Today we remember the comedian and actor Dermot Morgan who died on this day in 1998 from a heart attack aged 45. He died 24 hours after finishing the recording of the last episode of Father Ted. Morgan was one of the most popular comedy actors on Irish and UK TV during the 1990s. His most successful work was in the Father Ted series where he played Father Ted Crilly who lived on Craggy Island somewhere off the coast of Ireland. Morgan and the show itself won BAFTA awards for best comedy work.