Writer Lissa Evans, who was a producer on the cult Nineties sitcom set in a shared priest's house on Craggy Island, shares hysterical inside stories from the set 30 years after it first aired
Graham Norton's "explosive" Father Ted audition, where he played Father Noel Furlong, involved river-dancing around the office and left producers crying with laughter. Lissa Evans, a producer for the show, recounts this and other behind-the-scenes anecdotes in her new book, "Picnic on Craggy Island: The Surreal Joys of Producing Father Ted," revealing details like the difficulty of filming "Speed Three" with milk floats, Frank Kelly's one moment of anger, and Ardal O'Hanlon's wig.
