Father Larry Duff

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name = Father Larry Duff


caption = Father Larry Duff's car in "Hell".
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death = Repeatedly but always shows up unscathed later
occupation = Priest
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portrayer = Tony Guilfoyle

Father Larry Duff is a recurring character in the British Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. He is played by Tony Guilfoyle. He is incredibly accident-prone and the various incidents that he finds himself in are an integral part of the show's humour. Bishop Facks is said to be a "good old pal" of his. ("Tentacles of Doom")

Larry Duff is a priest who always seems to be on the receiving end of misfortune whenever he answers his phone. The cause of these tragic events is usually Ted who, when met with a dead line as Larry is usually unable to answer, hangs up having remembered that Larry had said he would be busy or on holiday at the time. Examples of such incidents include Larry being mauled by his rottweilers ("The Plague"), trampled by a herd of stampeding donkeys, ("Flight Into Terror") being shot offscreen, mistaking his phone for a stapler, Ted ringing him on his new mobile which causes him to drive off a cliff in his Ford Granada ("Hell"), Ted ringing him on his new mobile "with an extra loud beep" and Larry Duff being hit by a knife thrower ("Tentacles of Doom"), careering headfirst down a rocky slope on skis, or becoming the victim of an unscheduled avalanche in the Austrian Alps ("A Christmassy Ted"). He also manages to lose £10,000 in a TV gameshow when Ted interrupts his concentration by ringing him. However, he is somehow never killed, managing to appear unharmed in later episodes.

Father Larry Duff is often mentioned as "tremendous fun".

External links

*youtube|Z5Ta0t5ococ|Father Larry Duff Video Compilation