Desc: Father Ted: Unintelligent Design: Directed by Sean Doherty. With Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews. Father Ted creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews discuss who they admire and where they draw their inspiration from. In this special they show what inspired them to create Father Ted and the rest of the Craggy Islanders. They talk about the comedians and stand-ups, the priests, politicians and Irish beauty pageants which have directly influenced their comedy creation.