During that time, Hannon also wrote and performed with Allison, the theme music for the sitcom "Father Ted" and later, he composed the music for the mock-Eurovision song "My Lovely Horse" for one episode. Hannon resisted widespread requests from fans to release the track as a single for the Christmas market, but it was eventually released in 1999 as the third track on the CD-single "Gin Soaked Boy". This would not be the only time they would be responsible for a TV theme, as "In Pursuit of Happiness" was also used by the BBC science and technology show, "Tomorrow's World". Hannon also composed the music for the Channel 4 comedy series "The IT Crowd", written by Father Ted co-writer Graham Linehan.