Escape from Victory

"**Escape from Victory**"
"Escape from Victory"
Father Ted episode
	Dougal trains for the big match
Episode no.	Series 3; Episode 5
Directed by	Andy DeEmmony
Written by	Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews
Original air date	10 April 1998
Guest appearances
	Maurice O'Donoghue (Fr. Dick Byrne); Don Wycherley (Fr. Cyril MacDuff); Jason Byrne (Referee); Birdy Sweeney (Fr. Cullen); Stephen Brennan (Fr. Niall Haverty);
Episode chronology
← Previous; "The Mainland"	Next →; "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse"
	List of episodes

"Escape from Victory" is the fifth episode of the third series of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and the 22nd episode overall. It is the first of two episodes that form a linked narrative, ending with "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse".