Episode 5— Escape from Victory
Aired April 10, 1998 · 24 min
Synopsis
Ted's team faces a crisis when their key player falls asleep after consuming a bottle of sedatives, but they manage to stay in the competition using a pair of fake arms and a remote-controlled wheelchair, as they attempt to outwit the referee and defeat Dick Byrne.
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Dermot Morgan
as Father Ted Crilly
Ardal O Hanlon
as Father Dougal McGuire
Frank Kelly
as Father Jack Hackett
Pauline Mclynn
as Mrs. Doyle
Maurice O Donoghue
as Father Dick Byrne
Don Wycherley
as Father Cyril MacDuff
Stephen Brennan
as Father Niall Haverty
Birdy Sweeney
as Father Cullen
Charles Simon
as Father Jim
Conor Evans
as Father Romeo Sensini
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