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John plans to take the Ragdoll up the canal to Dudley, but in order to do so he has to navigate a series of locks.

Ted and Dougal are devastated as an inoffensive but unbearably boring priest, Father Stone, arrives on Craggy Island for his annual visit. Ted prays for Father Stone to be taken away, but is later wracked with guilt when Father Stone is struck by lightning. The title is a pun on the Joe Orton play Entertaining Mr Sloane.

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Special guest star: Michael Redmond as Father Paul Stone.

Guest stars (in order as credited): Arthur Mathews as Father Billy Kerrigan, David Carey as Doctor, Patrick Drury as John O'Leary, Rynagh O'Grady as Mary O'Leary, Kate Binchy as Mrs. Stone, James Berwick as Mr. Stone, Joane Hall as Granny Stone.

Bishop Leonard Brennan arrives at the parochial house on an official visit with news that a blasphemous film, condemned by the pope and banned everywhere, is being shown in Craggy Island thanks to a loophole. He orders the priests to make a stand and protest at the cinema, but they discover secrets about the Bishop and his love-child.

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Special guest star: Jim Norton as Bishop Brennan

Guest stars (in order as credited): Derrick Branche as Father Jose Fernandez, Geoffrey Perkins as Spanish Interpreter v/o, Jon Kenny as Michael Cocheese, Pat Leavy as Woman in Cinema, Patrick Drury as John O'Leary, Rynagh O'Grady as Mary O'Leary, Don Foley as Jim Halpin, Ann Rowan as Mrs. Sheridan, Blanaid Irvine as Mrs. Glynn, Hugh B. O'Brien as Pat Harty.

Ahead of the annual 'All Priests Stars in Their Eyes Lookalike Competition', Ted, determined to beat his arch-nemesis Father Dick Byrne from Rugged Island, reveals his Elvis costume, only to find that Dougal and Jack have the exact same costume for themselves. Meanwhile, television celebrity Henry Sellers stays at the house. NOTE: This episode is not generally shown on linear television, because of potential controversy over some of the characters 'Blacking Up'. It remains available through on-demand and streaming services.

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Special guest star: Niall Buggy as Henry Sellers

Guest stars (in order as credited): Maurice O'Donoghue as Father Dick Byrne, Don Wycherley as Father Cyril McDuff, Chris Curran as Father Jim Johnson, Fergus O'Kelly as Father Barty Dunne, John Olohan as Sgt. Deegan, Paul Woodfull as Father Harry Coyle, Jean Ainslie as Jane, Edwina Day as Monica.

Father Ted meets novelist Polly Clarke at the book signing for her latest novel Bejewelled with Kisses. Ted then finds out that Polly is renting a cottage across the island as he begins to fall for her, and she invites him for more 'book chat'. Meanwhile Dougal, Mrs Doyle and Father Jack get in the way of Ted's plans, causing disruption.

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Special guest star: Gemma Craven as Polly Clarke

Guest stars (in order as credited): Rosemary Henderson as Sister Assumpta, Clare Cathcart as Sister Margaret, Don Foley as Jim Halpin, Pat Shortt as Tom.

Father Ted is unconcerned when he discovers Jack has drunk a bottle of floor polish, but Sister Monica realises that a lack of pulse and no breathing can only mean one thing, Father Jack is dead. However, Jack has left some money in his will for Ted and Dougal. But will he stay dead enough for them to get it?

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Guest stars (in order as credited): Mairead McKinley as Sister Monica, Zara Turner as Laura Sweeney, Kevin Sharkey as Donegal Priest, Tommy Duggan as Father Paul Cleary, Jimmy Keogh as Father Fintan Fay, Shay Gorman as Father Jim Sutton.