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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Robert Dex and Arts Correspondent

Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has launched a social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical onto the stage.

Linehan said the show, based on the hit sitcom about a trio of eccentric Irish priests, was almost finished, complete with dance routines and songs, written by Neil Hannon who went on to work on the award-winning Wonka film, when he was told the show could not go on with him involved.

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