# The cast of Father Ted as DC characters.

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**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cast-of-father-ted-as-dc-characters/849922 "2020-03-20T21:21:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cast-of-father-ted-as-dc-characters/849922/1 "2020-03-20T21:21:14Z")

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Yeah I know, I think the quarantine is getting to me.

My initial thoughts:

Bishop Brennan = Batman  
Mrs Dougal = Albert  
Father Dick Burn = Robin  
Father Ted = Green Lantern  
Father Stack = Joker  
Niamh Connolly = Wonder Woman  
Mary and John = Green Arrow and Black Canary

Dougal = ?  
Father Stone = ?

Feel free to tear up and redo. As granular as you like.

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cast-of-father-ted-as-dc-characters/849922/2 "2020-03-20T22:00:47Z")

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Father Fintan Stack as Bane surely?

The Joker is Father Noel Furlong.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cast-of-father-ted-as-dc-characters/849922/3 "2020-03-21T00:40:11Z")

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> [@Malden\_Capell](#):
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> Yeah I know, I think the quarantine is getting to me.
> 
> My initial thoughts:
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> Bishop Brennan = Batman  
> Mrs Dougal = Albert  
> .

I suspect you meant “Alfred” here.

I don’t know who “Albert” could be.

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**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cast-of-father-ted-as-dc-characters/849922/4 "2020-03-21T02:13:07Z")

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Sadly, my DC knowledge pretty much stopped at Adam West vintage Batman, but some being decades out of date won’t stop me.

Father Dick Byrne has to be Ted’s nemesis, perhaps the Joker, on account of his hilarious take-downs. His alcoholic geriatric priest and clueless novice associates seem suitable henchmen.

Father Larry Duff, of the unfortunate skiing holiday, tragic mobile phone etc could be Chief O’Hara. According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Father_Ted_characters&action=edit&section=11)he’s already made it into the Marvel Universe [‘_The character has been referenced in Spider-Man 2099, with a statue of Larry replacing that of Francis P. Duffy in a scene depicting Duffy Square._’

I would also expect Father Brian Eno to be capable of making a cameo as Brian Eno in any DC movie.