, Rooney reprised the role of Damo for an Over The Top wrestling match alongside Patrick McDonnell and Michael Redmond as Eoin McLove and Father Stone. Old Grey Whistle Theft "Old Grey Whistle Theft" is the fourth episode of the second series of the Channel 4 sitcom "Father Ted". The title is a pun on the BBC TV music show "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Ted prepares for a picnic outing with other priests, but find they